Cumming Group reviews

3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(269 total reviews)
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Derek Hutchison

91% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Cumming Group has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 269 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Cumming Group employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, Repair & Maintenance Services industry (3.7 stars).

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269 reviews
2.0
Dec 20, 2016

Ok, But Room for Improvement Long Term

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Overall this is a friendly and comfortable place to work. 1. Salary and bonus is good, on par if not slightly higher than other firms. 2. Benefits are above average. 3. People are great for the most part. 4. This is a company for a mid to upper level candidates.

Cons

1. Office management. Offices tend to operate individually which in theory is good but it allows bad managers to flourish as long as profits are made. West coast less so but DC and SC office have particularly high staff turnover due to bad management. 2. Structure is too layered. Too many VPs and directors with too many egos. Very top heavy. 3. Hiring structure seems to be hyper focused on "superstars" from other firms, sometimes pouching clients along the way. Some of these have poor management and poor technical skill sets. A lot of Brits are being hired to exec levels but they struggle as have no experience in the US methodologies, and it shows. 4. Resistance to change. A lot of the established executive level are very resistant to any changes, constructive criticism, feedback and suggestions for improvement. 5. Heavy focus on billable time. They push for 40 to 50+ billable hours per week so there is inevitably some fudging of time entry. Ghost billing by execs is fairly prevalent. Therefore a lot of the utilization metrics are most likely false.

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Cumming Group Response
9y
We appreciate you taking the time to go into so much depth in your experience w/ Cumming. If you'd be up for it, I'd welcome the opportunity to chat with you or set you up to speak w/ our HR group so that we can iron out a few of your suggestions above. Email anytime at sweaver@ccorpusa.com.
1.0
May 29, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Complete autonomous work style without any mentoring, management, or leadership. The company is growing (mainly because of M&A rather than actual organic growth. Don't associate with with company unless you are B-class talent.

Cons

Been with the company for 5 years and they have been slowly dismantled and gutted by their owners - a private equity firm. Be careful working for this company. I was recently laid off w/o notice or severance. They never paid out the full bonus even though they will ask you to work long work weeks. They do not pay out expense payments. Health benefits are so bad.

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Cumming Group Response
2y
Thank you for your feedback. At Cumming Group, we strive to maintain a positive and inclusive work environment for all our employees. We take every piece of feedback seriously and use it to continuously improve our workplace. The language used in your review is particularly strong, and we want to assure both current and future employees that this does not reflect the values and culture we work hard to cultivate. Our team is dedicated to fostering a supportive and respectful work environment. We regularly seek feedback from our team and implement changes to enhance our workplace.
3.0
Oct 9, 2020

Zero Diversity

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Pros

Salary is fair, surrouded by hard-working intelligent colleagues.

Cons

There is zero loyalty; which explains the eroding talent. Close to zero diversity; they hire just enough minority talent to appear progressive but practically all upper management are comprised of old white males.

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Cumming Group Response
5y
Thank you for sharing your opinion and I’m sorry to hear that you feel this way. The majority of our diversity stats out-perform industry averages. We would encourage you to reach out to Human Resources as we’d love to tell you about all of the things we’re currently doing within the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion space. We look forward to speaking with you!
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