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      3.5

      74% would recommend to a friend

      (389 total reviews)

      Jeff Lorenger

      83% approve of CEO

      68% positive business outlook

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      HNI has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 389 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The HNI 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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      389 reviews
      2.0
      Jul 5, 2015

      Stuck in the past tech wise

      E-business web developer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      They might be making trendy furniture for the up and coming offices and established ones, but this company is rooted in the past. Crap pay for expectation of 45+ hrs minimum. If you can stick it out - promotions will qualify you for higher pay, but even then you'll be stuck in Muscatine working alongside a company with a fake culture. The facade is strong but once you see through it - you'll see the wizard behind the curtain and will be extremely disappointed.

      Cons

      Lack of knowledgeable management in tech area. If you're going into be a web developer or similar. You will be towards the top when it comes to tech knowledge.

      3.0
      Jun 30, 2015

      Staff accountant

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The pay was good as well as the benefits.

      Cons

      Unorganized and very picky. Stressful environment

      3.0
      Jun 26, 2015

      Conservative company that lacks momentum and focus

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      HNI is member-owned, so the benefits are pretty good and the profit-sharing system is cool (ultimately though, my once-a-year profit share just pays for a grocery run). The company is extremely solid and has paid dividends to its shareholders every year since the 1950's. It weathered the 2008 crash well and will continue to be profitable for the foreseeable future.

      Cons

      HNI is a holding company for about a dozen subsidiaries ("operating companies"). This gives HNI strong leveraging power, but disastrous focus. The company seems pulled in a million different directions, and on top of that, it's an ultra-conservative company that is highly, highly risk-averse. So it's afraid to go in any one of the million directions it's pulled in, and the result is stagnation. The company frequently finds itself playing "catch up" with competitors, and experiences a high turnover rate as employees grow frustrated and leave. Also, the company doesn't compensate very well. While the CEO enjoys $4-5M/year salary, many of the company's employees struggle to make ends meet. On top of that, they are expected to prioritize work, always, and a healthy work-life balance is pretty much nonexistent at this organization. HNI is headquartered in rural Iowa, so perhaps this makes sense, but a dramatic shift will be needed before the company can expect to attract the incoming workforce (i.e. millennials).

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