Great company to work for! - Anonymous employee ARI Employee Review

4.0
Oct 4, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

I feel that this company really does try it's best to make employees happy. I have only worked for a few companies, but ARI has made more changes to improve employee benefits than all those other companies put together. ARI does take the feedback they received from Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work for Survey and tries to make a positive difference, year over year! We have PTO time, which is 15 days for new employees (can be used for vacation or sick time). Starting in 2019, all employees will also have their birthday off as well. We also receive an annual profit sharing bonus (based on goals) , which could be up to 17 days pay. We have summer hours from June to August, as we work an hour extra Monday to Thursday, so we take a half day Friday or come in late on Monday.

Cons

Currently our 401K match is only 3%. I would like to see this percentage increase because I feel that saving for retirement should be a high priority for everyone, the individual and the company. We have some departments that have low employee turnover and some have high turnover. Perhaps if we had a better retirement match, we might retain more employees in those departments that have a high turnover rate.

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1.0
Aug 3, 2018
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Pros

The headquarters for ARI are in a very nice building. There is a great on-site bistro, and I have great co-workers.

Cons

Sadly, I have seen the salaries of some of the senior managers and if you saw them you would be as sick as I am. The difference between what they pay themselves and what the rest of us get paid is unconscionable. The pay for average employees is way below what we see on job ads and the cost of benefits is very high. The owners and senior managers are lining their pockets on the backs of their workers. Nepotism is rampant. Relatives of owners and senior managers get preferential treatment and an easy route to promotions, stepping on deserving people on their way up. You need to constantly watch your back. Fingers point at you for every mistake to avoid pointing a finger at someone who is "connected". Managers are steeped in hubris and need a lesson in humility. I've known Bob White for a long time and I can say from first-hand experience that he is not the brightest person I have known. How he got to be in charge is a mystery. You have to explain things to him over and over for him to fully understand. The HR department is not professional and doesn't help. If you want to be recognized for your accomplishments without having to compete with unqualified insiders, then stay out of this company.

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