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Barry-Wehmiller Reviews

3.6

67% would recommend to a friend

(171 total reviews)
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Robert H. Chapman

73% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Barry-Wehmiller has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 171 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Barry-Wehmiller employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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171 reviews
1.0
14 May 2021

Propaganda Culture

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Pros

Some people follow the principles of the culture some offices are nice and not bleak, some people are intelligent thinkers. soon to be more job openings as many are polishing our resumes due to recent announcement. 3% matching 401k. job security.

Cons

They put out nice books, classes, meetings, videos and posters (lots of posters snd convoluted emails) of propaganda talking about culture, yet their insurance is arrogantly uncaring, vacation & maternity policy is nothing to brag about but apparently designed by workaholics, salaries are offensively low (they claim to pay people fairly but the joke around the company is they pay people "barely") They recently announced a forced return to the office after a year of everybody proving a lot of jobs can be done from home. No consideration to the humanity. If they were Truly human leaders as they claim there would be no hard requirement for office attendance. I've worked at other companies that didn't claim to be people centric (whatever that is) and those companies didn't require people to be chained to their desk, much more freedom at other companies who don't put out a books or movies that says how much the company cares and listens to people.. It's really arrogant and offensive to claim to care and then not show it. Lots of required bs that makes it seem like they care, but it's surface level and just theater. Basically it's a fine place for low wages, where you have job security with 401k, but it's just like every other company out there, they only care about the people at the top. Nothing special here. But that stings when people realize the propaganda machine only makes it look like they care. They don't. So don't expect utopia as is mentioned in their youtube videos, books and posters...it's very very very far from that. There should be more openings soon as many of us are finally done with the bs, we thought this last year was a wake up call where companies would see the light but not BW. I came here and stayed because I believed the hype but this latest move sealed the deal - now I know the truth. Do not expect anything different or special.

2.0
3 Apr 2020

Not All It's Cracked Up To Be

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good people, work/life balance, freedom, good stated culture

Cons

Unwilling to learn from experts - so confident in internal culture that they treat legitimate, constructive criticism as sign that those people are simply not a "good fit." There is a definitely a "good ol'boy" feel to BW. That is incredibly discouraging - and so widespread that it undermines their stated culture. People were leaving before me, at the same time as me, and after me, and others have reached out that they are looking: and not just disgruntled malcontents, but long time cornerstones who really want them to succeed. It's not just one department either - it's systemic. Bottom line: when you build your reputation on strong culture, and fail to deliver on that, you're not going to keep strong talent. Especially given the fact that the pay is just okay and the benefits are really bad.

2.0
21 Nov 2021

Adapt to the times

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Pros

- Job security. You literally can't lose your job unless you doing something monumentally stupid and harmful to the company - Nice people to work with depending on your area - A mantra of Everyone Matters and caring that, to some extent, is still applied in pockets - Some good leaders - Good opportunities to learn and progress if early in your career

Cons

- Inaptitude to adapt to a market that is requesting full-time or close to full-time remote work. The old guard insisting on full-time in-office presence because "that's how we can collaborate and grow" is very outdated and demonstrates a lack of vision on how the workplace is evolving - Very little opportunities to grow career wise - Ridiculously low wages. Yearly increases are a joke, and the process to get a raise is convoluted and unclear. The company is coming out of one of its best years ever, with stock price at its highest and there is no trickling down to the people who actually make it happen - Poor benefits (health is offensively expensive) - The mantra and messaging seem very cult-like and have felt less and less applied over time - Most of leadership (at least from my area) seemed very out of touch and unable to adapt and offer interesting perspectives for the future

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