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Q&A With Shinola Employees
Shinola employees answer questions about what life is like behind the scenes at their company, including queries about culture, leadership, professional development, and compensation.
How employees describe working at Shinola
The quality and craftsmen ship of their products.
Beautiful and durable designed watches. Detroit assembly.
I highly believe in the core values of the company
its fun usually lol lol
The combination of product quality, customer service and it's investment in Detroit
Q&A With Shinola Employees
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What part of Shinola's business is growing fastest? What part is having difficulties?
They are not really expanding currently they are shrinking because they predicted more income and didn’t receive it
What's the interview process like at Shinola?
Simple and standard
What interview questions does Shinola ask?
Top di risposta dei dipendenti
Basically do you agree to be a slave and not fight back
What are you most excited about working at Shinola?
The work experience on my resume for a new job
What benefits does Shinola provide?
Health dental and vision
How's the work life balance at Shinola?
Fine if you make your boundaries clear
How's the vacation policy at Shinola?
You can accumulate sick days. They say you can call off too but that’s risking getting fired if you are an at will employee because if they don’t like you they will use that to write you up or just straight up fire you
How much and how often do raises happen at Shinola?
Rarely. Lol, they have been doing this thing lately where people get new titles AKA more work and no raise!! They actually hold small congratulatory meeting when it’s so horrible for the person because they feel the need to live up to the new title and take on all that work but they realize after a while that they aren’t appreciative and are actually being exploited
How's the work pace at Shinola?
Either super fast or super slow
What's the best part of your job at Shinola?
Food in the kitchen
How secure do you feel at your job at Shinola?
Not at all - no job security unless you’re a salaried employee
How's the feedback proccess at Shinola?
They do I think quarterly meeting with employees to “give feedback” but usually they just fire a lot of people around these vs promotions
How do you feel about going to work at Shinola everyday?
Horrible and miserable if it wasn’t for my bills I would leave. Everyone says the same but that’s not the world or America we live in
How difficult is it to maintain a social life while in your job at Shinola?
Well they don’t tolerate anyone talking unless you are friends with them so
How challenged are you at Shinola?
Very much so. They will overload you with work and then when you ask for help will shade you in secret
What are the team outings like at Shinola?
Rare unless you are taking a personal day to go
What's one thing you wish you'd known before joining Shinola?
That corporate America isn’t for anyone
How much diversity is there among employees at Shinola?
They employ at this point probably about 1,000 people give or take company wide. At least 90% of the salaried employees are white. About 95% of the “offer letter” (no contract) employees are black.... they are an at will company..... need I say more (watch out y’all!). But I would say it’s about 50/50 though. All the people who work (on the line) on the watch - physically are black and they people with desks for the most part are white.
What's the pay like for Admin roles at Shinola?
They pay is good
What's the vibe like in the Admin dept at Shinola? How many hours are you working?
With all of their many flaws there is usually food in the kitchen so that’s cool I guess
What's the Admin team like at Shinola?
They will smile in the employees faces and laugh behind their back at their private luncheons
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Should I work at Shinola?
25% of Shinola employees would encourage their friends to become coworkers, whereas 31% are neutral and 44% would not recommend working at Shinola to their friends.
| 25% | Promoters |
|---|---|
| 31% | Passive |
| 44% | Detractors |
