D.R. Horton reviews

- Work load - Micro-managing

My Letter of Resignation below. They’ll know who it’s from. There is zero autonomy by region and you are just a slave to producing numbers for shareholders. Though by the end you won’t want to. Only name mentioned is the top. Andrew, On a personal level, you very well may be a wonderful individual, but as far as a company representative and figure, if you are not strictly dishonest, you are most definitely hypocritical and disrespectful to the time and effort that I have provided, as is the case with many others. I find you and the organization inconsiderate, selfish and distasteful to work with. I’m sure there are others around who deserve blame as well. Let me paint the picture for you. I have been with this company for about 1 ½ years and have seen three transitions in upper management. This isn’t even inclusive of the vast amount of employee turnover that has taken place on a frequent basis. I imagine it should be pretty clear people don’t like to work with this company. I was hired as a field engineer and made just over $40k. I knew I lacked experience, but I very quickly learned the structure, actions, contracts, etc. and began accelerating at a rapid pace. I was given a slight raise increase in October 2023, putting me in the mid $40k range. The only reason I made a high enough income to sustain a personal life was because I poured 50-60 hours a week into my job. Something I have no problem doing for a company that values me. Come mid-October my younger brother tragically and suddenly passed away. I took two weeks off to mourn and grieve with family before I came back to work. It was a great distraction and I was basically working 6 days a week non-stop for months on end, although I was basically doing this prior. I don’t blame anyone for this and it was good for me overall. I had theoretically graduated from being a field engineer, though still doing the work of it and by title, and now became someone who the company came to for project status updates and general inquiries, as anyone that initially started there was lost along the way, outside of [name]. I oversaw subs, coordinated schedules, did civil work with the help of [name], lead inspections and even got involved in the backend/turnover process along with a host of other responsibilities. The project got more support but my involvement stayed strong and was well within the realm of Superintendent work. Come February 2024, [name] & [name] brought it up to me that an APM position was opening for [name]. Salary was $80k. It was available if I wanted it. This would have been over a $30k jump for me. Allegedly the paperwork would be ready very quickly if I chose this path. However I would be pulled off [project] as it was for other projects. On the field side of things, I was advised against this as I had the most knowledge of [project] outside [name], and we ‘needed’ competent field personnel as well. I enjoy reading contracts and APM duties, but I also trust that field experience is invaluable down the line and I learn a lot quicker when I can visually see how certain things take place along with garnering product knowledge and implementations. Alas, I was told I would still see some form of compensation and raise and even a promotion to Asst. Super if I continued my current route. I chose this path and given the same scenario without any foresight, I would do it again. However, this raise never came. It only did recently; two weeks ago to be exact. Nearly 6 months later. ½ a year I was tossed around and mislead by the company. It was not retro-active to the point I was told in the slightest. It was a fraction of what I was told it would be and put me at just about $50k. How fantastic. There are no professional words for how livid I was. I could have been making so much more for 6 months. It’s absolutely demoralizing and humiliating. And why? I had support from countless individuals in the company. Do you know how exhausting it is to have that conversation 20+ times? I had support from [name], [name], [name], [name], [name], [name], [name], and other co-workers around me. Would this many people truly support me if I didn’t preform at a high level? I find I am more than justified with my complete and total frustration. And unfortunately I know many others who have been coaxed with white lies and deceived along the way. It’s not exclusive to me. So you take over and here is your argument against this; “I’m not accountable for what you have been told by those in previous management positions.” Why are you not Andrew? Are you not a representative of this company? We had a [state] field team call last week where you stated that we should all be angry that we’re losing money on jobs; ‘in the red’ to be specific. I highly doubt this is the case upon selling. Of course this only applies when its to your benefit, doesn’t it? We should be angry that we represent this company and are losing money, but I shouldn’t be with the company itself? I don’t have the right to be angry that my hard worked for income was just abused for half a year? That I was deceived, cheated, mislead and taken advantage of? Be it by personal intention or not, it doesn’t change my situation. A simple sorry doesn’t fix that. You’ve rectified nothing. You ask me to prove myself again though I consistently showed results. You’re highly hypocritical to the point I don’t even know how you could think this way. I’m dumbfounded by it. In the field we are placed in abhorrent situations because of poorly made contracts and subcontractor disarray and still expected to get over these humps though they are not caused by us. To get this straight, we are victims to being responsible for past parties incapability to structure a project adequately; but when the script is flipped, you are not responsible for past parties verbal promises to employees? You change your tune when it works for you. On another level, you state that we are all working for a check and you respect that work is simply one avenue of our life. Yet you deny me a fair income though I have previously been offered it and am so obviously capable of high performance. When I brought this question up to you at Talinn a few weeks ago you acted like it was a pain to have this conversation and a chore. Did not care at all and it showed. Sorry Andrew, my bad for trying to get paid what I deserve. I’m sure this is not exclusively your fault, but that does not alleviate you from having zero responsibility in how it has unfolded. Please feel free to pass this along to whom you please to show them the culture they are maintaining. And after all, as I alluded to above, you yourself have just recently stated that it should feel personal. Alas, this all shouldn’t even surprise me. I genuinely have never heard any positive thing spoken about this company. Subcontractors hate to work with us. Employees are highly dissatisfied and there is an atrocious company culture. People hate buying from us. Products are of the cheapest and tactics are gimmicky and unethical. Even the city seems to resent us and our projects. There is no pride. DR deceives and abuses individuals to the point of exhaustion and demoralization. I believe you’ve been with this company over 20 years so I find it safe to assume you’ve committed to working in this disturbing manner. Although this is only one person voicing his dissatisfaction, do not be fooled into believing others don’t hate to work here and with us. I imagine it’s similar across the country. Of course everyone has to make a living, and some find themselves in a position where this is the best option. I’m not naïve to this. For those that have this case, I have no qualms. However on my end, it’s gotten to the point of embarrassment and torture. I don’t even want to tell others where I work because I now hate to be associated with this terrible, malicious, corporate conglomerate. It’s shameful to represent this company in any way any longer. I’ve been beaten down to the point where I cannot give my best day nor do I want to. Something I take pride in. You and the company could use with less of it. To the wonderful individuals who I have met and worked with along the way, I wish you all the best. Many have helped support my career and given me the ability to learn, grow, and progress in a field I’m passionate about. For this I’m thankful. There are persons who I would enjoy to work with and be around in the future, though obviously it will never again be under the umbrella of this company. I would expect to still see my bonus by mail if you are half the working man you claim to be Andrew. However, I will not be holding my breath clearly. None of this attacks your personal character, nor do I hurl profanities and outside of my subjective, though I believe justified, work opinions it is all through the lens of a career and company standpoint.