Nepotism, Over-Worked, Unfair Treatment - Anonymous employee Cortland Employee Review

1.0
Apr 12, 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

There are absolutely no pros to this job.

Cons

-Upper management only favors individuals who don't speak up about things that could help the company move forward. This industry is growing at a high rate... listen to the individuals who actually perform their fullest ability. -You are encouraged to "speak-up" when things aren't going right, but that just makes you a target for upper management to get rid of you. -They DO NOT like people who are smarter than them. As soon as you show that your intelligence level is way beyond the job, out you go! -They demand an extreme amount of work from you and only point out your mistakes, never seek to speak about how wonderful you are actually doing. -NO WORK/LIFE BALANCE AT ALL. I AM SERIOUS. IF YOU HAVE A FAMILY DO NOT WORK HERE. -The right hand does not talk to the left hand. Construction will do what they want, and management in house has no idea of anything until the day of. -If for any reason whatsoever (not even work related) that someone above you does not like you, they WILL pick you apart and quite literally force you out. They will find a way to make you feel like absolute crap. I have never worked with a company like this before in my life. Trust me when I say that you are better off working at literally ANY other place. -They have way too many people working in random useless departments. If a program of theirs isn't working right, you submit a "help desk ticket" and it just gets pawned off to the next person over and over again.

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Cortland Response
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Hello, there. We wish that your time with us had lived up to your expectations. Since you took the time to outline your pain points, we’d like to take the opportunity to respond. You’re right that our industry is growing rapidly. To stay at the top of our game, we encourage our associates to speak up about ideas they have or opportunities for improvement that they see – not to make them a target, but to ensure that we’re making the right moves at every level of our organization. It’s also true that we do ask our associates to be high performing to keep Cortland ahead of the pack, and we make sure to temper our work with opportunities for fun or time off as associates need. We may work hard, but we also play hard. We encourage you to reach out to Talent Resources at talentresources@cortland.com to share your thoughts so we can better understand any steps we may need to take. We also wish you the best of luck with your future endeavors. – Megan Jackson-Cheatham, Senior Manager of Talent Engagement and Inclusion

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