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private:prsguitars
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=14238
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Jan 9th, 2021 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Paul Reed Smith Guitars
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Employee
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Quality
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Good company that is passionate about making the highest quality products.
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minimal: they are improving every year
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0.0
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5.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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14238
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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0.0
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Apr 6th, 2021 06:40PM
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Apr 6th, 2021 06:40PM
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PRS Guitars
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private:prsguitars
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=14238
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Oct 10th, 2020 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Paul Reed Smith Guitars
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Guitar Maker
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Stevensville, MD
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Didn’t last two months
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Can listen to music while working
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Same thing all day every day
Zero human interaction
Negative, tired work environment
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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0.0
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NO_OPINION
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1.0
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2.0
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2.0
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4.0
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1.0
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2.0
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4.0
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14238
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Open
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Create positions that offer variety and human interaction
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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1.0
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Apr 6th, 2021 06:40PM
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Apr 6th, 2021 06:40PM
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PRS Guitars
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private:prsguitars
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=14238
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Aug 18th, 2020 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Paul Reed Smith Guitars
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The Nightmare you thought would be a Dream
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Benefits are offered
You can listen to music
Overtime available
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Micromanaging
The definition of mediocrity
Management never listens to employees that are working with the product hands on
Takes forever to get a promotion or a raise
Don’t encourage employee growth EVERYTHING is seniority based
Only promote for within to underpay and avoid paying outside applicants
Take advantage of employees at every opportunity
They make your employee guitar take forever so you can’t leave, if you leave your order is canceled
Don’t pay out vacation time when you leave
Seems like a dream job but is really a nightmare
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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APPROVE
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1.0
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2.0
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2.0
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2.0
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2.0
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3.0
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1.0
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14238
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Open
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Act like you are the company you pretend to be...
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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4.0
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Apr 6th, 2021 06:40PM
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Apr 6th, 2021 06:40PM
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PRS Guitars
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private:prsguitars
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=14238
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Nov 6th, 2017 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Paul Reed Smith Guitars
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Great product and work culture
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The workforce feels like a family. Everyone takes great pride in the products made in all levels of the business.
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401K match is a low percentage.
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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APPROVE
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0.0
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5.0
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4.0
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5.0
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3.0
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4.0
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4.0
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14238
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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0.0
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Apr 6th, 2021 06:40PM
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Apr 6th, 2021 06:40PM
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PRS Guitars
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private:prsguitars
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=14238
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Jul 19th, 2017 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Paul Reed Smith Guitars
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Cool place to work at
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Lots of people that love their work and are passionate about guitars. If you love guitars it is a great place to work because pretty much everyone here gets excited about guitars.
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There's been some leaner years due to the slow economy, but it's been picking up steadily. There are times were the long term vision and planning didn't seem clear, but it seems to be getting better.
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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4.0
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3.0
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4.0
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3.0
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3.0
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4.0
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14238
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Open
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More time off would be great. Also, trying to clearly communicate room for expansion and growth and how to effectively execute that would be cool.
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0.0
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[]
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No
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Yes
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0.0
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Apr 6th, 2021 06:40PM
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Apr 6th, 2021 06:40PM
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PRS Guitars
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private:prsguitars
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=14238
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May 28th, 2017 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Paul Reed Smith Guitars
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Factory Worker
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Stevensville, MD
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Not The Dream Job Every Guitarist Expects...
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-Like minded employees that love music and guitars with a passion.
-Perfect attendance raffle every month for a chance to win a SE guitar
-After 2 years(7, 15, etc.) of employment you get to order/help build a custom USA core guitar(or S2). You get to pick out the model, wood, and color of guitar. You just pay the cost of materials.
-Monthly raffle for gas card or company swag out of prize closet.
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-Early start time(7am sharp). Paul does know we are musicians right?
-Outdated 80 point discipline system. Get 80 points and you are fired. For example 16 points for calling in sick or needing a personal day after 7am. 8 points if you call in before 7am. So it is very easy to add up points.
-Employees are treated like robots. No sick leave. They are not suppose to get sick or be in pain. Although the work load I saw and personally experienced, working in pain was not out of the ordinary.
-Employees used as scapegoats for mistakes they did not make to cover for incompetent managers.
-Not much upward mobility, just lateral moves. Cross trained employees help the company, not the employee.
-Weird favoritism. Incompetent employees make mistakes time after time and are never fired. Other employees have to put out the fire and fix the problems created by that employee. Some employees are allowed to goof off and take multiple smoke breaks a day. Others(ones who have their nose to the grindstone the whole day) are scolded for talking to another employee for a couple minutes.
-Raises are very small and do not match the effort put out by the employee.
-The employee manual will tell you the minimum amount of pieces you must produce each day to be an acceptable employee. But in my experience you did double or more of the minimum because the company always being in backorder status. No compensation for the additional pieces we were constantly producing.
-Extremely high employee turnover rate means you have to constantly help train new employees while still trying to do your regular work.
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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3.0
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2.0
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4.0
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3.0
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2.0
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3.0
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3.0
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14238
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Open
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Spread the wealth a bit more. Not just for the owner, president and investors. Have anonymous critiques of department managers. Get rid of dead weight employees. Have a piece produced over minimum compensation program.
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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4.0
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Apr 6th, 2021 06:40PM
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Apr 6th, 2021 06:40PM
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PRS Guitars
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private:prsguitars
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=14238
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Jul 8th, 2015 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Paul Reed Smith Guitars
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Network Administrator
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Stevensville, MD
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Kind of a magical place
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Work alongside a true genius and living legend. Meet fascinating people that have been in the musical instrument manufacturing business for decades. Very skilled and creative people putting their blood, sweat, and tears into flawless products. Solid work/life balance. Talent does move up in the company, often to very cool positions.
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A very blunt and personal management culture may require some getting used to if you come over from a different industry or the corporate world.
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0.0
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3.0
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3.0
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3.0
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3.0
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3.0
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3.0
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14238
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Open
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Work at being a little more gentle at the interpersonal level, otherwise the product is speaking for itself.
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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2.0
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Apr 6th, 2021 06:40PM
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Apr 6th, 2021 06:40PM
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PRS Guitars
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private:prsguitars
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=14238
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Mar 5th, 2014 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Paul Reed Smith Guitars
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Lots of ups and downs
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Great people. Great product. Relaxed culture and creative environment that you'd expect to find in a music industry company. Benefits are OK.
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Not the greatest at people management in terms of development. You must be a self motivated person if you want to grow from within the company.
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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0.0
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NEUTRAL
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0.0
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NO_OPINION
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1.0
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3.0
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4.0
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4.0
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3.0
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3.0
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3.0
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14238
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Open
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Leadership would do well to address personnel issues head on rather than with indirect blanket statements to the whole workforce. Allowing individuals to carry on with unsatisfactory performance without directly addressing the issues only serves to demotivate everyone else.
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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20.0
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Apr 6th, 2021 06:40PM
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Apr 6th, 2021 06:40PM
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PRS Guitars
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|
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private:prsguitars
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=14238
|
Feb 2nd, 2013 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Paul Reed Smith Guitars
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An evolving team environment
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Opportunities to advance for skilled workers, management team has good team chemistry, great creative culture
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Lack of long term planning
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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0.0
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NEUTRAL
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1.0
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APPROVE
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1.0
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4.0
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4.0
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5.0
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4.0
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3.0
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4.0
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14238
|
Open
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More focus on long term strategic planning
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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20.0
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Apr 6th, 2021 06:40PM
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Apr 6th, 2021 06:40PM
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PRS Guitars
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private:prsguitars
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=14238
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Feb 3rd, 2011 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Paul Reed Smith Guitars
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Stevensville, MD
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Getting better all the time
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Rock n' roll atmosphere, lot's of pride in work at all levels, flexible schedule, unique culture, owner and employees have a sincere passion for the company mission
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Lack of long-term planning skills, lots of "big picture" ideas but lack of connection to the details that make them happen.
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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APPROVE
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2.0
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4.0
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5.0
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0.0
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4.5
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3.0
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4.0
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14238
|
Open
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Document company processes, invest in training and development, and hold people accountable.
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0.0
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[]
|
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No
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Yes
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0.0
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Apr 6th, 2021 06:40PM
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Apr 6th, 2021 06:40PM
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PRS Guitars
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