Cautious - Anonymous employee Fibre-Craft Employee Review

Collaborative, team environment across functional domains.

Occasional unrealistic goals and timelines.

Fibre-Craft relocated into new state-of-the-art facilities four blocks north of the Chicago city limits just a bit over one year ago. The entry-level employees and mid-level management are a great bunch of people to work both for and with. The dress code is relatively casual, although jeans and sneakers are only allowed on Fridays. Birthday Bagel Day is a monthly highlight for the workers. It's easy to get in the door if you are a friend of the vice president of marketing. The company spends a good deal of money outsourcing design of branding, packaging and web site development. Focus groups are regularly invited to the office. The office is regularly repainted throughout the year.

Upper management does not get along with one another or see eye to eye. Health care benefits are costly and inadequate. The company does not offer flex time though managers regularly waltz into the office late - almost daily in fact. "Lifers" have a CYA attitude. New ideas are not welcome even though they say they have an open door policy. Company-wide policies are made without first polling employees. The human resources department is cozy with management and does not seem to welcome being an advocate for the employees. One former employee told me the reason they were leaving was because, "They always settle for mediocrity."