What's the company culture at RGIS Inventory Specialists?

Every business has it's own style. What is the office environment and culture like at RGIS Inventory Specialists?

Are people dressed in business casual, jeans and t-shirts, or full-on suits? Do folks get together for Friday happy hours and friendly get-togethers?

What is a typical day in the life of an employee at RGIS Inventory Specialists?

You are given 1 (yes, I said 1) shirt and that is it. And, a belt to go around your waste for lifting heavy items. The shirt that my husband had barely fit and looked old and slightly faded. And that was it! So, if you have to work back to back jobs, sometimes, you really don't get a chance to wash the shirt...You just have to live with it....LOL...That is how cheap they are!

It's no cheaper than McDonald's using frog meat in their chicken nuggets; or Pilgram's Pride selling good parts off of diseased chickens as multi-packs of drums, thighs, breasts; or the outsourcing of American manufacturing jobs to meet the demands of Wal-Mart! We are a bussiness, a service based Industry. You apperently don't have any idea how many dishonest people out here will quit and not return their uniforms. If it were your business and you were having to pay the bill for tens of thousands of shirts that are never returned by people that worked for maybe a couple of days, then you would only give out one shirt until you were sure that the person would work out. I now have 6 burgandy shirts, and 5 grey shirts. I have been with my office for three years and I make enough money 2 raise 2 children. The fact that it didn't fit well is because your husband is not a medium build anymore like he would like to believe he is.

Typical day at RGIS:

0500: wake up

0530: drive to store

0600: start inventory, don't stop until finnished, may take 2 hours, or it may take 14 hours, but often you will not be given a break.

1630: start of evening shift, same as above, but often you'll be working late into the night

0500: wake up and start the same thing over again.

Gabriel,

What a stupid answer! My husband is 6 ft. tall and weighs maybe 190 lbs. at the most! He is not "portly" if that is what you are implying! Gee, has the company thought as to why all of these people quit after a few weeks or days?...Well, if people weren't treated so poorly like slaves, maybe they would stay around for the long haul! I highly doubt that you are making a fortune unless you are working your "arse" off day and night and yes, you probably are...But, I ask you this: Is it really worth it? I saw times when my husband would work until 2 am and then, have to go somewhere else at 6 am! Is that NOT slavery????...Yes, it IS in every sense of the word! You might be making money, but I bet that you have no free time to yourself and yes, they DO work mostly every weekend..So, no planning for weekend getaways while working with them!..LOL. They could care less about whether you have a day off or not during one week and then, give you 0 hours for the next week! It is what you call p@ss poor management to say the least!

Sounds like Gabriel is either a real suck up or a local franchisee.

Company culture...first of all "office environment" is basically non-existent. Auditors never spend time in the office unless it is to pick up their schedule or a Team Lead is gathering equipment for a store. For managers, I was hardly ever in the office because I was driving all across the state. When I was there, I was getting hounded for not getting my cold-calls done somewhere in my 80+ hours of working...just an example.

However -- Here is an example of an unwritten rule of company culture.

What do you do if someone (who is productive and can get the job done, etc.) threatens to quit during a busy time?

Well the ANSWER is...(and keep in mind that this came out in a meeting straight from my District Manager and the even bigger guy, the Operations Manager-the one who will instill the fear of God in you)...if someone threatens to quit and you need them then YOU do WHATEVER (interpret this as you wish) you can to keep the person around, until you made it through the busy time...and then you get rid of the person, because afterall you didn't really need them in the first place.

Honesty
Integrity
Loyalty

Hmmm....still trying to figure that one out.

You do get a 10 minute break after 3 hours. And a lunch at 6 hours if you aren't almost done.

You are supposed to get a lunch at 6 hours and a break after 3, but that doesn't always happen. I have worked more than one job 10+ hours with no lunch. Though I do say, they pay well, and the flexible schedule is nice. You don't have to take every job, so having to work every day is not mandatory. Now as to the question on the culture, you have to be prepared for unprofessional language, there is much inappropriate language on the job by quite a few of the employess.

i worked with rgis about five years ago. and of course i wanted to be permanate and run my own stores. almost made it after six months but my sister and her boyfriend cussed out the managers and i was accused of doing it. i did leave the store to take them home but i never cussed the manager. i really enjoyed to job and always had to be sent home for going over my 40 hours.

there was only one manager out of the three in fort worth that was really cool to his people. the other two would cuss at you and call you sorry when you apologized for making a mistake. they did not allow you to talk or eat snacks. it was all about the work. i am in the military so i am kind of used to that so not eating really didnt bother me that much. it was just the fact that they wanted you to give your all at the sites but they couldnt even give you any kind of praise or respect for making the effort to get the work done in the most timely fashion.

i'd probably go back if i had the chance. its an ok part time job to have especially when you weeks are so complicated. working for the military and going to school really doesnt leave time for a good 9-5 if you know what i mean. sometimes you just have to take it where you can. my mom always told me that every little bit helps.

RGIS' corporate culture is one in which management thinks their better than everyone else. Team leaders and managers yell at and condescend to auditors for no reason other than they're breathing. There is heavy favoritism, and for everyone else they have extremely low expectations. They are extremely rude and unprofessional, and would be out on their hind end in any other job.