Greenlee Tools Reviews

3.3

54% would recommend to a friend

(114 total reviews)

Paul McAndrew

100% approve of CEO

33% positive business outlook

Greenlee Tools has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 114 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Greenlee Tools 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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114 reviews
2.0
10 Jan 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Chances are that you will be given a lot of responsibility right away at Greenlee. There is a constant revolving door of people at Greenlee, so if you come in right after college, you will probably move up quickly through the ranks within a 3 year period. The products are still made in the US which is a real differentiator.

Cons

The benefits package offered by Textron (Parent company), are pretty much terrible. The vest on your 401K is 5 YEARS!!! The healthcare is catastrophic coverage, basically 5500 out of pocket before it even begins to cover expeneses. The company itself can't seem to find a strategic direction to invest to save its life. The last few product launches have not gone well, which has increased pressure on the company. The morale at Rockford is in the basement, and there is a genuine rivalry between different parts of the company. The company continues to attract very mediocre talent, furthering the deficit of creative thinkers in the organization. IE hiring people to positions that require a degree who went to University of Phoenix.

1.0
17 Jan 2018

Employee Be Warned

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

One of the better places in Rockford to have a career. You can look for a new job while having this one.

Cons

Denial of Education Reimbursement due to "unexplained reasoning" while equal-level colleagues received benefit signaling that there is a clear pecking order in terms of treatment. Does not value fresh ideas and creativity. PTO means you don't have to come into office, but you still are expected to be online. Located in Rockford. No budget to do projects. Management does not trust employees. There is always someone to blame and it's never the person pointing the finger.

2.0
11 Aug 2015

Good potential pointed in the wrong direction

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good compensation, corporate opportunities give a wide variety of potential for advancement. Good brand image - viewed as a premium. Pretty good environment and HR works hard to offer events and activities for the employees

Cons

Rockford for one but housing is reasonable and the parks are nice. Managment cannot seem to find good leadership. They manage without a vision and they pass down goals without the support to achieve them. Morale is mediocre at best as the business flounders. Competition is stealing the market and they continue to press forward without a strategy to win or the support to execute the few good ideas that come around.

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