J. Mclaughlin Reviews

3.6

56% would recommend to a friend

(158 total reviews)
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Mary Ellen Coyne

77% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

J. Mclaughlin has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 158 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The J. Mclaughlin employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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158 reviews
1.0
27 Apr 2020

Don't Work Here

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Hired some strong employees, strong brand statement

Cons

Every process at the company is either fundamentally broken or inefficient and the leadership doesn’t want to fix anything. When employees voice problems they are punished. Innovation and diversity of all kinds is discouraged. Every team is understaffed, but the expectations for output are massive. The leadership communicates with company management on strategy and expectations once a year. There is a massive lack of communication problem between teams. There are managers who consistently have high turnover rates on their teams that continue to be employed. High performing employees are laid off without cause. Leadership assumes that all employees have the HHI demographic of their customer and therefore benefits and pay are abysmal. There is no 401K match and no formal maternity leave policy. People are often hired due to their personal relationships at the company and not because they are a good fit for the role. The office is a warehouse that is difficult to heat in winter and cool in summer. It is not properly maintained and is often infested with flies, cockroaches and mice. There is constant construction occurring during business hours inclusive of load noise and debris falling from the ceiling. The ladies bathrooms regularly loses power or has the water shut off, it not properly stocked with toilet paper and no sanitary products are provided. There are no emergency procedures in place including fire drills.

2.0
20 Feb 2021

Culture of Kindness?

Recommend
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Pros

Great product. Nice customers. Short retail hours.

Cons

It's not kind to have your retail staff work during a pandemic and then tell us we're not getting merit raises while corporate staff worked at home, and still does, for 2 calendar years of work. Using the pandemic as an excuse while you open more and more stores, not kind at all.

1.0
12 Aug 2020

What a joke

Recommend
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Pros

Clothing allowance, paid lunch break, working alone

Cons

The executive team down to the DM are one big joke! They hire you as one position, then completely have no idea what they Hired you for or the rate of pay. Lots of cliques within the staff and if you’re seen as a threat then they’ll make your life miserable. Culture of kindness is a load of BS. Towards the end of my time with the company it was actually comical, everyone I talked to (clients and friends) thought the whole company was a joke and there was no way it could be ran so poorly.

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