Strong personalities drive the culture - Anonymous employee IBT Employee Review

2.0
17 Apr 2025
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Solid regional industrial distributor with long-term connections that continue to serve them well. The company culture is deep and well-established— if you align with it, you'll likely find security and longevity. Benefits are competitive for the industry. The Clouds are good people, and the business is admirably built. It's a solidly run operation with potential for continued influence and growth.

Cons

The culture is baked in and unlikely to change, even if it no longer serves the broader team. Company values are admirable in theory but not always carried out consistently. Decision-making can feel reactive and overly influenced by individual personalities, with little recourse for differing perspectives. As a result, even exceptional performance may not carry as much weight as proximity to leadership and influence. There appears to be a growing pattern across departments where previously acceptable behavior is suddenly flagged, and employees are quietly removed without transparency or discussion. Respect for frontline employees — particularly in warehouses/branches— can be lacking, despite their critical role in keeping the business running.

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Cons

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2.0
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Pros

Ownership is active and engaged with workers

Cons

My boss decided she didn't like me, accused me of being on substances while at work. I said that wasn't true. I was told I could be sent to a lab to see the last time I had alcohol or whatever else I was being accused of. I said that was fine because I was innocent. Realizing she had picked a loser in ways to get rid of me. The very next week I was given a "Counseling Statement" because I had left the office at lunch and worked from home for the rest of the day - which had until then had been acceptable. I was given things to improve upon: Not leaving the office without telling someone, doing Salesforce training modules, etc. I did 56 Salesforce training modules in a week and only worked in the office one day since the "counseling statement" and I did not leave on that day. And then the very next week, I was fired for being too quiet but the separation letter cited a harassment policy. I asked who I had harassed and was told "That's just something HR puts on there" and it didn't mean anything. TLDR: My manager decided she wanted to fire me and then went looking for a justification for it. She couldn't find a real reason so she made some stuff up and fired me with no reason. NO OTHER PERSON IN THE WHOLE COMPANY TALKED TO ME DURING THIS.

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