DO NOT WORK IN SALES AT NUCOR - Anonymous employee Nucor Employee Review

1.0
23 Dec 2020
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

the bonus makes you stay for the $ if you like making $70k base for the rest of your life, while giving up all life and relationships outside work phone, laptop, etc good for people that don't have career goals and are not in sales

Cons

-force you to come into the office during COVID even though most people are working from home at Nucor -extreme micromanaging managers will send 15 emails/calls a day to ask if you did something yet -managers find every reason to give you a "write up" , then put you in a room full of managers to explain why you think its okay to talk about anything personal at work -NO career advancement, NO culture, NO values -you are not valued as a person, you are only a money machine to them. if Nucor doesn't come first to you, they will fire you or make life difficult -0 training for the role, 0 appreciation for your impact on the team, being the only person in the role, managing multiple locations' needs, with no support, and still delivering excellent results -80+ hour weeks and forced to travel to see people DURING COVID -toxic workplace/borderline abusive of managerial power; disrespectful and intrusive managers -high employee turnover in sales for all of the above reasons

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
19 Apr 2026
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Pros

-Unique compensation structure that includes profit sharing and bonuses (both driven by company performance) -Exposure to a large, decentralized organization -Opportunities for long-term growth exist for employees who align with (or conform to) the culture

Cons

-Base salary lower than market, however potential for total compensation to exceed market depending on company performance (through profit sharing and ROA bonus) -Significant gap between stated values (safety, collaboration, teamwork, family-first) and day-to-day experience -Culture can feel rigid and conformity-driven, with limited openness to new ideas or different perspectives -Extremely limited work-life balance with rigid schedules and minimal flexibility (including work from home options) -PTO is very limited, especially in the first year (0-5 days depending on start date) -Hiring process is lengthy and highly intensive, including psychological assessments that can feel invasive with limited transparency on how results are used and stored -Leadership can feel traditional and insular, with limited diversity of thought and resistance to change -Inconsistent culture and policy enforcement across teams and divisions due to decentralized structure -Limited onboarding, unstructured training, and poor clarity around expectations in some roles -Benefits are more limited than originally presented (single health plan option, very restrictive prescription coverage) -Communication and transparency is lacking, making it difficult to understand priorities and decision-making

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