Good company with poor management - Machine Operator Spyderco Employee Review

2.0
26 Jul 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Competitive salary and benefits, most of the employees are wonderful people. The shop is pretty comfortable and is usually sort of clean.

Cons

Deceptive and manupulative management that is willing to lie to your face to achieve an end. Absolutely no opportunity for advancement. If you want to work really hard to meet blatantly unrealistic expectations and receive no recognition for it this is the place for you. The off shift operators sometimes simultaneously run up to four or five machines and are constantly being harped on for more production numbers AND better quality parts.

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5.0
19 Jan 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Spyderco has been and continues to be better than I deserve.

Cons

There are cons, just like any relationship, but what's right about Spyderco always corrects what's wrong with it - Time and effort required.

1.0
24 Nov 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good employee discounts. Nice facility. Relaxed dress code. Great Colorado location.

Cons

The son of the original CEO has been running the company for years, but lacks ANY formal (business) education which makes for a very dysfunctional run company. Due to poor sales 10% of the employees were laid off 2 years ago, which resulted in the loss of key people that were instrumental for the success of new high tech machinery that was being added.

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