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First Brands Group Reviews

2.8

33% would recommend to a friend

(106 total reviews)

Patrick James

13% approve of CEO

21% positive business outlook

First Brands Group has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 106 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The First Brands Group 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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106 reviews
1.0
27 Feb 2024

Do Not Work Here

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

None, Zero, Zip, Nada, Nothing

Cons

The workplace "culture" is one of ignoring sound safety principles and OSHA regulations all for the sake of pushing out products. If something does go wrong the first thing that happens is they look for someone to blame all while ensuring the actual responsible party is never held accountable, especially if it is a manager. The Director of HR cares more about their car (never loses an opportunity to gloat about it) than they do about any of the employees or their needs. The insurance offered is an off-brand scam of a company that is not accepted by the majority of health care providers. There is NO 401k matching, NO raises, NO bonuses of any kind. The company is on credit hold with all of their suppliers and vendors because they refuse to pay their bills yet they expect employees to go find new vendors to replace the ones that have taken them to collections. All in all, this is a horrible company to work for. Management claims to have an "open door" policy but it is only to find a reason to fire you for complaining. Do not apply to work here or you will very quickly find yourself trying to run away as fast as possible lest you are injured or maimed as a result of their lack of safety. That is if they don't blame some problem on you and terminate you.

1.0
26 Dec 2023

Run, don't walk!

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Nothing other than a few nice people.

Cons

Management is secretive and there is a complete lack of communication across the company. The company is acquiring other companies so fast that there is no planning, direction or guidance. Directors that are overseeing processes don't set a project overview, time table, or key milestones. Everything is last minute and when projects don't go as planned, the blame game and finger pointing begin, instead of taking accountability and ownership for their functional areas and processes. Benefits are average and no 401k match. Companies are acquired, employees are treated with disrespect and expected to work in a toxic environment. Sr. HR Leader that should be setting the standard for compassion, ethics, and professionalism exhibits none of these qualities.

1.0
20 Mar 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

None, there is not one positive aspect to working for this company

Cons

Owned buy 1 guy, VERY shady, every decision is dollars based. Instead of addressing knowing product problems they just add more money to the claims fund. No 401K, insurance is terrible, ZERO job security. There is no real corporate structure, maybe you'll get a raise, maybe you won't, nobody can tell you. They have no interest in quality, everything has been cheapened to the bare minimum. If you get a job here or are currently working here, update your resume and look for something else.

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