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Christian Brothers Automotive

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WHY ARE THERE NO BREAKS? - Anonymous employee Christian Brothers Automotive Employee Review

1.0
Mar 14, 2016
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Monday - Friday schedule was awesome especially in the automotive industry. They also feed their employees. Most of the people I worked with were pretty nice....

Cons

I just don't understand why we couldn't take any breaks. The regular shop hours were 7-6 I would get to work at 645am and I would leave about 620pm. Sometimes even later if we had to clean the shop. The owners feed you which is nice, BUT working over 12 hours a day with no actual break is not very "Christian". I feel like they used giving us food as an excuse to make more money for the shop. Let me be clear that I was very grateful and blessed to even have a job. But working every single day under those conditions made me physically and mentally ill. I am a good worker and they took advantage of that. Some of my coworkers were lazy and could sit on their phone all day while other did all the work. In the end I decided that life is too short to be unhappy. Especially if I was working 60+ hours a week. The money was not worth it.

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Cons

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Pros

* Gained strong experience managing a high-volume workload across multiple locations, which significantly improved my time management and operational skills. * Overall, I had many positive years with the company and built valuable professional relationships.

Cons

* Frequent leadership changes led to shifting standards, with teams and managers operating under different expectations and little overall consistency. * The company’s messaging around culture did not always reflect the day-to-day experience. * Employees who approached situations differently from the majority were not always supported, which limited inclusion and innovation.

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