GreenWorks Tools Reviews

There are so very many cons, but they all stem from the CEO/owner and the toxic culture he promotes. All workers from the factory floor in China to his executive teams in US and EU are all treated like cogs in his machine not deserving of human respect. Absolutely everyone lives in fear of him. One minute he is in a great mood high-fiving everyone. Minutes later he is screaming at you for a perceived failure in front of a huge crowd of your colleagues. Workers are expected to devote themselves 100% to the company with little to no regard for their personal lives. I had to cancel more vacations than I can remember, including those associated with national holidays. Expect regular early morning/late night meetings with your colleagues in China, often with no other purpose then to "prove" you are working closely with them. It is a toxic and abusive environment. You can do better.

There are too many to list, but I will do my best to paint the picture: * The owner is injected into all levels of the business, berates employees around large audiences, and should have several lawsuits against him for his demeanor and conduct. One minute he is your best friend and the next he is screaming at you. His decisions are impulsive and reactive and based on "something he heard." Everyone immediately needs to pivot regardless how irrational his idea is * The new president is egotistical and views his insubordinates as such - the arrogance is intolerable, and believes he is the savior to the organization, although countless associates have mentioned how he has no true understanding of many facets of running an operation. The presidents typically are ousted or put in their place early on by the owner, and the current one will be in the same position. The former president (such a great man) has been pushed aside to a lesser role, but again, stays due to the salary * Finance is a complete disaster. There are no systems in place. A $700m company running off of excel spreadsheets and no auditing system for invoices. * The turnover was 50% in the last year and average tenure is just over a year. You will be swayed by salary, but you will be burnt out in no time due to having to cover for those that continually leave and continually pivoting due to the irrational behavior of the president and CEO/owner. * Work life balance is abysmal- you'll be on calls with China in the evening, and irrelevant meetings with no set agenda, but to set you up for potentially not being prepared * Customer service is a nightmare. There are no systems. There are an egregious amount of negative reviews. * So many people are brought in to a meeting or an e-mail chain, which leads to utter chaos in strategy. Managers can't manage, as the company structure is flat. There are 5 or 6 VP of Sales without a VP of Operations. * The companies compliance with federal governments is bound to be sought out. There are so many shortcuts being taken, along with people in positions that have no true understanding of their actions that will be detrimental to the organization.