22 Aug 2022
JLS Trading Reviews
4.3
83% would recommend to a friend
Johnny Lasater
79% approve of CEO
84% positive business outlook
JLS Trading has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 33 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The JLS Trading employee rating is 22% above average for employers within the Retail and wholesale industry (3.5 stars).
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33 reviews
1.0
21 Jan 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros
The theory behind JLS Trading Co is incredible. Work hard, demonstrate proficiency, get rewarded sounds great, in theory. Decent async work, a friendly team of people who think they love working there, and of course: the always hilarious insane narcissistic owner that has a serious temper but tries to keep it under wraps in the face of the public. Sound like borderline psychopathy? Yeah, that’s because it is.
Cons
You’ve been warned: the best employees of this organization are incredibly passive, incredibly naive, and easily manipulated by leadership. The owner of this organization feeds on people who are easily manipulated and controlled. Disobey his rules? Expect to be ridiculed. Disobey his direction or see it going a different way? Expect severe reactions, including his heart-palpitating moments of shouting and excitability before finally calming back down. Overall, if you’re a subject matter expert or already leading a team, taking any position at this organization will be a step down. They need young, stupid, easily influenced people who will do anything for anyone, including incredibly redundant and stupid systems built entirely on Google sheets. And they’re shocked that the organization has had to do lay offs and have lost a lot of great deal of talent in the last 2 years? Nothing shocking here. If you’re new to working, give it a shot. If not, steer clear, find someplace that’s a little less…. childish.
3.0
25 Aug 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook
Pros
- I do not regret working at JLS even though I got laid off. And if I had to go back in time and do it again (and get laid off again), I would do it. It was invaluable experience, and you would be much better off in the job market if you have JLS in your resume (because they stack you with highly relevant job experience and valuable skills, not because other people know WTF is JLS) - Very learning intensive onboarding, the company will teach you a lot of useful things and skills. - They will pay for your stuff and for your education. If you are a remote/computer worker, the company will pay for your laptop and a lot of other useful equipment to make sure you work on decent hardware. Need to learn something new which is job related? Company will buy you a course. Need a book that gives you job-related information? Company will purchase it for you. - No micromanagement, and a lot of freedom in what you do and how you do it. The company will oftentime put their trust and support into you to find the best way to achieve the desired result. - Ability to work remotely and take as many days off as you want/need. The company understands that a well performing individual is a well rested individual. Literally, the company policy (for remote work at least, may not apply to warehouse workers) is to take as much time off as you need (within reason, but at least 4 weeks). - A lot of the reviews here say that the company doesn't provide health insurance. But as of 2022 I believe they do. And they even provide some kind of equivalent for non-US workers.
Cons
- Super high turnover rate. If you are looking for stable employment, JLS probably isn't your best bet. I believe the turnover at the company is around 50%. During my employment, I don't remember if there was a single month where nobody got fired. Firing 4-5 people per month is a thing that happens here (not frequently, usually it is more like 1-2 per month) - Surprise fires are a thing. The company says they have a policy to give a lot of direct feedback and that when they fire someone, it should never catch the person by surprise. And yes, a lot of times they give you a lot of feedback and opportunities for growth. But when I was let go, it caught me by surprise. And I know of at least 4 other people who got a surprise firing. - The company will give you a lot of support in what you do, but they do not provide you with any specific objectives or goals based on which your work will be evaluated (I believe this doesn't apply for all departments). The CEO doesn't believe in setting goals, and at the end of the day, the metric on which you will be evaluated is whether or not the CEO believes you are getting a good amount of work for his taste. - The CEO is a super busy and super squeezed out person. He is doing a lot of work in a lot of fields and sometimes it shows on him. Sometimes when people get fired, especially in the new departments. Their workload falls back to the CEO, which only adds fuel to the fire. Like, he is doing your best and he will always respond to your email and never leaves you hanging. But sometimes when you see him, he looks like he just finished a 16 hour long shift for the fifth day in a row.
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