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      3.5

      74% would recommend to a friend

      (389 total reviews)

      Jeff Lorenger

      83% approve of CEO

      69% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      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).

      Reviews by job title

      389 reviews
      2.0
      Jan 10, 2013

      Sales

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good company to work for

      Cons

      Lots of constant changes happening

      3.0
      Jan 7, 2013

      Great company if you're looking for a steep learning curve in a very short time period

      Senior product engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      1. Exposure to a lot of different manufacturing processes - wood, laminate, steel, fiberglass, plastic etc 2. Get trained on structured design and development processes with good standard operating procedures (The documents and spreadsheets are there to follow, even if implementation is not always executed as per the prescribed process). 3. Large engineering groups to fall back on. 4. Big company, not too shabby resources for employees to really take charge and self-learn on things like lean manufacturing, Design for Manufacturability, Product Management etc. 5. Different brands, different price points. Can switch between different HNI OpCo's for quick exposure.

      Cons

      1. Too much hierarchy. 2. Meet a lot of people who treat their positions as jobs, not careers. 3. Lot of incompetent people hired to top positions. 4. Company gives more relevance to communication skills and not level of education etc (For instance, they will consider an internal candidate who has a Bachelor's in General Studies for an Engineering or Product Management position, over a candidate who has a Bachelor's and Master's in Mechanical Engineering, more diversified experience for the same positions). 5. Very low starting salaries. Profit sharing is a joke. Advice to freshers: Get a job here, work your behind off, learn all you can and leave. Do not plan on staying more than 2-3 yrs or you WILL get pigeonholed in your career.

      3.0
      Oct 13, 2012

      Many great people work here, but the company works people to death.

      Accountant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good benefits, lots of room for growth, beautiful office buildings, work can be interesting, good relationships with coworkers, ability to work with fellow professionals, can get exposure to international business and other sophisticated experiences.

      Cons

      The company is located in Muscatine, IA, where there is not much to do. The company does not respect a work-life balance and asks for a lot of hours out of its employees. The company is very short-term profit motivated.

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