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3.8

71% would recommend to a friend

(243 total reviews)

Phil Gallagher

82% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

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2.0
Feb 13, 2015
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Pros

Not recommended for anybody and this company will ruin your career and make your life hell. Indian management is very poor but better than other electronics marketing company

Cons

Poor Management. You cannot move to any suppliers, full of politics. They will complain for good and bad. no career progress(only some vocal offer in performance review meetings which will not happen). Not recommended and bad experience.

1.0
Dec 18, 2014

All around bad

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Pros

I can't think of any really other than a job. It is a plus if you even get an interview because they are so disorganized that you have to fight tooth and nail to get one (it took me about 6 months).

Cons

So many it is too lengthy to list. Sr. management is completely incompetent, and never listens to their employees. Ed Smith is at the helm and is basically a sales guy that talks out of his ... most of the time and likes to threaten people's job when they point out areas the company can improve (I have seen him do this on several occasions with large groups in company meetings). The Sr. leadership is 8 white guys over 50 and 1 black woman (who is completely incompetent and screws up every project they give her). Most of the middle managers are good hard working people but Directors and above are all good-old-boys. I was there 3 years and beat my goals each year - and was never given a raise because they had "raise freezes" every year (even thought one year they made over a billion in profit, and it was their best year ever). Not to mention they love to lay people off! Especially if you are over 45. I am 29 so this didn't effect me, but I know dozens of highly skilled workers that were asked to retire or "take a package" because of their age. The bottom line is this company sucks. I left on my own to go to a much better place and am happy I did. Keep looking, you will be sorry if you land here instead of somewhere that would actually value you.

1.0
Nov 21, 2014

Worst management team ever

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Pros

like a zoo watching managers fight for their empires

Cons

no respect for workers, constant lack of leadership, inability to retain and staff or VP levels, poor compensation past base salary

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