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Fuchs Lubricants reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(153 total reviews)

Keith Brewer

82% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Fuchs Lubricants has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 153 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Fuchs Lubricants 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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153 reviews
1.0
Aug 27, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

The people putting boots on the ground (not shoes on the desk) are all amazing. I can honestly say of the hundreds of employees, there is not one I disliked during my tenure. There is an amazing sense or comradery , and a lot of these people have been not only coworkers but friends for a long time.

Cons

The cons begin a few years ago. Someone from another company in the area (NB coatings) received a job here of pretty solid influence (I'm being specifically very vague so as not to be removed as I believe this information is very important for current and future employees). This person soon started filling every desirable position that came up with castoffs from their former employer. Two such employees regularly slept amongst their comrades who had been working for the company for long tenures. It became clear later that these two employees had a lucrative new job opening in the company before it was even announced and no current employees were even interviewed for these highly desired positions. Since this point every management position that has opened with two exceptions (out of 7 by my count), has been filled by another person migrating from the aforementioned company. There is no respect given to the men and women who have bled and sweated for that company for years. There is a definite bullying feel that is exuded by this clique. They run off anyone who exposes their ineptitude one way or the other.

1.0
Oct 8, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Fuchs U.S. has the potential to become a world class organization, and a phenomenal place to work. However, that potential will remain just potential until real changes in middle/upper management are made. There are a few truly outstanding individuals that work at Fuchs Lubricants, who I will miss working with dearly.

Cons

A mature industry where little has changed in the past 30 years. Even though change is slowly occurring, if the mindsets of upper management do not change, it is unlikely that the necessary real change can occur. Most issues can be distilled down to a lack of trust and empowerment throughout many levels of the organization. Any impetus for change is quickly neutralized by the stale notions of upper management who do not appear to value the input of lower management or the employees beneath them. Many employees seem comfortable with the status quo, and have lost the initiative with respect to continuous improvements.

1.0
Apr 22, 2016

Poor Employee Morale and no Work Life Balance

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Some great people to work with. Salaries are fair, benefits are below most larger companies but decent. Exposure to many talented people.

Cons

Employee morale is the worst of any employer I have ever been with. Lack of understanding by company management that work isn't the only thing in life and people have families to take care of. People I consider excellent employees are always looking to leave but stay and do their job to just get a paycheck for lack of other opportunities, but will leave when the chance comes. Many of the people who really cared about the company as they considered Fuchs their family have left and many of the remaining staff do not really care and do their job to collect a paycheck and have no interest in long term goals for the company.

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