4 Battery Technician Reviews

Battery Technician at Ralphs Grocery Co.

"It is not where I want to be as a career. It does not have me using my education or skills."

Battery Technician at Newell Rubbermaid

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"Great company first 24 years ,last 3 years very hard to watch."

What do you like about working at Newell Rubbermaid?

"I got along with every one, floor to managers very open door friendly policy.HR never got involved we all ways tried to fix things first,would bend the rules in cases very understanding. My crews manager was the best of our department ."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"If you take a job with them it will look good on your resume.Dont think your going to be thier long, they shut down all but two manufacturing sites in the US. Just rent a house dont buy."

What don't you like about working at Newell Rubbermaid?

"When NEWELL bought 51% of RUBBERMAID they had never bought a company that big and paid to much.The last 3 years they were despruite for profits, sales and marketing shrinking, stock price flat, we as employes were the only truly cost they could control. No raises,bonuses was a pizza party paid out of our personal managers pocket, higher out of pocket health ins-they was self insured.Personal holidays no longer, 40 million dollar months useally was a catered cook -turned into managers cooking hot dogs on a grill and employes furnished all sides.Fired our janitor company and bruing in a spinish girl well as she said card no good."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Find some one with experence running a company with vision and smarts."

Battery Technician at AAA

What do you like about working at AAA?

"I like being able to work out on the roadside and being able to provide customers with service that puts a smile on their faces every time I was able to get their vehicle started without getting a tow truck involved."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be ready for very long days when it's snowing/raining. Be ready to drop what you are doing if called in for inclement weather."

What don't you like about working at AAA?

"I dislike the way the roadside program was run. The manager of the fleet was a hard person to work with."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Listen to what your employees need, especially if they are the ones out on the side of the roadway or the highway with faulty equipment."