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Cornerstone Building Brands

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12 reviews
2.0
9 May 2022

Pros and Cons

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Pros

Benefits, 401K, EAP, diversity. Since Covid-19 the ability to work from home. Vacation was improved to an extra week. 4 weeks after 5 years. More if you have prior experience as well.

Cons

Revolving door for mid and upper management. Company has had 5 CEO’s in 7 years and 5 Presidents over commercial buildings. Company is consistent in being inconsistent in evolving and moving into the 21 century in technology. Programs are outdated and never get replaced, since the people in charge seem to leave before it can be implemented. No bonus structure and no clear path for growth or upward mobility. As soon as some traction starts to help move upward in your role that person in charge leaves and the process starts again. No consistency in how you move upward, it’s in constant revision. Empty promise of change, the company feels like a lost teenager trying to “find itself “ after 3-4 years since the merger. Processes keep getting harder and more tedious, just to be taped together with more procedures as the manager leaves. High burnout and next man up mentality with no reward for your efforts until 2-3 years later. Company had highest revenue ever in a quarter and 15$ Gift Cards for Uber Eats was the reward. For a 5B company this all you get. Each quarter parts of the company keep getting sold off, nobody knows what company it wants to be. Buildings? Components? Everything is for bottom dollar and sold to you in corp speech as “change for the best”. Company is in constant change except nothing changes for the employees. Just the people at the top and then they leave and it all starts again. The culture is non existent, No big Christmas parties, work gathering or any moral boosting. They will say they used to provide this stuff years ago but a few bad apples ruined it for everyone. (How about you throw out the bad apples?) Instead the whole company gets punished. Everything is assumed to be done because employees will take advantage of something, (pessimistic) never seeing the positive. As for the job role, it seems anytime management doesn’t want to invest in Engineering/ Drafting to help get them trained it becomes a new task for sales to perform. Our job of processing orders has gone from average time of 15 minutes to 1 to 2 hours in the span of 4 years. Most jobs tend to get easier as you gain experience, this role has the luxury of doing the opposite. Mid level managers are also so overwhelmed with meetings that they never have the time to help evolve the employees underneath them.

3.0
10 Aug 2023

Supply chain

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Pros

Vacation time, work from home

Cons

No room for growth. Salary.

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Cornerstone Building Brands Response
2y
We appreciate you taking the time to share your experience with us. It is good to hear you are able to take advantage of the extensive benefits we offer, such as flexible PTO and remote work. We are disappointed to hear that you have not experienced the growth culture we strive to foster and the competitive pay we aim to provide our team members. Our goal is to ensure we are aligned with the marketplace for compensation by regularly assessing our pay scales. We deeply value the growth and well-being of all team members, and we take great pride in offering training, development and opportunities for career advancement. We encourage our teams to openly discuss their career goals with their supervisors and hope you will speak with your leadership or HR representative so we can ensure opportunities align with your goals and expectations. Thank you again for your insights as they help us get a better idea of how we can improve our team's experiences.
4.0
17 Feb 2023

Great Company

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Pros

Enjoy working here. Team oriented and offer excellent resources. And flexible work from home.

Cons

Antiquated process / slow goal building

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Cornerstone Building Brands Response
3y
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us. We are glad you recognize the efforts we put into creating a supportive and team-oriented environment.   We are constantly looking toward the future to find continuous improvement in our production environment and our customer experience. We are driven to provide best-in-class products and solutions our customers and communities need and are committed to continuing to work toward our goals while improving systems and processes. We appreciate your feedback and are glad to have you as a member of our team as we continue to grow and improve.  
2.0
3 May 2022

Corporate BS

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Pros

Benefits are great, flexibility to work from home was great.

Cons

Large corporate structure, often poorly managed and poorly organized.

1.0
25 Sept 2025

Culture needs improvement

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Pros

Good salaries and flexibility to work from home. Some community volunteer opportunities

Cons

Toxic finance and accounting culture, lots of turnover. Immature and inexperienced executive leadership. New CEO may help.

2.0
27 Apr 2023
Recommend
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Pros

work from home, friendly co workers

Cons

pay is low, they drive employees hard and are slow to replace engineers who leave which causes more stress for those who stay. Company focus seems to be on outsourcing and automating engineering services.

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Cornerstone Building Brands Response
2y
We appreciate you taking the time to share your experience. We are glad to hear that you are enjoying the option to work remotely and have found your coworkers to be friendly. We want all team members to feel they are fairly compensated, rewarded and recognized for the work that they do. Our compensation packages are thoughtfully designed and regularly reviewed to remain as competitive as possible, and we encourage you to discuss goal setting and pay opportunities with your supervisor or HR representative. We recognize that our people are central to our success and believe it’s essential to foster an environment where our teams can thrive. This includes operating at the proper staffing levels and providing our teams with the tools and resources they need to be successful. At the same time, we know that innovation allows us to optimize new tools and processes that improve the way we work and alleviate some of the workload. Automation can also support team members with improved ergonomics, safety and productivity. We appreciate your understanding and feedback, and we hope your experience improves as we continue to drive change and grow together. We are glad to have you on our team!
3.0
17 Dec 2023

Good

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Pros

Work from home us nice

Cons

Turnover and often changes is management

1.0
13 Jul 2023

The Most Toxic & Unhealthy Work Environment! RUN!

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Pros

Pay for certifications. Work from home opportunities.

Cons

I had the worst experience any employee could ever imagine. HR/Training is a nightmare and so awful to work for and usually these are the best and uplifting departments to work for. So very toxic complete with gossiping, back stabbing, step on others, and throwing under the bus work environments. No work life balance. Make a mistake? Better get ready to be blamed and shamed. Do not expect flexibility or to be eased into your job as a new hire. After 6 months, that will expect 100% that you know your job, company, who to contact for what, system, processes, procedures and oh, everything is manually done. Softwares or automation? Not a thing here.

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Cornerstone Building Brands Response
2y
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback regarding your time on our team. We appreciate your honesty and want to assure you that your concerns are important to us. Cornerstone Building Brands has a zero-tolerance policy toward all forms of harassment and bullying that is outlined in our Code of Conduct and supported by our Open Door and Speak Up policies, as well as through the ongoing training and development programs we provide to educate our teams on appropriate workplace behavior and promote a culture of respect. We are sorry that you experienced behavior that does not live up to our standards. We are committed to creating a workplace that is inclusive, respectful and supportive — one that fosters open communication where all team members feel valued and comfortable reporting misconduct. We regret that this was not the case for you. In situations like these, we encourage all team members to raise questions and concerns with either their direct leader, HR representative or another company leader so that we can address problems early and make necessary improvements. Any team member who does not feel comfortable doing this and would like to make an anonymous report can do so via our Speak Up Line (EthicsPoint) tool by phone or online. We also understand that maintaining a healthy work-life balance is essential for overall wellbeing. Our goal is to ensure all team members have the tools needed to work effectively to maintain this balance, so we are sorry to hear this was not your experience. We are always seeking continuous improvement and working to provide a supportive, consistent employee experience. Your willingness to provide us with your feedback is appreciated and helps us continue to grow.
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