Employee appreciation was high when I came onboard. There was profit share, sales incentives, and occasional lunches to boost moral. In the 6 years I was there, I saw these get slowly reduced until they were eventually all eliminated. No raises. If someone asked for a raise, they were told they could be replaced by someone new for the same pay.
There is high employee turnover because of a Point System for hourly workers. After a certain number of points, an employee is terminated - whether they are a good worker or a bad one. If you have a wreck coming into work and you are over 30 minutes late, you are automatically maxed out on your points for the year.
Company owned insurance is bad. One of the managers had a motorcycle wreck that broke his back. AAON refused to pay his medical bills, stating that motorcycle riding fell under "risky behavior." Another woman in accounting was diagnosed with cancer and went to the hospital for treatment. The company was fast to put her on Long Term Leave (non-paid time off). Everyone's insurance payments come out of their paychecks, so when she did not pay her premiums, AAON dropped her quick. She died in the hospital.
AAON's attitude towards employees is not just towards hourly employees, but extends to salaried positions, too. The Production Manager busted his tail up there, but he was let go when a new product line did not start production when the new Company President wanted. They didn't care that the parts were on backorder. The Quality Control Manager was let go because the President said, "Every employee is responsible for quality." Lol - yeah, who is going to hold your low income employees (illegal Mexicans and pot smokers from the hood) to your quality standards?
