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Builders FirstSource

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Builders FirstSource reviews

3.6

63% would recommend to a friend

(236 total reviews)

Peter Jackson

76% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

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1.0
Jul 15, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Lots of job security, even for the sorriest employee. Off on weekends and most major holidays. Pretty decent benefits. At least in my region.

Cons

Very disorganised. Very poor management from store level up at most places. Long hours due to lack of planning/communication. Most equipment is old and maintenance is secondary to the bottom line. Most locations barely have enough employees to do the work. Each location is operated independently and do not assist other locations often. Don't expect any decent wage increases or promotions worth taking.

5.0
Feb 12, 2016

Good Place to Work - Lots of Changes

Recommend
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Pros

Good place to work; feels like family. Managers care about you not just as an employee but as a team mate. Good pay, GREAT benefits.

Cons

Since the merger, the waters are a little murky in management. Tell you one thing, do something completely different. Feels a little like moving ten steps back to take two steps forward.

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.

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