Great Employees... Poorly Managed Company - Outside Sales Representative Kaman Employee Review

2.0
Feb 15, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Well established company Great people retained through acquisition Strong vendor relationships

Cons

Complete lack of trust. As a commission salesperson you need to KNOW you're employer will pay you since it is retroactive. Kaman would pull out every single stop to make sure to screw you. Also if you're just coming on you can bet your commission plan will change every year for the worse. If you make "too much" money (probably >$100k) they will pull some levers to push you back in line. Management is completely inept. They don't hear the employees below them nor do they want to. Benefits suck-- for several years I went on the private market and paid less for more coverage. Maybe this is what they always wanted... I started with 10 days per year of PTO and ended with 10 days after several years. Worst in the industry.

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5.0
Jul 9, 2024
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Pros

Benefits are great and the environment is stress free

Cons

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3.0
Dec 14, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Genuinely strives to be a better company than it was before with the new ownership

Cons

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