NIBCO reviews

This place has turned into a bunch of people who aren't experts in their fields, don't know the industry or product, and are running around like chickens with their heads cut off. Basically a bunch of mediocre employees trying to keep the once-great company afloat. My, how things have changed in just a few short years. Can't get any new products through the door, acquisitions are poorly thought through, and employees are coming to their senses and voluntarily leaving the company at a far, far greater rate than new employees are being brought in. The people that really made the company run are going, going,... gone. Years of experience and true industry expertise are walking out the door daily and being replaced by inexperienced, mediocre newbies. At this point, it seems like the managers will settle for a warm body filling a seat, because the greats are not allowing the wool to be pulled over their eyes and are saying NO to NIBCO. Upper management is rampant with cronyism. Bullying mentality. Fear mongering. Condescending management style from a few of the very top execs. Very similar qualities to what I imagine a prison might be like. Good old boys' mentality. For one, claims to be a family company, has minimal medical benefits and zero maternity leave. Next, claims to support and sponsor women, but there's only one woman at the top, and she is married to the CEO. Finally, instead of recognizing MVP's and treating them accordingly (hello, career advancement?), threatens them with lawsuits should they ever leave the company. Fear mongering to a tee.

The CEOs wife (who creates fake job titles for herself and sits on the executive board) has ruined any morale that employees used to have. They have trouble holding on to college recruits because of the horrible atmosphere she has created. She'll rub your face in her money any chance she gets and she goes on firing rampages for no reason which unfortunately she can do since you're an "at will" employee. Overall she's a horrible human being who uses fear to "manage". The emotional toll she puts you through of questioning every day you go to work if you're still going to have a job at the end of the day is not worth it. She also fires one sales trainee every year as a scare tactic to the others. Talk to people who have been there for many many years and ask them what they think of NIBCO and the common response is "... It's not what it used to be" and it's because of her and all the power she's been given just for being married to the CEO. If not being miserable and job security are of importance to you and you have an opportunity to work at corporate, I would highly suggest not taking the position.