Great place if you can keep up - Anonymous employee 5.11 Employee Review

4.0
19 Apr 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Business outlook

Pros

Laid back work environment (causal dress, open office, social environment), room for growth for most people (depends on department), decent healthcare options, GREAT 401K matching, generous snacks, great coffee/espresso bar, lots of free classes in the on site gym.

Cons

Fast paced growth, they are still getting their processes together and there are not solid and clear definitions in place of how you get stuff done. You have to be scrappy to work here, flexible and let stuff roll off of your back. Some people will work a normal 8-5 hours while others are working all sorts of crazy hours- depends on your supervisor and department. Also if it matters to you, consider your political viewpoints...many people here are very "right winged" and proud of it.

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Cons

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Pros

Compared to my prior employer, the workload is much reduced while the pay is a substantial increase. I feel that store and District leadership is a lot more willing to back you up compared to Prior employers I've had, and there is a good amount of freedom to be had. The company is also expanding so the opportunity for growth is also higher than with other Industries right now.

Cons

The company seems to be a bit schizophrenic at the moment when it comes to certain things and operations are suffering to a degree because of it.

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