Carney reviews

3.4

54% would recommend to a friend

(78 total reviews)

John Carney

66% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Carney has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 78 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Carney employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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78 reviews
1.0
Oct 29, 2013

Very Low Morale

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Old Town Alexandria is a nice area

Cons

- Disconnected upper management - Very low employee morale, they profess company values, but employees see very little in action. - Management believes Carney's work is so much better than others. It isn't. - Unstable work environment, frequent and unusual layoffs and firing. - They try to present an atmosphere of transparency, but twist facts to favor the company. For example, turnover figures. Higher than average, yet they only include voluntary resignations, etc. - The photos you see on this site are of the newest office areas,...they are selling the company. And have clearly written some of the reviews as well. - Claims to be cutting edge, but resists telecommuting. - Open positions aren't announced, people are generally appointed to new positions rather than competed internally. - Misplaced emphasis - facing sequestration, etc, rather than work smartly, the company installed iPads on all meeting rooms for reservations (which generally didn't work), Apple TVs in the conference areas (standard projection would have been fine), and gave management the newest iPads and iPhones.

1.0
Dec 11, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great location in Old Town Alexandria Nice co-workers Civic-minded Subsidized Parking Garage

Cons

Lack of "management" from supervisors In-house training from managers who need to be trained No accountability for getting work completed Budgets & timelines not adhered to Low Morale No work/life balance - expected to be in constant contact with office Lacking job aids, templates, training for position No outside training for professional advancement beside what they decide to bring in-house No performance review of management No Organization Communication or Change Management

2.0
Feb 6, 2017

ISD

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Convenient location; great people at the non-managerial/executive level. The "worker bees" work incredibly hard and long hours - very dedicated with little recognition. Some strong ISDs with limited access to graphics support. QC is a one-person army.

Cons

Terrible performance at the management and executive level; very unprofessional and passive aggressive. Tons of money is wasted on a top-heavy team with no contracts to actually manage resulting in massive lay offs at the bottom-level. Those left end up being over worked and exhausted. The President is all smokes and mirrors with minimal experience in actual contracting; he tries to pull the "military" card constantly which is insulting to a family with a strong, life-long military service background. HR is extremely unprofessional; I had no exit interview because they just don't want to hear it. In short, it's a hot a mess! And to be forewarned, they encourage existing personnel to write glowing remarks to cushion the onslaught of negative reviews.

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