ChannelNet reviews

2.2

29% would recommend to a friend

(10 total reviews)

Paula George Tompkins

27% approve of CEO

28% positive business outlook

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1.0
Mar 8, 2019

Survivor

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

If you get ”in” with the upper management, that will be beneficial to you. The CEO is in town every few weeks. If it were more than that, the entire company would fold. It’s really entertaining to observe the CFO do his “bed checks” and take himself seriously. Excluding most of upper management, the people who work there are great. It’s a small family (trying to survive a doomed company)

Cons

I have worked here for years. I can PROMISE that any review on here with a high rating is forged. I know this because I’ve seen fake reviews written to offset the companies poor rating. The CEO, Paula Tompkins will berate you in the most aggressive and embarrassing way you will ever be treated. Her belligerent disrespect for employees AND clients is really something you have to see to believe. Many clients have been lost solely because they cannot stand her. The CFO (Mama’s Boy), Eric Petersen has nothing to do and it shows. He uses 30% of his day going up and down the halls conducting “bed checks” to ensure everyone is in their seat. God forbid you are in a meeting or the bathroom. He will report directly to Paula or your direct manager with his “findings”. I refer to him as “Mama’s Boy” because when Paula is in town, he likes to do ANYTHING he can to please her. Especially when it involves yelling at people for no reason. When she is gone he feels he runs the place. He is the most power hungry loser you’ll ever work for. Those who currently work here are probably laughing their socks off with the accuracy of this post. I promise I am not doing this to bash the company for no reason. These are the facts and they are not pretty. If you are smart, you will deeply consider what I and others have said.

1.0
Jul 12, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Rarely had to work late.

Cons

Everything else. The CEO is toxic to her employees. She talks down to them, calls them names, and expects the world in return. There's a reason why ChannelNet doesn't have an HR department - if they did, they'd have a lawsuit on their hands. She asks very personal questions, like your political views, and makes you feel uncomfortable. As far as the work went, I had a few things useful for my resume, but it was not worth almost 2 years of my time and career experience. I didn't have a mentor, I didn't feel challenged or supported, and there is absolutely no culture. They don't invest in or value their employees, and fail to show any appreciation. I also never had a review or a raise. I bent over backwards for them and was constantly nit-picked for minuscule things. I was also treated poorly when I ultimately resigned. My boss never even said goodbye to me. Please, do not subject yourself to this sort of negativity.

4.0
Dec 4, 2017

Work hard or hardly work

Recommend
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Pros

Relaxed environment(most of the time) with a solid group of people, lots of bright and friendly minds and very easy to build great work relationships. Most of the higher ups are great, easy to talk to, and very helpful. If you put in the effort required, there are great opportunities for growing valuable skills and there is never a lack of work to be done. Taking part in the development and creation of brand new solutions is challenging and rewarding. Opportunities to work on many different projects and work on different skill sets is very useful. Sometimes there is quick turn-around which may eventually lead to promotions or other opportunities for improvement. Overall the company has a great culture and takes time to celebrates birthdays, anniversaries, and even holiday parties in a fun way. Many employees have been here for 5-10 years.

Cons

Small company, so sometimes things can get disorganized and fall out of place. But at the end of the day, the hardworking teams pull through which is what is important. Most harsh deadlines and scrambles are caused by impromptu changes or requests once a project has been mostly completed. There is definite room for improvement on some procedures and sometimes it can feel like working for a smaller startup even though the company has been around for decades. I believe the highest of management has a lot of say and control over individual departments which can get a bit messy and frustrating. Some employees definitely take advantage of the relaxed environment. This can be frustrating for other employees who then have to pick up their slack. The workload is not distributed evenly due to this, although this is not necessarily a bad thing and can be beneficial for the proactive hard workers. Room for growth seems minimal for most unless you are proactive and work as hard as possible and/or unexpected opportunities arise.

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