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American Roller Reviews

2.7

50% would recommend to a friend

(35 total reviews)
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Dan Cahalane

50% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

American Roller has an employee rating of 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 35 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The American Roller employee rating is 22% below average for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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35 reviews
1.0
25 Jan 2021
Recommend
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Pros

The people I worked with were by far the most enjoyable part of working here. There are so many dedicated, hard working, intelligent, caring and innovative people at this company. Within that core group there was a strong family dynamic and a flexible working schedule which made the day to day grind enjoyable for the most part. Decent pay, spacious office space, up to date computer technology, opportunities to travel on occasion, ability to work remotely.

Cons

Anyone with half a wit is so bogged down with so many responsibilities carrying the weight of negligent or lazy employees. Most tire of the constant stress, ever increasing expectations, lack of trust or respect and the endless workload and ultimately quit, leaving the team worse off and more inexperienced. It has been a revolving door lately of hiring/quitting. Management is a HUGE driving factor behind this, they are completely out of touch with reality and the day to day happenings of the "worker bees" constantly chasing the next shiny object or obsessively focusing on what industry competitors are doing. It seems they buy out additional companies frequently to become a bigger industry leader with more capabilities to offer, but do not look introspectively at the ongoing issues at hand or the workforce available to sustain the projected new growth. In addition, customer needs and standard market demands are surprisingly also ignored. Bigger is not always better when you can't support the load or maintain key accounts. The trickle down effect of this behavior tends to kill employee morale or any lingering company culture. As I mentioned above the small core group culture was strong, but overall as a whole it was lacking significantly. There was terrible disengagement between each plant, behavior as if they were pitted against each other in a bizarre sort of war. Attitudes are left unchecked and there is no accountability for outbursts, rude language or unprofessionally lashing out at peers. Management completely ignores employees who bring up opportunities for improvement or voice frustration, which leaves you feeling powerless in a dead end job. More often than not, you do not feel like a valued, relevant member of the team.

1.0
25 Apr 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The only pro is it’s an income.

Cons

A good company once but a sinking ship. I used to think bad reviews were from people who were fired or had a chip on their shoulder. I am neither. Arco has a lot of problems starting at the top. Many seasoned employees have left so there’s scant knowledge in customer service and other departments. Even when people tell the truth, make managers aware of the problems, they turn a blind eye. It sounds like utopia when you interview, promises of raises and job reviews, don’t buy into the fairy tale. Most years you earn less because insurance goes up and pay might increase 1% but not enough to cover the higher insurance. The culture is toxic, no team players anywhere, shut up and do what your told prevails. And if you make a mistake? Don’t believe It when they tell you it’s ok if you had good reason, there are no good reasons. A pig covered in diamonds is still a pig.

1.0
28 June 2017

Engineer

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

None, besides getting a paycheck every two weeks.

Cons

Where to begin.. first off, management is generally two faced. They say one thing but expect something completely different. There is minimal transparency. In my experience, they did not have any ethical or moral issues with lying directly to an employee regarding their job expectations, which should be a red flag to prospective new employees. Due to their combined dishonesty, multiple employees have voluntary quit jobs at ARCO in favor working at other companies which have more stable work environments. I was laid off because I believe that I drew too much attention to the fact that management lied to me multiple times. At ARCo, the work environment is tolerable when business is good and it becomes intolerable when sales performance is lacking (which may not have been your fault at all but you are still punished). For your own sake, avoid working at American Roller Company!! It could become a blemish on your career and then will likely cause more harm than good to your career.

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