Working at Airgas in Long Beach, CA: 2 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Long Beach, CA Area

"As manager, I ran the day to day operations of my branch/sales. I did all the reports that were required by the company, drove sales everyday, increased sales and gained new customers. I wore many hats as manager. I've done many jobs from warehouseman, driver, salesman, and many other things. I learned that no matter how much you improved, increased profits, worked hard, workedholidays, lose vacation time, take no sick days, work while injured, be accident free, rarely gets raises, and be a part of the company for over 15 years, you can be fired anyway. I also learned not to sign a noncompete form, because Airgas will not allow you to work for their competition. Airgas will fight the fact you signed a noncompete contract even though you did not leave on your own. Management was terrible. They were more worried about how much their bonus was going to be for the year, rather than making sound business decisions. This goes all the way to the President of my division. They micromanaged every branch and worried about the little things too often. Most upper management should not be in the positions they hold. Branch managers for the most part were great. Most do not work very hard and are lazy. Come into work at 10 am and leave by 1 pm. These are the individuals who get promoted. I really appreciated the workers I managed. They work hard and do what was needed to get the job done. Unfortunately, Airgas terminates the best employees and promotes the worst (If they promote from within). The hardest part of the job is being short staffed. We had to work holidays (except Christmas) because of our customer base and lack of employees. Airgas bases the amount of employees by the volume you have not, volume and miles driven to service your customers. Having to work for unqualified upper management was very difficult to deal with. The most enjoyable part of working for Airgas was taking a vacation, going home after a 15 hour day, and getting a paycheck."

What do you like about working at Airgas?

"No longer there, It was a contract assignment. The traffic was not good in the morning, a lot due to construction."

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

"No longer working for the company. No longer there. Better training for the employees, on the system as well as the procedures."

What don't you like about working at Airgas?

"No longer there, it was a contract position. I did not care for the drive, and the call center atomsphere."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"No longer there. Better training for the employees, on the system as well as the procedures."