Decent Company, but you need to be "Part of the family" to really fit in - Sales Manager Ardisam Employee Review

3.0
16 Feb 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

CEO is a very competent operator. Smart guy with a good ability to move from ideation to action. It is now an employee owned company which should give you a good path to a retirement plan if you can stick it out. Good middle management cadre. Engineering team is excellent. Cost of living in the local area is low compared to most places.

Cons

Executive leadership is a local cabal of interrelated family members with one or two outsiders with long term connections to the family members. That isn't that big of a deal, but it does sort of limit your upward mobility in the company. CEO literally despises sales people. The office culture favors micromanagement, and that is doubly so if you are not "Family." Pay rates (at least historically) are a little bit low... not tons low.

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5.0
20 Aug 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Very friendly and respectful place to work. Coworkers outside your department are always willing to help you.

Cons

I really don't have a con to report other than I wished I lived closer to HQ.

5.0
20 Jul 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Ardisam is a great company to work for! At Ardisam you are not just a number, everyone knows everyone's name and you work in a real environment. The people are as real (honest, hardworking, and down-to-earth) as they come all working in an industry that we are passionate about. I like that Ardisam tries to find people who are passionate about the industries that we make product in. We have a wide range of products that we design and in most positions you get to work with all of them, which keeps things different everyday throughout the seasons! Pros: People: Awesome people to work with and for. Products: Wide variety of outdoor products that I use everyday Culture- Ardisam hires people who fit the culture Location- Head Quarters is set in the middle of God's Country Pay & Benefits- Great Pay and Competitive Benefits Advancement Opportunities- Been able to move positions internally quite rapidly with hard work and dedication. Fun- the whole company works hard, but knows how to have a fun environment Balance- Gives you a great balance between work and family!

Cons

Hard work- If you don't like to work hard, than this place is not for you! Every career has cons, but I think Ardisam does a good job of selecting people that fit and are passionate about what they do, that there aren't too many employees that have a whole lot of negative to say about what they do, because they enjoy doing it. 99.9% of the time I love everything about my career at Ardisam and the good out weighs any of the bad.

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Ardisam Response
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Thank you very much for your review! We appreciate each review from our Ardisam staff and welcome open and honest feedback. Ardisam works hard to create a culture of people that love what they do everyday. Thank you again for your thoughtful review.
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