Columbus McKinnon reviews

3.2

54% would recommend to a friend

(208 total reviews)
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David J. Wilson

46% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

Columbus McKinnon has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 208 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Columbus McKinnon 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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208 reviews
1.0
Aug 17, 2021

Toxic leadership

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The pay is very competitive, which is what initially sucks you in. The people are great. The tuition reimbursement is really cool. Opportunities for stock.

Cons

One of the most unprofessional places I’ve worked. The executives create a toxic environment that cascades. Yelling, sending heated emails with a dozen people on copy, manipulation, favoritism, all common behaviors. My entire department turned over in a couple years and I’m pretty sure the person who drove them away didn’t even get a slap on the wrist. Tuns out they had driven off many before. No care for employees, work/life balance was nonexistent, forced to work on what was supposed to be paid holidays off, and executives forced us back in the office during the worst of Covid while skimping on sanitation. Technology is decades behind, causing a ton of tedious, manual work that gets audited, and you get chewed out if a mistake is found. Always a day late and a dollar short on staffing.

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Columbus McKinnon Response
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Thank you for taking the time to provide your feedback. We are sorry you had this experience. HR has elevated your concerns to the appropriate leadership team to look for opportunities of improvement.
2.0
Jan 10, 2018

Office Staff

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Not much. Many extracurricular activities though.

Cons

A lot of very immature, nasty unprofessional people work there and protect their "kingdom". HR at that time was a joke. Not sure what it's like now.

2.0
Jan 3, 2018

mechanical engineer

Anonymous employee
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Pros

hands on. make items in house. made in America. new CEO so could be good or bad,,,, to early to tell.

Cons

management flips around a lot, no sense of defined direction. newer management do not value the history and knowledge of the people that have been here and would rather make a name for themselves even if that involves pushing out people.

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