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Great Company
Production supervisor (Former Employee), Erwinville, Louisiana –
Pros: company takes care of employees
Cons: not enough companies out there like them
From the top of management down to trainees everyone is one big family. Bless everyone for their help after my family home burned down.
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a fun productive atmosphere with lots of growth potential
general labor/production (Former Employee), Sheffield, AL –
my typical work day at oldcastle was a very fun fast paced environment begining with making sure machines were operating correctly with enough product. I learned a great deal about what it involves to create architectural products. I feel management made you feel like more than just an employee but more like a member of a winning team. co-workers were – more...  always a joy to be around and helped in other areas when needed. The hardest part of the job personally was ensuring that machines were operating at optimum levels of production. The most enjoyable part of working for oldcastle I would have to say is the rewarding feeling of knowing you create products that are greatly desired and fellow co-workers – less
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Hardwork, some late night
CNC operator/ Granite Installer (Former Employee), Atlanta, GA –
Pros: good work environment
Cons: headaches, non-communication
Never know what to expect when you first come in. I learn alot of different thing about granite, marble, and silestone. How to run a CNC machine. A little disconcerning sometimes about their employees. Some of the co-workers got alone pretty go with each others. Standing in water all day or being the grooup to unload truck containers all day long without – more...  a lunch. When we have fun, we have FUN! – less
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Sweat Shop
Sales (Former Employee), US –
Cons: too much buddy buddy system
Ten to twelve hour days regularly. I met or exceeded goals and margins annually, then had to pull teeth for cost of living minor raises. Managers had all sorts of bonus programs that exploited the performance of the actual doers. Now the company vehicle reimbursement program is a joke and the take home is less than previously. Big promises no follow-through.
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good workingenviroment
loader operator (Current Employee), greenville fl –
Company is good to work for, they have great benefits and are willing to give advancements.
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Management turnover is high along with employee; company focus is safety and employees
Coordinator (Former Employee), Napoleon, OH –
Pros: work schedule, benefits
Cons: demanding, lack of ergonomics, management involement with hourly
Company is solid financially but could use improvement with employee relations and involvement
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Felt like a postal worker in the 90's
Help Desk Analyst (Former Employee), Charlotte, NC –
Pros: seemed like no expierence was required
Cons: listen to complaints all day long, phones never stop ringing, management listens and monitors all conversations, schedule is 8-5p so traffic is a nightmare, minimal training received
Oldcastle was not the best experience for me. My daily operations included answering phones, listening to people complain, and making a ticket about it. The worst part was telling the clients that a tech would call them back in about 15-45 minutes. That in my opinion is poor customer service, even if it is an internal help desk. Manager had good intentions, – more...  but assistant manager failed to carry those out. Missed out on a lot of training. Even though it was a 5 week externship, I felt like I was being punished a little just for being an intern. For example, when meetings were held, us externs were excluded due to the fact that we were leaving in a couple of weeks anyway. Even though I never expected or received compensation, I asked the manager at the end of the externship how much he starts his help desk analysts at. He replied $12-$13 an hour. Which to me is extremely low for the workload the employees have to deal with. A 50,000 employee company with 1 helpdesk with about 8-12 employees running it. I would have expected the pay to be slightly higher due to high volume. I'm glad it was only a 5 week externship and am very thankful for my current position. – less
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MARYANN – May 24, 2012

ONE OF THE WORSE COMPANIES TO WORK FOR, IT WAS A GREAT COMPANY BEFORE THEY PUT NEW MANAGEMENT IN PLACE SEVERAL YEARS AGO. COMPANY DOESNT CARE ABOUT ITS EMPLOYEES, MANAGEMENT IS THE ONE WITH ALL THE BONUS PROGRAMS, WORKABEES ARE USED AND TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF . THEY HAVE BEEN SUED NUMEROUS TIMES BUY THEIR EMPLOYEES. NO LOYALTIES. THEY TALK A GOOD GAME BUT TREAT STAFF HORRIFIC. IT IS ONLY ABOUT THE SHAREHOLDERS AND UPPER MANAGEMENT. CLICK CENTRAL...WORSE OF IT IS THE COMPANY IS OWNED BY ANOTHER COMPANY IN DUBLIN IRELAND, CALLED CRH AND THEY COME OVER HERE AND HAVE NO IDEA HOW THEY COMPANY TREATS STAFF AND CUSTOMERS. CUSTOMERS THAT HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR FIFTY PLUS YEARS IN MANY CASES. STAY AWAY FROM THEM IF YOU VALUE YOUR HAPPINESS.

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Oldcastle is the largest manufacturer of building products and materials in North America with more than 1500 locations and 35,000 – Read more