Puronics Reviews

3.7

61% would recommend to a friend

(50 total reviews)

Jeff Atkinson

87% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

Puronics has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 50 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Puronics employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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1.0
23 May 2015

Unorganized upper management

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Longevity of employees allows for training on the product and business dynamic

Cons

Long standing employees allow for little to zero growth. Outdated management, buying and business formula, holds the company back. CFO is constantly yelling and cussing about everything, from how awful Microsoft is to why someone did their daily job function. CEO/Owner refuses to listen to employees, even though spending hours in meetings

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Puronics Response
9y
Thank you for your feedback! Puronics, Incorporated is a leading water treatment equipment manufacturer headquartered in Livermore, California. Puronics got its start as the Ionics Consumer Water Products Group in 1947 as a division of Ionics, Incorporated. GE spun out the Ionics Consumer Water Group as a separate, independent company in February, 2006. At that time, the Ionics® brand name was updated to Puronics. Puronics continues to manufacture Ionics and Puronics brand products to the same high standards and proprietary specifications that have been followed over the past 60 years. The following are the Core Values that all employees at Puronics are expected to follow: Give Outstanding Service: Every interaction leaves an impression. Make a positive and memorable impression with everybody you interact with every day. Everybody you interact with should tell their friends, family and co-workers positive things about their experience with you. Develop Long Term Relationships: All interactions should be intended to creating a long-term, mutually beneficial relationship. The reputation of the Puronics® Brand, and our business, is more important than making a sale. Honor All Commitments: Always follow through with our commitments. Building trust is the cornerstone of maintaining our reputation. Be a Change Champion: Be open to learning, new ideas, and new possibilities. Challenge yourself and get outside your comfort zone. Have Fun: Be happy with what is going right. Focus on progress, use the past to measure how you can improve for the future. Puronics regularly promotes employees into higher level positions. We have many employees that have grown over their career from their original entry level position to upper level management. We encourage our employees to reach out if they want to grow and expand their career within Puronics, as we are very supportive of employee growth within the Company. We encourage any employee that has concerns about not being able to grow to reach out to their supervisor, or if that person is not responsive, to escalate to senior management. It is the policy at Puronics that all Senior Management at Puronics has an open door policy and you can discuss any issues with them in confidence. Best Regards, Puronics Human Resources
1.0
7 Jul 2016

Think Twice before accepting an offer....

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Two positives I can think of, most of the employees are easy to get along with and fun to work with and there is flexibility for work life balance.

Cons

PTO policy is the absolute worst I have ever come across. New employees only get one week of PTO the first year, no holiday pay for the first six months, and no additional time off for jury duty, bereavement, etc., it's all considered PTO. Pay is not competitive at all. No room for growth or development, CEO has ZERO respect for employees, and you can see that by the way he talks to his staff and interrogates them during meetings. The atmosphere in the office can be depressing, and it all starts from the top. Please do think twice before considering accepting a job offer from this company.

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Puronics Response
9y
Thank you for your feedback! Puronics, Incorporated is a leading water treatment equipment manufacturer headquartered in Livermore, California. Puronics got its start as the Ionics Consumer Water Products Group in 1947 as a division of Ionics, Incorporated. GE spun out the Ionics Consumer Water Group as a separate, independent company in February, 2006. At that time, the Ionics® brand name was updated to Puronics. Puronics continues to manufacture Ionics and Puronics brand products to the same high standards and proprietary specifications that have been followed over the past 60 years. Puronics has many employees that have been with the Company for 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and more years. Our employees enjoy "fun" social items such as company sponsored lunches, happy hours, day at the ball park, etc. The following are the Core Values that all employees at Puronics are expected to comply with: Give Outstanding Service: Every interaction leaves an impression. Make a positive and memorable impression with everybody you interact with every day. Everybody you interact with should tell their friends, family and co-workers positive things about their experience with you. Develop Long Term Relationships: All interactions should be intended to creating a long-term, mutually beneficial relationship. The reputation of the Puronics® Brand, and our business, is more important than making a sale. Honor All Commitments: Always follow through with our commitments. Building trust is the cornerstone of maintaining our reputation. Be a Change Champion: Be open to learning, new ideas, and new possibilities. Challenge yourself and get outside your comfort zone. Have Fun: Be happy with what is going right. Focus on progress, use the past to measure how you can improve for the future. Our compensation levels are based on job description, experience of the candidate, and the current market levels of compensation for that position. It is Puronics intent to offer competitive compensation and benefits that enable us to attract top talent. Our employee benefits include: Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Disability Insurance, 401K plan with a 100% match up to 4% starting from the first day of employment, PTO and Paid Holidays. During the Great Recession, Puronics did cut back on PTO and Holiday benefits to enable the Company to keep people employed and stay profitable. The benefits have since been fully restored and both PTO and Holiday pay start accruing from the date of employment. In addition, Puronics has a Profit Sharing Plan that is based on the profitability of the Company. Our management structure includes General Managers that run the day to day operations of the Company. Our CEO is obviously involved in managing the Company, but tends to operate at a more strategic level. We encourage any employee that has concerns to reach out to their supervisor, or if that person is not responsive, to escalate to senior management. It is the policy at Puronics that all Senior Management at Puronics has an open door policy and you can discuss any issues with them in confidence. Best Regards, Puronics Human Resources
1.0
23 Jul 2013

Acceptable initial facade--not what was expected.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

-Decent FT employee benefits -A couple of paid holidays

Cons

-Toxic/depressing environment -Commissions may go unpaid if you do not keep track -Lack of confidentiality, including in "HR Department" -Very gossipy/dramatic/high school like atmosphere; cliques "gang up" on you. -Some incompetent, capricious employees -- rude to customers, do not use spell check/do not know how to use spell check, send catty & unnecessary emails (shared among other employees for entertainment purposes when you do not bow down to the offenders) -Incredibly condescending owner who makes you feel stupid and uncomfortable. -You can easily become the pack mule of the office; work will be piled up on you as old employees (from years) are "busy with work": socializing, shopping online, browsing the net, etc. You can do 10x as much work as other employees yet be expected to do others' jobs (justifications for this will be brought up to upper management) and criticisms/complaints will be bountiful.

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