Q&A With Herman Miller Employees

Question 1

Asked to all employees at Herman Miller

Answer

secretive, hard to break into

Answer

Complex problem solving questions.

Answer

Recover the buying power we have lost

Question 2

Asked to all employees at Herman Miller

Herman Miller is a very relationship based company, great work life balance.
Clique-y, hard to “break into”. Within certain teams, there is a high level of design knowledge and expertise.

Question 3

Asked to all employees at Herman Miller

This is something very important at Herman Miller that we continue to focus on. I’m not in a position to give exact facts.
Very little. White folks mostly, leaders are men. The running excuse is “that’s just West Michigan,” but it’s a poor excuse.

Question 4

Asked to all employees at Herman Miller

Question 5

Asked to all employees at Herman Miller

Question 6

Asked to the Design Department at Herman Miller

Question 7

Asked to all employees at Herman Miller

Hardly ever in my department. In fact in 20 years there has never been a promotion of anyone.

Question 8

Asked to the Design Department at Herman Miller

Question 9

Asked to all employees at Herman Miller

Question 10

Asked to all employees at Herman Miller

Very rewarding, but don't like the direction our company is headed with our CEO. She forces us to think like she does and wants us to become activist for various cases outside the scope of business.