The Mine reviews

Although I liked what I did at this company, I was often not able to do it. Projects were often sprung on us, micro-managed by those without expertise in the field, and given arbitrary deadlines. It was usually unclear who had final say and priorities shifted daily on personal whims. They hire at entry level despite your skills or the job they want done. This means about $12-$14 an hour (the same starting hourly pay they were offering 7 years ago!). Raises are given at annual reviews at about $1-2/hour. There is 401k matching after one year of employment. You accrue 10 paid days off a year (and after 5 years you get 2 more days). I had a great manager, but like so many of the skilled, qualified employees, he left. Departments do not get budgets. CEO approval was required for every single purchase. I felt like departments were pitted against each other and managers had to spend a lot of time defending themselves and pointing fingers. They hire from within which could be a plus, but it's based on personal relationships and favoritism, skills are a very small factor if at all.

If you are looking for a good company that rewards people fairly, based on effort, hard work, and skill, keep looking elsewhere. Nothing matters at this company except fake value. Favoritism wins out over merit, every time, hands down. The other main issue this company has is that they treat all employees the same, like robots. Everything is super rigid and strict. For example, all employees, regardless of education, skill, or experience start at the same pay rate of $12/hr. All the raises are uniform as well, usually about $1-2/hr more a year. I lost my motivation to try hard pretty quickly, since my raise was the same no matter what I did or didn't do. You must clock in and out for lunch. If you go a little over (or under) working 40 hours a week your manager will be asked to speak with you. You get 10 vacation/sick days total, but not all at once. Days are earned, paycheck to paycheck. You earn about 3.5 hours every two weeks. It makes planning time off difficult for obvious reasons. And the paperwork involved...Oy Vey! Also, everyone comes in sick because they don't want to waste PTO. ATG Stores also makes it clear that they owe you nothing. You don't even get a parking spot when you start. Even though they are located in the suburbs, with parking to spare, new employees are asked to park on the street. There are empty lots all around but I guess the owner doesn't want to pay for more spots? Eventually, when your name is up on "the list" (that no one can see), you get a parking pass. It took me a year to get mine. Even after I got my pass I was resentful about the situation. Little gestures go a long way. After 3 years of employment I feel abused. I've been"asked" to do it all. I was even asked to participate in closing the company's showroom. A process that involved me helping clean and move heavy items and knock down drywall. I am a small woman, not very strong. I was hired to work at a computer. This was not in the job description and I was not compensated extra. Not professional. Not O.K.