Rawlings Reviews

3.5

85% would recommend to a friend

(83 total reviews)

Robert M. Parish

84% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Rawlings has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 83 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Rawlings 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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83 reviews
1.0
17 Jun 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Sporting Goods, Well recognized Brand

Cons

Terrible upper management Toxic environment, everyone is miserable...and it's obvious. Terrible compensation, they do not pay for good people All of the talented, hardworking, and passionate employees leave....leaving a company full of lazy and undereducated individuals. If you are driven, passionate, and motivated for growth, this is not the place for you. The way you will be treated will make you bitter and eventually strip you of your passion and work ethic. There is a decent work/life balance only because eventually you just do not care anymore. That's a terrible place to be...and that is the place everyone is at. It's like Walking Dead. When one person quits, they give you their entire workload, with ZERO extra compensation. You oblige thinking this will lead to upward mobility.... it does not. The opportunity for advancement is non-existent. They would rather hire someone new, for less money. They do not pay for experience or reward stellar employees. You MIGHT get a 1% raise at the end of year, but so does the moron whose job you have been doing for years. There is no incentive to keep going above and beyond. Cultures and values--what cultures and values?? The only culture I was witness to was the "good ole boys club." Someone should tell RP that an ice cream truck twice during the summer does not boost moral. And that a $25 Walmart gift card for the holidays is a slap in the face. Three key fundamentals to running a business: People, Process, Product. Rawlings does not care about their people, nor do they hire the most talented, but the cheapest. You have no voice at Rawlings and if you try to use it, you are blacklisted. There are no leaders setting process and making sure that people adhere to them. It's mayhem. Constantly. In fact, none of the leaders that they have in place possess leadership qualities. Can you say passive aggressive? Luckily, Rawlings has good product, but sooner or later the "leaders" are going to destroy the brand, and then you have nothing.

2.0
30 Sept 2021

Heritage is Truly a Thing of the Past

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Legacy brand, sporting goods/sports industry, free samples from time to time (usually in a "feast or famine" dispersal method), great teammates.

Cons

This company could/should be so much more. To start, the EVP of HR recruits/hires on budget #'s rather than talent ("you work in sporting goods" is the rationale to explain below market compensation - her line), & does not allow employees to feel safe in sharing sensitive matters without retaliation...lack of diversity is startling..."boys club" remains in charge of key decision-making...outdated systems & processes leave the company at risk for being passed in the market, except no other competitor seems to be able to take the lead; instead, the amount of M&A's in this industry leaves more top-heavy bloat with recycled executives calling the "plays". The aforementioned below market pay "rounds third" as you are "sliding into home" of no advancement, no career development, nor real opportunities for growth unless you "play ball", politically-speaking.

2.0
11 Apr 2016

They need a plan

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Casual atmosphere. Co-workers are great to work with and the products speak for themselves. If you are able to get them, great company seats to the Cardinals games.

Cons

Management team is not "on the same page." Lack of genuine decision making by senior leadership. Too many decisions are based on gut feel.

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