Black Box reviews

2.9

37% would recommend to a friend

(675 total reviews)
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Sanjeev Verma

40% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

Black Box has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 675 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Black Box employee rating is 25% below average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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675 reviews
1.0
Mar 24, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Not even one single pro

Cons

Dreadfully low salary, no raises, got one $80.00 (yes $80) bonus in almost 6 yrs. Every new CEO introduces a new performance review to pretend to offer raises. Somehow they always fall through and raises are never given. In fact, they changed all job titles to prevent paying employees the industry average for all positions. Received one $0.50 raise in almost 6 years there. Mgmt. is bullies and micromanages and HR looks the other way. Once reported an incident with a manager to HR and the HR rep said verbatim "I know him, he would never do that," so i never reported another thing. Mgmt doesn't value team member contributions. Worked for a supervisor that was blatantly sexist, consistently spoke down to his employees, and even referred to his team members as "slaves picking cotton," when describing how they were lazy and didn't work during the day, so that they could take advantage of overtime. His behavior was so brash that I developed severe and nearly debilitating anxiety, at which point I quit. To thank me for nearly 6yrs of service, I was told that I should have, while dealing with severe anxiety, figured out who I could report it to, since I no longer felt comfortable speaking with HR. I was chastised for not digging deeper to figure out who I could go to above HR. I was actually even asked why I didn't report to HR that I felt uncomfortable talking to HR!!!!! Disgusting. Turnover is EXCEPTIONALLY high as a result of poor management. Morale is ridiculously low. I would give 0 stars if I could

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Black Box Response
6y
Thank you for providing a review of Black Box. I apologize that you had such a negative experience with us; that is certainly not the type of environment we aspire to provide for our team members. As the Chief Human Resources Officer, I take these claims to heart. If you are open to sharing specifics with me directly, you can message me directly at svp@blackboxdotcom. Thank you again for your feedback.
5.0
Mar 23, 2020

Great Company

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Working with amazing people! Work-life balance and always changing.

Cons

A large amount of change made it difficult.

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Black Box Response
6y
Thank you for providing a review of Black Box. Our team members do make the difference and we are very proud of the work they do around the world. We did endure some tumultuous times before our acquisition by AGC but now things are steadied with a very positive strategy and energy to move forward. We will continue to rely on our talented teams to accelerate our customers’ businesses and sincerely appreciate your feedback. Best of luck to you!
1.0
Mar 17, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

coworkers are really nice people

Cons

Bad culture corp. and Direct team bad

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Black Box Response
6y
Thanks for your review of Black Box and for your years of service to our company. We do have amazing team members doing amazing work for our customers. Since our acquisition a little over a year ago, we have rolled out our mission, vision, values and cultural pillars and we are committed to making sure that we live by those in every decision made by our team members. A company's culture takes time to become a part of daily life, but I'm pleased with the progress we have made to date. I do sincerely appreciate your feedback and wish you the best of luck in your career!
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