Lost / Ignored Potential - Employed and Want to Stay That Way Shaw Industries Employee Review

3.0
19 Apr 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Pay and benefits are competitive. Upper Management have positioned the company well. Lots of really good folks to work for

Cons

If you're over 40 and not already made substantial career growth you're probably not going anywhere. The company is very youth oriented. This is necessary to a point to maintain the future of the company. However, if the company encourages it's employees at any age to get a degree to be considereal for promotion there should be some room for those of us who put the work in to get our degrees while putting in 55-60 a week. The only thing I have to show for my degree is the debt it took me to get it. I wish I had never gotten my degree. Also nepotism is prevalent.

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Shaw Industries Response
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Thank you for your review, and I'm sorry to hear you feel overlooked. We recognize that our associates are our greatest asset and take great pride in investing in them through Shaw Learning Academy and enabling them to pursue higher education. In order to ensure diversity of thought and future success, we do seek to hire associates of all ages. We're certainly proud of you for pursuing higher education, and I encourage you to sit down with your manager to discuss how your team can tap into the new skills you obtained from your classes. Thank you! - Deane Osner, Talent Acquisition

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