production assembler

strategy manager

senior marketer

intern

senior category manager

Winnebago Industries, Inc.

Winnebago Industries is a factory/assembly line job. They make Motorhomes or also known as Winnebago’s. So of course, the job gets very repetitive after a couple months of doing the same thing over and over again. A typical workday would consist of clocking in at 6:00a.m. then you wouldn't clock out until 4-5:00p.m.. I asked for more hours because I needed to save money for college and I was a "Floater." I learned everyone's jobs so if someone called in sick or left work, I would stop where I was working and pick up where that individual left off at. Anyway, I picked up more hours to save money for school so I worked from 5:00a.m. to around 5-6:00p.m. Monday to Saturday sometimes even Sunday. My supervisor was great! He made work enjoyable by creating a relaxing, stress free environment with other co-workers. Hardest part of the job was trying to work as a team. It was an assembly line so if one person started to slack, then other people couldn't do their jobs till that individual completed. Or, you had the people that called in almost every Monday because they were "sick." So I had to deal with a large variety of co-workers from the hard workers to the ones who slacked off. That’s where I had to step up and learned to multitask while making sure the assembly line didn’t shut off due to people falling behind. The most enjoyable part of working there was I got along with almost everyone there on my assembly line. Our assembly line averaged about 75-85 people on it. I got along with about 90 percent of them. The people I didn’t get along with were usually quite so they were hard to talk to. My supervisor got a lot of praise from other co-workers about me and my work ethic. This is why I have a hard work ethic and also give a helping hand to those who need it.

A bad place to work and it certainly has room for improvement.  My first supervisor was great to work with, but not the second one, she was  totally unprofessional and expects respect from her workers, but doesn't show respect to them, and the head honcho doesn't do a thing about her total lack of professionalism.  I have never worked anywhere that tolerates this kind of behavior from their supervisors, nor a place that tolerates the foul language.  The best part of the job were the pions and my first supervisor, they treated people with respect.  If you get injured, watch out, you will surely be treated badly.  The likelyhood of injuries is very high, they still do no rotate, which is ergonomically unsafe on the body. The place is very filthy.  I would rather work for lower pay and be respected than to work here.  The benefits are not as good as other companies, I have done a lot of research and know that for a fact. Something I also considered a reason for leaving.  The company throws people into just any job, rather than place them in jobs that they have extensive experience.  They can't figure it out yet that if they placed people according to their experiences, they would have less units with issues and the company would profit and meet deadlines. There would also be a lot less workman's comp injuries.  The employees would also be much happier.  If you are unfortunate and get stuck working here, you are just a number!!  It's a shame that the company has went down so much, since the real owners are no longer alive.  I grade my first supervisor with an AAAAA+, but my second supervisor with a Z.  If you are looking for a job, this company is so desperate, they will take you.  They have treated people so badly, they cannot keep them employed.

i seen winnebago give titles to a person move them up at less pay then what it would of cost for a trained person.company saves money! i was on time ,highly productive ,well likes -gave a 100%28 years .blue print reading ,how to run big punch press ,drive sideloader most formans at winnebago are afaid of job loss -wont speak up or step out of line to help a worker out .i turned in forman who loaded 2 big bags of empty pop cans in his truck to take home .security took them from him ,next day i told him i turned him in ,his comment to me was i know you did .winnebago did nothing to him .formans lie to workers ,i worked 2nd shift all 28 years ,slowed down 3 years ago -winnebago laid off 2nd shift and people only a year or less on 1st kept working ,i seen 15 year 2nd shift worker loose their jobs we couldnt bump to days .at one time i was lead person- with out the title - winnebago was hireing alot ,personal called me ,-he laft -said mike im sending you 2 more see how long they last !like it was funny to him ,just hit me wrong . last job i had i had a bad lead peson ,tell me how to do the work ,6 month later tell me the opposit way to do it ,the way i did it 1st time .formans didnt know the area or the job so went with lead person ,this is why i retired .i enjoyed doing a good job ,enjoyed most people i worked with .

Work-life balance
The leads and supervisors don’t care about you and will say one thing to you and another thing to each other - they are greedy and don’t care about employees just the all mighty dollar. New people start all the time and also quit daily so work force is always running short but you are just expected to cover and do their job as well plus keep up with the demand for production and work 10 plus hrs a day 6 days a week. Parts supply is low and still expected to build quality motor homes- which is a joke. The pay and vacation is a joke and insurance is expensive!

Pay & benefits
They are expensive

Job security and advancement
Seniority means nothing here!

Management
Management does not care about the employees at all and go against what they preach at daily meetings even safety issues.

Culture
Employees that are there are very negative and hate their jobs makes for very long days

Overall
Wouldn’t wish this place on anyone- they do not care about the employees and don’t care about safety issues. They only care about numbers and quality here is a joke. They give you a few hours of training and then let you go on your own and get mad at you when you do something wrong and also expect you to do jobs you were never trained at

What is the best part of working at the company?
The people were good the management was excellent . The company it’s self stated in the employee hand book that they “discourage “ unions with in the company . Why , because the company will treat you fairly . That is so far from the truth ! They go into small towns open and build factories then POOF , they close down with NO NOTICE ! Then people are scrambling to find new jobs and that’s with in a year or two of hiring as many as they can to work there. 
I left when I noticed a lag in materials coming into the production line on a regular basis . That told me they were not making the profit to keep that area open much longer . With in just under 2 years of leaving they shut down . Not much notice to the workers either. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The lack of for sight towards training people new to that type of job.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
It’s a factory , dirty , loud and blue collar .

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Long , dirty and steady. Not al lot of down time when the line is moving.

Management (Senior) are good people that mean well but don't truthfully understand how to develop high performing teams.  HR lies to prospective empolyees, promising them raises, bonuses, promotions.  Then they deny that they said it.  This sounds like a disgruntled employee doesn't it.  Truth be told, I like working here but the organization is sad.  

My advice....

If you don't care about your wage, if you don't care if you receive feedback about your performance, then it could be a great place to work.

If those things are important to you?  Be careful.  HR has no clue about the employment market.  Senior Management doesn't require setting of objectives and if they do, they don't give you performance reviews.

If you get satisfaction from something like being valued, pass this one by.

If this doesn't bother you, then you might just be happy here because MOST of the people are fun to be around.

A typical day involves a lot of repetitive hand and wrist movement for my particular job. I learned how to work the machines in my working cell, along with the machines in the four other cells around me. I had to memorize details of different terminals and wires along with the placement of those terminals within each working cell. I work with a group of people that do the same job i do but in a team setting instead of multiple people doing the same thing individually. We jump into each other's cells to help reach our common goal. The hardest part of the job is learning and memorizing any and all new terminals brought into the system by the engineers. The most enjoyable part of the job, for me, is the people that I work with. We get along like friends that have known each other since elementary school and it makes the day go by faster

The management was horrible.  The supervisor treated people like they were children, and wouldnt listen to anyone.  The manager was awful at his job.  They break laws, and the HR department seems to perfectly ok with covering all that up. It was great to work on the units.  It was fun work and fellow employees were mostly great.  But with the management being so incredibly bad, it made it a hostile place to work.  They would allow some employees to call other employees r**ards.  It was hard for good employees to feel valued when they allowed, and even promoted this sort of behavior. And the constant using of forced overtime as some kind of threat was ridiculous.  

Winnebago in waverly was an amazing work experience that I honestly won’t forget. There’s better paying jobs but you get paid fair for the type of work. The management there is the best I’ve ever had in my working professional career. If you need to leave for any reason there’s rarely any times that they say no or they will compromise with you and allow you to leave a little early from work. Open door policy with supervisors and leads and co workers are for the most part good people. Yearly bonuses and employee of the months to show recognition. Good benefits and 401k. Also cross training so you can learn more. Winnebago is a great place to work for. 

Over the many years I have worked here, the last several have been almost unbearable. Layoffs. Lack of work. Poor communication.  No "family" feeling anymore. No teamwork. Management acts like they care to your face but then turns around and talks about you to other Management personnel.  Little to no training for new hires. When someone does quit,  they do not replace that person, they just "split up" the work. Its better to only know your job than to learn others because then if they are absent,  you will end up doing yours plus theirs, with no compensation.  

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