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Builders FirstSource

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Builders FirstSource reviews

3.6

63% would recommend to a friend

(770 total reviews)

Peter Jackson

76% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Builders FirstSource has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 770 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Builders FirstSource employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, Repair & Maintenance Services industry (3.7 stars).

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770 reviews
1.0
Feb 2, 2015

Poor Management

Recommend
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Pros

Decent pay and benefits, promotions can happen quickly if you are in the "in crowd".

Cons

General Mgr. at the branch I worked at had zero experience at managing an entire store. The almighty dollar is king within this company. You are treated like number. If you do not come out of the gate producing like seasoned veterans you immediately become a burden no matter the reason (death in family and personal illness are not excuses for not hitting the monthly quotas) The anonymous hotline to report inner-company issues is a joke, I was "let go" two days after filing a complaint via this "help line", simply told that since I worked in a "right to work state" they did not need to offer any reason for my termination.

4.0
Aug 3, 2014

Great work Place

Recommend
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Pros

Casual and friendly atmosphere flexible scheduling easy work Great Management Staff

Cons

The only con for this job is the distance (travel time) to get there. I travel 3hr+ a day.

3.0
May 8, 2014

Good company in the good times

Recommend
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Pros

They really treated most employees well during the good times. Stock options went to managers. Outside salesmen made great money until the housing crash

Cons

They are mostly owned by a couple of investment firms that are pretty ruthless when it came to cutting people, taking out people with 25+ years with the company. Middle management is pretty good but senior management doesn't really care about anyone but their stock options.

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