Vulcan Materials reviews

3.8

71% would recommend to a friend

(542 total reviews)
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J. Thomas Hill

88% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Vulcan Materials has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 542 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Vulcan Materials employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energy, Mining & Utilities industry (3.7 stars).

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542 reviews
3.0
Feb 1, 2014

Things changed

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Pros

Friendly co-workers, many great people that are excellent at their jobs, 401K match is good after you have been with the company while. Corporate headquarters is more progressive than the divisions. The company was down during the recession, but now I expect the company to recover and have strong growth, despite the CEO, Don James, because of the strength of others.

Cons

Many people accepted salaries that were sometimes far below the standard, with the understanding that long-term benefits made up for those, and now those long-term benefits like pension and low-cost insurance have disappeared. People often feel pressured not to take sick days. The company seemed very employee centered with a small company feel before the Florida Rock acquisition, but after, it felt like working for a large corporation headed the wrong direction.

1.0
Dec 15, 2013
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Pros

A paycheck...that comes once a month unfortunately.

Cons

Liberty Park location: This is the worst company I have ever worked for. Management talks to their employees like they are nothing. And other management excuses it as "just the way the person is." Training is minimal, and they expect you to psychically know what to do. The company hasn't made a profit in years. They expect you to work super long hours, and you almost feel guilty for getting off on time. Again the worst company I have ever worked for. I am thankful to no longer be there. As well, the company is located near woods, so there are constantly spiders and other bugs crawling around the building. Cafeteria is very expensive. No sick time. (HR lied to me about that.) Restrooms don't have hot water. I went from the white house to the out house when I took a job at Vulcan, literally. I'm now back at the white house :)

2.0
Dec 11, 2013

Management has their heads in the sand!

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Pros

Benefits or what is left of them. They need to realize the new people they hire because they have a degree are probably not the best choice...look at the ones you trained that gave their all for you. Then you shoved them right out in the cold. How is the degreed idiot working for you doing? Oh they couldn't handle the job and you had to let them go...

Cons

If you are male you can go far, if female try another company.

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