100% Employee Owned but Run Down By Original Owner
Pros
The people that work at Garden Design are some of the best in the industry. Increased the associate PTO policy for 2019 Main managers are good people No major cash flow issues and good profits New work order system will be great once the snags are worked out
Cons
The main owner (majority share holder or whatever he wants to call himself), Andrew, needs to get out of the way of his main managers. He says that the company is "employee owned" but he does anything he wants with minimal care or concern to the managers. The profit sharing program is a complete joke - the main 5-8 people at the top get all of the money and most are left with less than a couple of weeks pay as a year end profit sharing. It benefits longevity, not quality of work. The health insurance is outrageous for families. Most people end up going on their spouse's plans. The main owner says he is going to retire in 2-5 years every year for the past 5 years - he is never going to leave and things will stay the same as long as he has any part in the business. If you can handle or ignore a very temperamental guy with limited vision and personal skills, you could manage to work here.