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Fun corporate culture
Customer Service Representative (Former Employee), Manhattan, KS – April 13, 2013
Pros: the hours and pay
Cons: i didn't feel as though i could talk to my managers, they had their favorites, i felt they were a bit discriminatory.
A typical day would be to answer phone calls to either place orders, solve problems or to talk to an sell representative. I learned to take good notes because everytime time a customer called we had to write it on their account on why they called and what it was about so when they called in the future we would know what it was dealing with. Most of – more... the managers were very nice and fun and I felt that I could really come to them if I had a question or I just wanted to talk. The hardest part of the job was making sure all my calls were what the company wanted because they were all recorded and they had a scoring system for each. The most enjoyable part of the job was the company's atmosphere in and outside the office. – less
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highly productive not enough employees
embroidery (Former Employee), manhattan, ks – February 4, 2013
Pros: the leads are great friendly people
Cons: short staffed
You are expected to be highly productive, yet you never have enough employees. The community has a bad rep with GTM employment so this may never change, possibly get worse. Compensation could be a little more. Be prepared for same exact thing day in day out.
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Growing company attempting to balance it's growth while keeping up with the needs of it's current employees.
Embroidery (Current Employee), Manhattan Ks – February 1, 2013
Pros: potential has been demonstrated and company continues to reinvest.
Cons: overlooking the small details such as minor safety, why they are able to be competitive (starts at the bottom just like gtm did)
Having worked for numerous companies/corporations I am for now intrigued with this company and what it represents today in America. Many jobs offered by this company have been outsourced by competitors to reduce cost of their product; so starting wages here are not bad but employees could be compensated better, high cost of housing/rent in the Manhattan – more... area causes the lower wages to appear even worse.

Employees appear to be fearful of management when it comes to making a decision or mistake which actually reduces production which could be attributed to the average age of the workers. Appears to be a huge disconnect between management and the employees when it comes to company goals. To reinforce this view management served Thanksgiving dinner to the employees and the question was who was that serving? (The same individual telling you to be more productive out from behind the desk)

Numerous minor safety issues which could be a result of the focus on growth but combined these issues could impact that growth and be more costly in the long term.

Pros: GTM is appears to take care of its employees, strives to offer better benefits while maintaining a competitive product. Company expects employees that accept a job for a certain wage to be productive. Having worked union/nonunion jobs prior to GTM I would argue that GTM cares and continues to share with the employees the results of their labor. The flexibility of what GTM has to offer is exactly why I have settled in Manhattan and recommend this community to others. Manhattan is better off because of what GTM represents. Could it be better, of course. Would I purchase stock in the company were it available, saving my pennies. – less
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Great place to work
Production Support (Former Employee), Manhattan, KS – December 27, 2012
fun, fast pace environment. Awsome co-workers and helpful managers.
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VARY DIFFICULT ATMOSPHERE
FLOOR (Current Employee), MANHATTAN KS – October 22, 2012
Cons: can't count
TYPICAL DAY. DOING THE WORK OF TWO GETTING PAID FOR THE WORK OF HALF OF ONE.
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Not a Secure Place to Work - not Family Friendly
Accounting (Former Employee), Manhattan – October 10, 2012
Pros: growth oriented
Cons: no job security, turnover, management turnover, low raises, nepotism
GTM has a history of hiring talented people and suddenly releasing them for no reason. Most of the company direction is dictated by only a couple VP's. The management is fickle and the way they carelessly hire and fire have given them a terrible reputation locally. It happen at all levels of the organization. Janitor to VP...none are secure.

Before – more... you join GTM, I recommend asking around town to see what is the general opinion. You will find that the job comes with high anxiety and the pay is not up par. – less
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Megs – November 20, 2012

If you are under 30 you may be fine. If you have no obligations in life that require you keep a secure position in a work place, you will also be fine. As a person somewhat older than that you will be discouraged at the extreme misuse of power by management with a total lack of respect, regardless of a life time of experience. I have no question that the mangement may be well qualified in the tasks they are assigned and devoted to their jobs....but as a team managing PEOPLE they are a failure. The juvenile misuse of power borders abusive!!! The Pay is far below the expectations and the lack of security is not at all worth the risk.

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Fun Energetic Place to Work!
Embroidery (Former Employee), Manhattan, KS – October 3, 2012
Working at GTM allows you to meet different types of people everyday, you're able to work independently or together, and you work in a stress free environment.
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good company
Account receivables clerk (Current Employee), Manhattan, KS – September 26, 2012
Pros: good co-workers/atmosphere
Cons: parking isn't so good
Good company, but compensation not high enough in some fields.
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Great Atmosphere
Web Developer / Supervisor-Ron Moon (Current Employee), Manhattan, KS – September 24, 2012
I really enjoy going to work every day. I feel like I get better at my job with every task I take on. I really enjoy all my co-workers as well. The only complaint I have about GTM is getting under paid.
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Positive work environment, with supportive employees and managers
Graphic Artist (Current Employee), Manhattan, KS – August 31, 2012
A typical day at work involves working on arts that are going to be embroidered for our customers. I get a lot of questions from newer artists and sales representatives, and I enjoy helping them understand and solve their problems. I also do "rework." "Rework" is when an art is not sewing correctly. I receive the artwork from the production floor, I – more... analyze the problem, solve it, and return the art to production as quickly as possible (a matter of minutes) so that they may continue to run smoothly. I have learned how to be an amazing multitasker and problem solver. I will work on many different projects at once (today, I worked on the schedule, trained a new artist, helped a newer artist with an order that was giving her trouble, helped sales representatives solve some problems, rework, and updated the employee website). I did all of this while still maintaining an excellent attention to detail. – less
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Productive, fun place to work
Machine Operator (Former Employee), Manhattan, KS – August 29, 2012
Pros: flexibility with ones schedule.
Cons: standing for an entire shift.
The hardest part of the job would be the standing for 90 percent of the shift. The most enjoyable part of the job was the interaction and family type of atmosphere. I typical work day consisted of sorting out the days orders and cleaning the machines to maintain proper running condition. Management is great, they really work well with your schedule.
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Sales Management (Former Employee), Manhattan, KS – August 11, 2012
Quality place to work, with ample chance to move up its a very caring company
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Flexible scheduling, benefits to full time people
Operator (Former Employee), Manhattan, KS – August 6, 2012
Pros: breaks often, microwave and machines in break room, supervisors were good.
Cons: small town gossip atmosphere at times, like high school.
Overall, this company is a good place to work. You walk in expecting what you are going to be doing throughout your shift, but it is different in the designs and you never know if your machine will behave. The people around you make the workplace. Get on their bad side, and you're instantly a loner. The 2nd shift supervisors when I worked there were – more... great, flexible, friendly and understanding but also firm when they needed to be and expected respect. They had their favorites, but every work place does. The shifts operated like small towns, and that included gossip. That was primarily why I left, I did not like being included in gossip. – less
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A company with awesome team members
Embroidery Machine Operator (Former Employee), Manhattan, KS – June 19, 2012
At GTM Sportswear I learned how to operate an embroidery sewing machine. These machines were used to embroidery names, team logos, designs, etc. onto clothing items. I had a lot of support from my co-workers and supervisors.
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low pay
Inside Sales - Quality Control (Current Employee), Manhattan, KS – June 16, 2012
little room for advancement as everyone is already pre-picked and low pay
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Production work environment
Machine Operator, 2nd Shift (Current Employee), Manhattan, KS – June 9, 2012
Pros: insurance benefits, employee discounts
Cons: miscommunication, fewer employees now, ignored ideas/suggestions/feedback, underappreciated employees
I operate large embroidery machines to sew different designs and names on multiple various types of sports garments and bags for teams and for cheer, dance and band. I also report and fix errors/mistakes I have made, work in a fast pace speed to get more orders done and into boxing.
I do not always agree with everyone I work with and some coworkers – more... can be quiet, bossy, gossipy, friendly, cheerful, frustrated, and I know a few employees who have felt underappreciated, being misinformed, not being apologized to, being ignored. Several ideas there do not make sense to me, and I have made a few suggestions, that were completely ignored last year and forgotten about. At times also, the work can be slow and boring, and when it gets busy, on 2nd shift, there are not many employees left on that shift because they haven't hired as much this year. – less
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GTM has a unique company culture influenced by the local University and high energy, entrepreneurial founder. We have a young, – Read more