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The Beyond-John Era ... (there is none.) - Manager Weidenhammer Systems Employee Review

2.0
Feb 17, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Yup, lots of good people. But, to recent poster/ urrent Director who said culture is from 70s-80s and dissed John, your a goner dude! Never dis the king! He will root you out!

Cons

Yup, culture from 70s and 80s. The CEO is unique, inspiring (in good and bad ways), and the glue and engine of this company. But he is old, soon be in (or is) ineffective or gone. When he goes, so goes this company. Its future was in its past, and its over.

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Weidenhammer Systems Response
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You are correct. There are a lot of good people that work at Weidenhammer. And being that you were here for over 20 years, I’m sure you know that. Regarding the “culture from the 70s and 80s”, our company is now 41 years old. We are very fortunate to have many team members who have been here 25 and 30 plus years. That in itself tells you how many team members feel about the company and how they have been treated. We don’t view long-term employees as a negative. These people are very experienced, provide mentorship to our younger staff, and have forged important long-term relationships with our customers. Regarding our CEO, John Weidenhammer, yes he is unique. He has built a great company over the last 41 years. In addition, he has been very active in the Reading and Berks County communities, always striving to make this area a better place to work and live. No question, when he retires, he will be truly missed. However, there will be a plan in place that will allow the company to prosper long after he retires.

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Pros

In an unstable market with mass layoffs and gross mismanagement by execs, John Weidenhammer continues to lead the company he founded in 1978 with integrity, wisdom, and what some might say "old school" values and work ethic. Hammer's business-to-human approach is validated every day by unsolicited client thanks and testimonials, and proven by the unusually long tenure of both our clients and employees.

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'Old school' can result in legacy paradigms, tools, and operations that are being addressed and improved on. Stability from being fiscally conservative means you will be fairly but never over paid as is the case with many tech companies throwing money at problems and then laying off its people when they persist. While a positive, the long tenure of employees can also lead to bias and 'always done that way' mindsets with limited external context of advances being made outside of the company. This requires change, and people are inherently change averse.

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