Earthlite Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"A fun, pleasant place to work, with little room for future growth."

What do you like about working at Earthlite?

"It was a very positive, healthy, and friendly work environment. Also, I learned a lot about different departments, running the operation, and got to travel to some trade shows. The trade shows were a wonderful, fun, experience, and a chance to earn some overtime."

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

"They really like people who can work with a lack of structure; hence, it is a small company, with very little structure; therefore, you will need to create your own structure. Demonstrate abilities to work with little to no supervision, and ability to innovate. I warn you that you won't get much reward for your innovation."

What don't you like about working at Earthlite?

"The only thing I did not like was the lack of growth available at that company. I never got a pay raise in 2 years, and I found other employees who went as long as 7 years before getting a pay raise, career growth was very limited, job security was questionable, and the commission for sales was only 2%; however, their were also chances to earn bonus money as a group for beating sales goals. For many years, the company would always beat sales goals; however, this started to change as the economy fell."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Rather than using the typical corporate hierarchical structure, try using a more horizontal approach. Let the people who work in operations have a greater say in operating the company. For example, someone working on the front line of their job will know more about strengths, weaknesses, threats, and opportunities than an executive who is mostly hands off. Also, don't be afraid to invest in human capital. As it is said in management school, human capital is your strongest asset. I have an MBA and never got promoted past customer service. This was really disappointing since I loved the company, and I loved working there. Dealing with the bureaucracy of upper management is what really bothered me. Use an approach similar to a company like Google, Microsoft, or Starbucks. Seriously avoid typical, old guard, management practices of cutting costs by outsourcing to no end, cutting pay, cutting hours, laying people off, not paying benefits, etc. Everything comes down to efficiency. It is quite possible to run a profitable business, share it with employees, pay out decent benefits, and still earn a strong profit for owners. It has been done many times before. The employees are the front line of the business battlefield. As Sun Tzu said in his Art of War, reward soldiers handsomely for their efforts, and they will remain loyal."