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Builders FirstSource is a leading U.S. supplier of structural building products, value-added components and services to the professional market for new residential construction and repair and remodeling. Our focus is on providing unparalleled service to both large and small customers. Through investments in innovation and an unmatched portfolio of value-added products and manufacturing capabilities, we’re revolutionizing the homebuilding industry – outperforming today and transforming tomorrow. read more
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Builders FirstSource Design Department Employee Reviews

What do you like best about the leadership team?

Leadership Reviews

They give me the tools to succeed.

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like BFS company, gave me the opportunity to work and improve my career, very appreciative.

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Regular communication from the top tier to all employees. Links to videos of leadership interviews are insightful and helpful. Leadership team is not complacent

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Personal connection. Never are they rushed when need to talk with them. They always take time to answer all questions

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They talk to the employees when they visit the store.

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What does the leadership team need to get better at?

Leadership Reviews

Leadership needs to actually listen to the employees when they bring up concerns or suggestions to best practices. There is a huge disconnect between what management says is going to happen and what actually takes place on a daily basis.

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Leadership team needs to do a better job of connecting the advertised goals of the company to an individual's efforts. There needs to be more training of team members to allow them to better contribute to achieving the company's goals.

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What is the best part about your compensation package?

Compensation Reviews

Incentive bonus. Rewards hard work, although it is subject to market conditions.

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Employer match and stock purchases

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The bonus structure pushes growth and reward accordingly.

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I can't really choose what is the best - it is a really good package on the whole

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There are so many perks, its hard to describe.

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Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?

Compensation Reviews

Having my pay increased would help with that.

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incentive program, job distribution mix.

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I have a 21 year old and a 23 year old. They're both making almost as much money as I am after being in my job for 30 years. Bigger raises are needed to keep up with the increase in minimum wage. The flexibility and no weekends make up for the pay.

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More than a .50 cents an hour raise

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Better pay for the many jobs that I do

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What are some of the best things about your team?

Team Reviews

They are respectful and have good knowledge of the industry.

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most of them, easy to work and connect with.

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None are lazy, and for the most part they are flexible to adapt to change.

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Communication, problem solving as a team and never having to figure it out by yourself. Everyone is willing to double check your work for assurance

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We all have a lot of experience in the business. If someone doesn't know something, another one of us probably will. Good sense of humor and we have fun together.

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What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better?

Team Reviews

There needs to be more training to allow for coworkers to be acting in a uniform fashion, and therefore have similar expectations of their abilities.

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Sales staff needs to be accountable for their decisions, and hold the customer accountable for their change orders and ever-evolving project parameters.

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What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?

Environment Reviews

We all stay busy and leave each other alone for the most part.

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place to learn and improve my skills.

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Does not promote negativity and encourages progress.

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communication about what company offers and what part we play in the company is commended

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Supportive co workers, flexible schedule, customer focused team,

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What needs to change to make the company culture better?

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What did you like most about the interview process?

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What makes you most happy at work?

Outlook Reviews

I enjoy what I do.

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new projects, new designs, new skills.

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Seeing a project come together to completion and sharing in that success with the team. Seeing team members that I mentor continue to grow.

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Designing someones dream and seeing it to fruition. The design process is awesome using Mitek

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My coworkers, and the challenge and creativity of my job.

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What's going wrong and how can it be improved?

Outlook Reviews

The corporate vision is not being executed on the lower levels, so there is a disconnected feeling when it comes to what the company says versus what we at the lower levels are actually doing...

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Better organization for this large of company should be paramount and is not practiced at a level I expected.

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There is a serious disconnect between the "corporate image" that is presented to the world, and the actuality of working here to achieve positive results.

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