A Rough Place to Work - Anonymous employee Holiday Systems Employee Review

2.0
Apr 22, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good technology and good people below the management level. I learned a lot and made some good connections during my employment there. Partially paid for lunches if you eat vegetarian from an approved list. Fairly ok insurance that wasn't expensive while I was employed there.

Cons

The connections I made were out of shared misery. Everyone who has a chance to interact with the owner/self appointed CEO knows that verbal abuse, debasement and misogyny are commonplace at HSI. I witnessed on more than one occasion the verbal destruction of my co-workers for minor incidents and I myself was on the receiving end of a tirade or two. What I heard from other co-workers when I wasn't present was even worse, stuff I can't repeat. Every day of my over three years employment was an exercise in fear when the CEO showed up at 11AM or later every day. The days when he didn't show up were pretty decent though. Other managers also lived in fear of the owner but hid it very well and everyone I spoke too hated him with every fiber of their being and were constantly on the look out for other employment. Employee turn over from the least paid to management is extremely high, higher than I have witnessed at any company I have worked for. It's hard to believe that they can still operate with all the knowledge that has left the company over the years. Half hour lunches, clocking in/out(even for salaried employees) and strict attendance policies are there to prevent employees from going to off-site interviews without having a chance to be disciplined or outright fired. There are more cons, but mostly minor compared to the ruined company culture.

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5.0
Mar 11, 2021
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Pros

The environment is healthy and comfortable. Open door policy with management is great and co workers are fun to work with. Plenty of help if needed.

Cons

No cons for the company or employees. The only cons that I see in the reviews are personal and dependent on that individual. Their comments should not reflect on the company.

1.0
May 31, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Underground parking....for management employees only. Cutting edge technology.

Cons

This is - by far - the worst company I ever worked for. I'm actually embarrassed that I was an employee there! First day on the job you are greeted with the fact that you have two 10 minute breaks, a 30 minute lunch and, regardless of level, you punch in and out for work and lunch (even if you are a Manager or Director). You are also told that it is a privilege to interact with the CEO, however you should never go into his office even if the door is open. If you are invited to meet with him, you are told to bring a pad of paper and something to write with and to remain silent until addressed. Seriously? Most CEOs are smart and extraordinarily busy individuals; however they enjoy interaction with their employees. The benefits are a joke; substandard medical benefits, a minimal number of paid Holidays (less than any other company that i've ever worked for), NO 401k, you don't get a week of paid vacation until after a year of employment, and so on. However the real downfall of this company is the culture. The CEO throws temper tantrums and directs profanity-laced tirades at employees. I've never witnessed people being publicly humiliated by the CEO on regular basis until I worked here. HSI brags about having a "no politics" culture but i found the complete opposite to be true. I would never advise my worst enemy to work at this place. It was simply awful.

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