service technician

sales representative

field service technician

customer service representative

buyer

Golden Windows Ltd.

a typical day at work?
Doing repetitive moments and the same work until it really grows on you.  After you become a machine enough, you will be just fine.

what you believe you learned?
Many things about windows and doors, if you know nothing about them, and you won't even want to think about windows and doors after work.

management?
Direct managers are great and easy to approach. What's trickier than them is their manager. It will become common sense for you that you don't want to have a meeting with the big manager, even once. But if you did happen to have, prep for changes and some F gonna happen to your career because your "performance".

workplace culture?
It's all about  "work ethic" as far as I can tell from the company's perspective. Working hard and good results weren't enough, but speed is the most important thing.
Among workers, it's the norm to find it hard to fit in with cliques in some cases, but most of them are decent people and easy-going. 

the hardest part of the job?
Get used to the dry part of the job and find your focus point.
Get to learn and be independent if you do not know much about the products and things. 

It won't be easy for you if you want to stick with one position all year long, and you'd better ask for more opportunities and show your eagerness to learn if work starts to slow down.

You'd better not say no to the job and the post you've been assigned to, otherwise you may end up with the "There's no fit for you here" treatment. 

the most enjoyable part of the job?
Make some friends if you can, 

Pros
-lots of great people to work with
-people willing to teach new things and help
-pay is ok at the start, but caps out quickly
-tools and vehicle always in great working order

Cons
-heavy workloads and drive times due to their failed attempt at using Proxedo (an app built for this style of work)
-a contract that states irregular work hours, but requires u to work 48hrs a week up to 12hrs a day. More, if you fall for the pressure put on you
-team morale is so low and was noticeable from the beginning of my time here.
-top rate is garbage pay. People there 30yrs+ not making more then $30/hr. New hires start around 20 and Will reach top rate within 5yrs
-performance reviews only happen when you keep asking management about it, never on time.

I did enjoy a good portion of this job and some of the people I worked with. But it's a great relief to know I won't have to go back to that place now.

Goodluck to anyone reading this. There is good in that pile... just depends on how much you're willing to put up with. Or how good you can be on your knees

Pros
-lots of great people to work with
-people willing to teach new things and help
-pay is ok at the start, but caps out quickly
-tools and vehicle always in great working order

Cons
-heavy workloads and drive times due to their failed attempt at using Proxedo (an app built for this style of work)
-a contract that states irregular work hours, but requires u to work 48hrs a week up to 12hrs a day. More, if you fall for the pressure put on you
-team morale is so low and was noticeable from the beginning of my time here.
-top rate is garbage pay. People there 30yrs+ not making more then $30/hr. New hires start around 20
-performance reviews only happen when you keep asking management about it

I did enjoy a good portion of this job and some of the people I worked with. But it's a great relief to know I won't have to go back to that place now.

Goodluck to anyone reading this. There is good in that pile... just depends on how much you're willing to put up with. Or how good you can be on your knees

truth is that most of the people there are decent, but when it comes to clear rolls and responsibilities, the senior management team tip toes around them, with unclear guide lines, in order to assume no responsibility and deflect a clear understanding of positional awareness. this created a stressful environment.  coming from blue chip companies with clear goals and always exceeding them, i found myself lied to in order to assume the position offered.  a plus is the owner is a good person. in short if you dint mind having a unclear understanding of your roll, and are the type of person to go above and beyond as i am, i believe this company is not for you. 

Worked there for 5 years and when I started it was the best place I have ever worked and the only place where the owner knows everyone by name. Many changes recently have created a negative work environment where it is reflected in there work. The department heads spend more time backstabbing each other than they do working together. The HR department doesn't care about the workers resulting in employees not caring about the company. Communication throughout the entire plant is poor and quality of work depends on how busy we are. I still think it is the best place I have ever worked and I think others would to if more time was spent showing the workers they really matter.

Golden Windows is my family away from home. The people I work with are fantastic. Management is friendly and understanding. They have great benefits, profit sharing and very fair, competitive wages. There is always opportunities given to employees to apply for interal positions that may better themselves and their future. I've been working at Golden for 18 years and plan on being here until I retire. 

Get another job, great people but need a makeover. The Company seems to be stuck in old ways , paperwork is nuts , stacks of work orders some with 8 or more pages . Very high turn over rate when I was there in two years . Told me things were gonna change but didn’t happen. Some drives were 4-5 hours and was expected to be onsite for 8am . I was let go with no warning at all . The waste that goes on in the company is out of this world  

If you like to be micromanaged, work Saturdays and a lot of overtime then you should work here and get a huge amount of experience in micromanagement. Very high turnover rate; people quit almost once a week or get let go (Warehouse/Receiving). 

Otherwise the President of the company has always a open door for his employees for a chat or for questions, when there is time for you to walk to the office.

Golden Windows is a good place to work. There are good dental and vacation incentives, along with work-share pay . The business keeps dedicated and friendly staff, but the management has a family bias, some of which are unfriendly and curt. I enjoyed working here because the work was fulfilling and fast-paced. The negative takeaway from this is that safety is the trade-off for efficiency.

Management is great and expectations are clear from the first day. The leaders take time to train you on different things and I was able to move into a higher paying role because of learning new skills. Golden Windows is special because they really care about their employees and I made friends while working. If I would have stayed in Kitchener I would have retired there!

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Customer service representative 3 salaries reported	$46,500 per year
Buyer 5 salaries reported	$60,500 per year

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