Fall in Line or Else! - Anonymous employee Clayton Employee Review

2.0
28 Dec 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Clayton Homes has some good amenities for their employees: on-site gym, on-site cafeteria, walking trails, and a disc golf course. Another nice thing about Clayton Homes is that they aren't too focused on actually doing work. It seems like there is a daily party or craft-making session somewhere in the building, and as long as you are doing the minimum of what is required, you will be able to keep your job.

Cons

The overall culture at Clayton Homes is that you turn a blind eye to the company's shady business practices. There's a reason that the CFPB has investigated them multiple times. They are in the business of making money from high interest mortgages. They prey on individuals and promise to "open doors to a better life, one home at a time" when in reality, they are selling a lifetime of debt on an immediately depreciating asset. If you can be willfully ignorant of their business practices, then perhaps Clayton is the right place for you. That is, until you encounter their management strategy. Essentially, it boils down to this: always praise your management, never have a dissenting opinion, and don't try to make any sense of their decisions. Simply follow, do not question. Lastly, the way in which they pay their employees is a joke. This is a company that is turning $500M+ in profit annually, yet refuses to provide the employees that enable their massive profits with a decent wage and affordable benefits. They mask their low wages with their profit sharing plan that has only continued to decline in payouts. That's the interesting thing about profit sharing vs. increased salary: the former can be taken away at a moment's notice to appease shareholders and boost profit numbers.

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Cons

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Pros

Benefits, Casual TM's, pay (for most TM's), A laid back environment. No dress code, no attendance rules, Bonuses every week. Team Leader pay, Career opportunities, depending on who you are, Schedule, work life balance.

Cons

Treatment from management at facilities and Home Office, Pay for TM's who do not have management in their job title but do the work, no recognition for the TMs behind the work that makes the mangers look good. The way that most, not all of managers, talk to the laborers, Frustration work environment, challenging.

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