Cowan Systems reviews

3.0

41% would recommend to a friend

(286 total reviews)

Joe Cowan

49% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

Cowan Systems has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 286 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Cowan Systems employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Transportation & Logistics industry (3.5 stars).

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286 reviews
1.0
Nov 23, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Decent base salary. The office is clean. Several shops and restaurants nearby. They buy you lunch once a year.

Cons

My commission structure changed regularly and often mid month. I left after the last change out nearly $3500 in "stolen" pay. New hires are promised 6 weeks of training, but begin making 80-100 cold calls per day after 1 week. 85% of the office revenue is earned by 2 large customers, meaning a few people make decent money, the rest work long hours and make minimal commissions. Also, the operations team is built to service these 2 customers leaving no help to maintain or grow your business. Turnover is near 70% with 15 employees either quitting or being fired in the past 4 months. The entire office is monitored by a mounted camera and watched regularly by management in Baltimore, MD. You get criticized for using your 30 minute lunch break or leaving your desk. The brokerage structure is years behind its competition, offering no support covering loads, developing sales skills, service offerings and name recognition. Don't board a sinking ship because of empty promises.

2.0
Nov 23, 2013

unfair hectic long days

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

money, benefits, friendly employees, good computer system and location

Cons

they don't listen to reason its there way or no way and you only get one chance and they wont put enough people on to cover the work load they jump to conclusions and don't respect the answers of the person they ask it of

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