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Used to be great, now it's a sinking ship - Anonymous employee Fortune Brands Innovations Employee Review

1.0
Jun 4, 2025
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Benefits and pay were decent; portfolio of recognized brands; summer hours; lots of good people who were dedicated to their brands' success with long-term tenure and knowledge - though nearly all are leaving.

Cons

The decision to gut the company and force everyone to move to Chicago was garbage. The 'corporate' employees of the former holding company were based in Chicago along with the CEO. All of the people that actually ran the brands and made them successful (design, marketing, innovation, testing, operations) were based in their historic headquarters offices around the country that are now closing. With the move to Chicago, they are replacing all of these tenured people with nearly all new employees all at the same time. The turnover rate is terrible and the company is intentionally getting rid of those that made it successful. In addition, there's the now-typical corporate America quarterly org restructures and big yearly layoffs so there's no job security. If you are a legacy employee and move to Chicago, you have to train all the new people and see your former coworkers leave + pick up the slack. If you are new, you have no one left to train you so you are starting from scratch. Also, hard to get promoted; a lot of the legacy women leaders have been replaced by men.

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5.0
May 5, 2026
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Pros

Employee discount Nice office setup People are nice overall

Cons

Leadership is disorganized and reactive Culture is fragmented Constant state of chaos Frequent bad news Smart people but lack of accountability

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1.0
May 3, 2026
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Pros

Literally run from this sh*tshow

Cons

If you’ve seen the new “Must Be a Moen” campaign from Fortune Brands Innovations / Moen, you might think it’s about quality, innovation, or pride in craftsmanship. Internally, it feels more like a running joke to explain away dysfunction. Confusing org structures? Must be a Moen. Constant leadership changes? Must be a Moen. Roles that look nothing like what you were hired to do? Must be a Moen. The gap between external branding and internal reality is… impressive. Strategy is talked about a lot, but execution devolves into hyper-tactical, low-value work with little alignment or clear ownership. Priorities shift frequently, often driven by whoever has the loudest voice in the room that week. Cross-functional collaboration is more theoretical than real—teams operate in silos, and decision-making lacks transparency. Instead of empowering experienced hires, there’s a tendency toward over-management and unnecessary process, slowing down even basic progress. To be fair, there are smart, hardworking people here—but many are stuck navigating a system that makes it difficult to do meaningful, impactful work. If you’re looking for a place where branding and reality align, this may not be it. But if you ever find yourself wondering “how did things get this way?”… well, I guess the answer is: must be a Moen.

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