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Work, at its best, is the wonder of what human beings can make possible. At Steelcase, we help people do their best work by creating places that work better. For over a century, we have designed, manufactured and partnered with the world’s leading organizations to create an expansive range of furnishings and solutions for all the places where work happens — including learning, health and working from home. We are driven to deeply understand the changing realities of work that our customers face. Through human-centered research and critical design-thinking, we uncover insights that lead us to innovation and breakthrough design. Our solutions come to life through talented design professionals and our Steelcase dealer community, who provide local expertise and tailored experiences with the global power of Steelcase. And because we recognize that we must do our best work for the places we all share, we stand together for people and the planet — using our business as a force for good. read more
EMPLOYEE
PARTICIPANTS
233
TOTAL
RATINGS
1988

Steelcase Company Culture

Steelcase Culture

This score is derived from employee ratings & reviews
Choice Employer
A+
4.6/5

Top Rated Culture Dimensions

Steelcase CEO

Top 5%Top 5% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
Sara Armbruster Steelcase's CEO
Sara Armbruster
81 /100

Diversity at Steelcase

Top 10%Top 10% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
A

Diverse employees at Steelcase have rated Team, Retention, and Meetings as the highest categories they have scored

Women at Steelcase

Top 5%Top 5% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
A+

Women at Steelcase have rated Meetings, Team, and Executive Team as the highest categories they have scored

Steelcase eNPS

Net Promoter Score tracks your employees' overall score to this question: "On a scale from 0-10, how likely are you to recommend working at your company to a friend?"
Top 5%Top 5% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably

Recommend to a Friend?

46

Steelcase employees are 46% more likely to recommend Steelcase as a great place to work

64%Promoters
18%Passives
18%Detractors

Working at Steelcase

Working at Steelcase is rated highly by 233 employees, across various culture dimensions. Steelcase employees are most satisfied about CEO Rating, Manager, and Perks And Benefits categories, putting Steelcase’s culture in the Top 5% compared to similar sized companies on Comparably and in the Top 20% compared to other companies in Grand Rapids, MI. See below in detail how working at Steelcase was rated by employees.

Overall Company Culture at Steelcase

A+

Overall Company Culture at Steelcase is rated A+

Last updated months ago

Top
5%

Steelcase ranks in the Top 5% of other companies on Comparably with 10,000+ Employees for Overall Company Culture Score

Overall Company Culture Score by Department

This graph details how each department scores their Overall Company Culture

Results from 233 Employees

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Sales
89
Sales89
Engineering
79
Engineering79
Operations
75
Operations75

Steelcase Employee Reviews

Out of 159 Steelcase employee reviews, 93% were positive. The remaining 7% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping Steelcase improve their work culture.

93%
7%
Positive Reviews93%
Constructive Feedback7%

Positive Reviews From Steelcase Employees

  • What did you like most about the interview process?
    It's kind of long but what I see it's because they're following legal rules, local labor law and so on so forth. Multiple of Interviewee in different phase, there's a test as well. It's kind of fair and natural for a bigger organization like Steelcase.
  • What makes you most happy at work?
    The best is when you love what you're doing. My deadline is myself, no micromanagement. Happy to work with people that easy to communicate.
  • What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?
    Human centric Organization, the best! There's no hierarchy, there's an equality. I love Steelcase.

Constructive Feedback From Steelcase Employees

  • Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?
    The company's just not fair to older employees. They get these new employees and want to play on their phone all day that does absolutely nothing.
  • What does the leadership team need to get better at?
    STOP discriminating against people with disabilities
  • What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better?
    More empathy and act with actual respect the boundaries of a position and as a person.

Steelcase Company Information

Steelcase Company Overview

Work, at its best, is the wonder of what human beings can make possible. At Steelcase, we help people do their best work by creating places that work better. For over a century, we have designed, manufactured and partnered with the world’s leading organizations to create an expansive range of furnishings and solutions for all the places where work happens — including learning, health and working from home. We are driven to deeply understand the changing realities of work that our customers face. Through human-centered research and critical design-thinking, we uncover insights that lead us to innovation and breakthrough design. Our solutions come to life through talented design professionals and our Steelcase dealer community, who provide local expertise and tailored experiences with the global power of Steelcase. And because we recognize that we must do our best work for the places we all share, we stand together for people and the planet — using our business as a force for good.

Steelcase was founded in 1912 and its current CEO is Sara Armbruster. Since its inception 114 years ago, Steelcase has grown to 11700 employees.

Steelcase Mission, Vision & Values

Steelcase Mission Statement

PEOPLE ARE AT THE CENTER OF EVERYTHING WE DO. As a globally diverse community, we take a holistic approach to employee wellbeing to ensure everyone feels valued and supported. WE BELIEVE WORK SHOULD HAVE MEANING. We believe in the dignity of work and that meaningful work brings a deeper sense of fulfillment and purpose to our lives. WE BELIEVE BUSINESS IS A FORCE FOR GOOD. Our work matters. We take pride in knowing that when we come together, we make a positive lasting impact in our communities and around the world.

Steelcase Vision Statement

At Steelcase, we believe together we’ll help build a healthy planet, healthy people and a healthy culture. You can be proud to work for a company committed to protecting and preserving the planet, advancing the wellbeing and equality of all people and running our business with integrity. We don’t just help people work better, we help the world be better.

Steelcase Values

  • Act with Integrity
  • Tell the Truth
  • Keep Commitments
  • Treat people with dignity + respect
  • Promote positive relationships
  • Protect the environment
  • Excel
Headquarter901 44th Street SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49508
United States of America
Websitewww.steelcase.com
Founding Date1912
Tel8887833522
Company StatusPublic
StockSCS
Jobswww.steelcase.com/discover/steelcase/careers/
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Steelcase Competitors

Steelcase competitors include Haworth, Knoll, and Herman Miller. Steelcase ranks 1st in Overall Culture Score on Comparably vs its competitors. See below how Steelcase compares to its competitors with CEO Rankings, Product & Services, NPS, Pricing, Customer Services, Overall Culture Score, eNPS, Gender and Diversity Scores.

  1. #1
    Steelcase's Logo
    Steelcase
    4.6/5
  2. #2
    Haworth's Logo
    Haworth
    3.6/5
  3. #3
    Knoll's Logo
    Knoll
    2.6/5
  4. #4
    Herman Miller's Logo
    Herman Miller
    2.3/5
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Steelcase Employees

Steelcase has 11700 employees. 233 employees at Steelcase have reviewed Steelcase across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was months ago.

Overall, the 233 Steelcase employees give their leadership a grade of A, or Top 10% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.

Employees at Steelcase are pleased with their total compensation at Steelcase, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.

Overall, employees at Steelcase are extremely happy with their team. 233 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers an A+. The majority believe the meetings at Steelcase are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.

The majority of employees at Steelcase believe the environment at Steelcase is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at Steelcase is comfortably fast. About 70% of the employees at Steelcase work 8 hours or less, while 1% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.

Overall, the employees at Steelcase are happy, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

A Day in the Life
A Day in the Life
Steelcase employees generally work 8.6 hrs a day
Work Hours
A Day in the Life
Employees at Steelcase report the work pace is comfortably fast
Work Pace
A Day in the Life
92% of Steelcase employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
Coworkers
A Day in the Life
Steelcase employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Once a month
Feedback
A Day in the Life
87% of Steelcase employees call their work environment positive
Environment

Joining Steelcase - Employee Onboarding

The prevailing opinion from Comparably users in Grand Rapids, MI about their company is that it was somewhat prepared on their first day. Grand Rapids, MI employees concluded that their overall onboarding experience was positive. 63% said their direct manager was helpful with their acclimation during the first 90 days. First impressions are important, and how prepared a company is on your first day leaves a lasting impression.

Steelcase KPIs and OKRs

Employees’ understanding of Steelcase's KPIs and OKRs is essential for its success. Out of 5 Steelcase employees who’ve answered, “Are your company’s goals clear and are you invested in them?” 4 have said yes.

AnswerPercent
Yes80%
No20%
Are your company's goals clear, and are you invested in them?
AnswerPercent
Yes0%
No100%
Are the KPIs/OKRs for your department clear?

Steelcase CEO & Leadership

Steelcase CEO - Sara Armbruster

Sara Armbruster Steelcase's CEO
81 /100

Steelcase’s CEO Sara Armbruster started in this role in 2021. Sara’s approval rate is in the Top 5% of all CEOs of similar-sized companies on Comparably, and in the Top 5% compared to the CEOs of all other companies in Grand Rapids, MI. Steelcase’s CEO is highly regarded especially by Female employees, employees with Over 10 Years experience, and employees with 1 to 3 Years experience. However, employees with 6 to 10 Years experience, employees in the Engineering department, and African American/Black employees have a less favorable view of the CEO and believe there is room for improvement. Compared to Steelcase’s competitors, Sara Armbruster ranks right above Haworth CEO Franco Bianchi. Under Armbruster’s leadership, Steelcase employee respondents are most happy about their Manager and the company’s Perks And Benefits. Professional Development and Office Culture are two areas, according to respondents, where Steelcase could stand to see real improvement.

Steelcase Leadership

The Steelcase Executive Team is rated an “A” and led by CEO Sara Armbruster, Vice President of Strategy, Research & New Business Innovation Sara Armbruster, and Chief Administrative Officer, Senior VP, General Counsel & Secretary Lizbeth O'Shaughnessy

  • Sara Armbruster  CEO / President

    Sara Armbruster CEO / President

    Sara Armbruster is the President and CEO of Steelcase Inc., the company trusted by organizations around the world to... read more

  • Sara Armbruster Vice President of Strategy, Research & New Business Innovation

    Ms. Sara E. Armbruster has been a Vice President of Strategy, Research & New Business Innovation at Steelcase Inc.,... read more

  • Lizbeth O'Shaughnessy Chief Administrative Officer, Senior VP, General Counsel & Secretary

    Ms. Lizbeth S. O'Shaughnessy has been the Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel of Steelcase Inc. since June... read more

  • Robert G. Krestakos Vice President of Global Operations

    Mr. Robert G. Krestakos, also known as Bob, has been Vice President of Global Operations at Steelcase Inc., since... read more

  • Connie Kadrovach Duckworth Independent Director

    Ms. Connie Kadrovach Duckworth is a Founder and serves as the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and... read more

  • David C. Sylvester CFO & Senior VP

    Mr. David C. Sylvester, also known as Dave, has been the Chief Financial Officer of Steelcase Inc., since April 2011 and... read more

  • Julie Ridenour President of Steelcase Foundation

    Ms. Julie Ridenour serves as President of Steelcase Foundation at Steelcase Inc. Ms. Ridenour served as President of... read more

  • Terrence J. Lenhardt Chief Information Officer and Vice President

    Mr. Terrence J. Lenhardt, also known as Terry, has been Chief Information Officer and Vice President of Steelcase Inc.,... read more

  • Guillaume M. Alvarez Senior Vice President of EMEA

    Mr. Guillaume M. Alvarez has been Senior Vice President for EMEA at Steelcase Inc since March 2014.

Steelcase Salaries

How much does Steelcase pay?

How much do people at Steelcase get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at Steelcase is $130,717, or $62 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $133,797, or $64 per hour.

At Steelcase, the highest paid job is a Director of Sales at $235,100 annually and the lowest is a CS Rep at $45,897 annually. Average Steelcase salaries by department include: Engineering at $147,062, Finance at $89,921, Design at $124,015, and Sales at $157,251. Half of Steelcase salaries are above $133,797.

104 employees at Steelcase rank their Compensation in the Top 10% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 316 ratings) while 101 employees at Steelcase rank their Perks And Benefits in the Top 5% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 104 ratings).

Salaries contributed from Steelcase employees include job titles like Developer and Product Manager. Comparably data has a total of 2 salary records from Steelcase employees.

Last updated months ago.

1st Percentile
$75k
$75k1st Percentile
17th Percentile
$102k
$102k17th Percentile
33rd Percentile
$133k
$133k33rd Percentile
50th Percentile
$187k
$187k50th Percentile
67th Percentile
$235k
$235k67th Percentile
83rd Percentile
$276k
$276k83rd Percentile
100th Percentile
$293k
$293k100th Percentile
$130,717*
Average Compensation
$133,797*
Median Compensation

* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.

Steelcase Salaries by City

Steelcase Salaries by Department

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Diversity & Inclusion at Steelcase

Diverse employees at Steelcase score the company 79/100 across various culture categories, placing Steelcase in the Top 10% of companies on Comparably with 10,000+ Employees for Comparably's diversity score. The Diversity score provides insights into how diverse employees feel and rate their work experience at Steelcase across various culture dimensions.

Ranked Culture the Highest

Women 83/100
Department - Operations
Men 88/100
Department - Sales
Diverse Employees N/A/100

Ranked Culture the Lowest

Women N/A/100
Men 79/100
Department - Engineering
Diverse Employees N/A/100

Steelcase Perks & Benefits

Health & Wellness

  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Health Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Gym Membership / Reimbursement

Paid Time Off

  • PTO / Vacation Policy
  • Paid Holidays
  • Maternity / Paternity Leave

Financial Benefits

  • 401K / Retirement Plan
  • Performance Bonus
  • Tuition Reimbursement

Office Perks

  • Company Social Outings
  • Legal Assistance
  • Unique Office Space

Steelcase PTO

Steelcase's PTO and Vacation policy typically gives 15-20 days off a year. Steelcase's benefits and PTO Package averages to represent a $1000 -$1500 cash value per month.

AnswerPercent
Flex Time100%
Vacation Policy0%
Office Meals0%
401k Contribution0%
Childcare0%
Other than healthcare, which of the following benefits is most important to you?
AnswerPercent
Yes0%
No0%
Does your boss expect you to work when you're on vacation?
AnswerPercent
$2500+/mo0%
$1500 - $2500/mo0%
$1000 -$1500/mo67%
$500 -$1000/mo0%
Less than $500/mo33%
What do you estimate the cash value of your benefits to be? Healthcare, PTO, etc?

Steelcase Careers

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H1B Visa

In 2019, Steelcase applied for 10 H1B visas. Of the work permits applied for, 90% were approved.

Work Permit Application Outcome

Steelcase has a total of 11700 employees

10
Total Applied
  • 90% Granted (9 out of 10)
  • 0% Denied ( out of 10)
  • 0% Withdrawn Application was withdrawn by the employer before approval/rejection ( out of 10)
  • 10% Certified-Withdrawn Application was approved but later withdrawn by employer (1 out of 10)

This data was calculated using publicly sourced data from OFLC Performance Data

Let Steelcase Know You Want To Work There

Overview of Candidates Interested in Steelcase on Comparably

Candidates By Department

All Industries
69%
Engineering
13%
Business Development
6%
Design
6%
Finance
6%

Candidates By Location

Grand Rapids
19%
Lansing
13%
Detroit
6%
Atlanta
6%
Portage
6%
Other
50%

Frequently Asked Questions regarding Steelcase

What is Steelcase address?

Steelcase location is at 901 44th Street SE

Who is the CEO of Steelcase?

Steelcase CEO is Sara Armbruster, their score by employees is 81

What is Steelcase eNPS?

The eNPS for Steelcase is 46

What is Steelcase revenue?

Steelcase revenue is $3B

What is the salary for Operations Manager in Steelcase?

Operations Manager average salary in the US is 119k

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