CaptiveAire reviews

4.0

81% would recommend to a friend

(207 total reviews)
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Bob Luddy

87% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

CaptiveAire has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 207 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CaptiveAire employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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207 reviews
5.0
Mar 4, 2022

A career for the driven

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Pros

If you are someone who wakes up eager to take on new challenges, this is the company for you. CaptiveAire takes STEM-minded folks, and allows them to achieve their full potential. Each day typically contains its own mixed bag of problems, and it is up to you (and only you) to turn those problems into opportunity for the company. If this idea is exciting to you, stop reading and apply. If not, this is not the company for you. CaptiveAire enables each employee to be bold and make good decisions. You are not limited by red tape or endless rules. You are only limited by your own growth obstacles and the amount of hours in a day.

Cons

If you do not speak up, concerns that require additional resources or managerial intercession may never be realized by anyone but you. I can imagine this may be difficult for those who are not outspoken by nature. From my experience, this is not because you are not cared about, it's because the company is growing at such a fast pace that it is hard to know about problems that are not brought to light by employees.

1.0
Jan 26, 2021
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Pros

Great pay although that is changing

Cons

Terrible management No help Dangerous working environment Expected to lift 250+ motors on roofs with no help Ridiculous P&L expectations No overtime pay until the customer pays for it first Clock overtime pay is half pay, not pay and a half

2.0
Aug 5, 2020

Meh...

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Pros

They had a solid, well thought out training program. It lasted 6-7 weeks, however it involved traveling to Minnesota every week which became tedious. Initially, I was working from home which brought with it a lot of autonomy. I could manage my time easily and the job afforded quite a bit of flexibility.

Cons

There is zero future at this job if you value personal growth and learning new things. You will end up doing pretty much the same thing every day. Quoting out kitchen hoods, fans, occasional HVAC unit, etc. This becomes incredibly mundane. Eventually, you could possibly manage a sales region, but your job activities won't really change. After two years, I was bored out of my mind with no path out of the monotony. The sales offices are also very small. 2-3 people. If you get a long with you coworkers it can be fine, if not, it could end very poorly. The regional manager completely dictates this dynamic and there is very little oversight by corporate. I had a good experience, but others I knew were less fortunate. At the end of the day, i didn't want to spend the rest of my career selling fans. I needed growth opportunities which I very easily found in an active and competitive local job market for engineers. Pay and benefits are extremely underwhelming and not at all competitive for my region. 10 days PTO is not at all practical, realistic or compassionate in today's work environment. The company culture is work work work work work. There is zero emphasis on work life balance. Also, the owner’s politics get in the way many times. You don't need to force your wack job conservative agenda on your employees. Act like most other responsible corporations and keep that aspect separate.

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CaptiveAire Response
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Thank you for your feedback. We regret to hear that you did not enjoy your time at CaptiveAire. We pride ourselves on our culture of continuous improvement and personal growth, and we encourage employees at all levels to grow their skills and opportunities daily. We recently made a significant improvement to our PDO policy for new hires, increasing the time given to new employees. We are happy to hear you benefitted from our training program, and we wish you the best in your future endeavors.
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