Hawley Reviews

Cons: The main office is located in Red Bank, most ‘famous’ for being the home of Dylann Roof. It is extremely hot in the summer and the warehouse is old, cramped and poorly cooled. Lately the warehouse has had to work both night and weekend shifts to try to catch up with the workload. You will get a new health care provider each year with worse options and new paperwork and networks to navigate. Everything at Hawley changed for the worse after the acquisition, excuse me, partnership with Lambert in Quebec. Communication frequently isn't, resulting in misaligned expectations and employee confusion and resentment. Much of upper management has limited grasp of English and comes off as arrogant, overly serious, and aloof. Meanwhile, some local management adheres to the yelling redneck / profane drill sergeant method to provoke results. Major decisions are hastily made without accepting input or feedback from the employees who have to then implement them. Low pay cannot attract or retain quality employees, and having yearly bonuses tied to sales goals penalizes everyone not involved directly in sales. More recently, key employees have abruptly and disruptively left after refusing to submit to 'salary re-negotiation’, which, coupled with an increased reliance on temp agency workers, is extremely detrimental to morale for those unlucky enough to still be here.

Where to begin here, the majority of their issues stem from a buyout. A company called Lambert has bought out Hawley and destroyed the work environment. They have fired veterans from their positions and forced people to take pay cuts while increasing their responsibilities. Hawley had its issues before but the changes Lambert has implemented have ruined the workflow in the warehouse and are destroying the reputation Hawley has with its customers. They now have a B shift and force people to work on weekends to make up for lost time. Time is lost because of a complete overhaul of the website and ERP system. Lambert is in Canada so they control the company remotely and don't seem to care about the culture anymore. They get great benefits and massive amounts of vacation time but have no issue making people take pay cuts in the U.S. If you disagree with a Lambert employee you might as well start looking for another job. In fact if you still work there do yourself a favor and find another job. This was a fun place to work until this buyout.