Fake “People First” - Secretary McKinstry Employee Review

1.0
Oct 20, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

It is a job. Some coworkers are nice.

Cons

Limited connections between the regions and corporate has limited understanding what goes on at the regions. Lower pay compared to rest of industry. Benefits are ok but are a struggle to work with. “People First” is a fake. Be prepared to work more than 50 hours a week; if you’re a female you will more than likely be treated like a secretary; Business before family. Notice that there is a high turnover.

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Cons

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Pros

Decent salary and PTO policy Onsite gym for a fair monthly price Cool rooftop golf setup Nice little taco truck nearby outside

Cons

This place has extremely poor leadership and is very toxic at every level. Prepare to be micromanaged, ignored, gaslit, and shown zero empathy for heavy workload or personal emergencies by mediocre middle managers. Principals are checked out and are too busy creating new promotions for themselves and drinking wine at the CEO’s ranch. The bonus structure and profit sharing is laughable and a complete lie from what is listed on Workday. Annual raises aren’t even competitive to inflation. The C-suite executives are only focused on blatant nepotism for their own kids and relatives. HR puts people last and only cares about the company image (typical at most companies but they don’t even try to sugarcoat it). They force people to come in (3) days a week but they don’t even have enough parking. There is a cafe that sells mediocre food with typical expensive Seattle prices. The healthcare package is complicated, expensive, and relatively unknown to all providers. As a billion dollar company, they go cheap on the company holiday party and literally just host it at the office.

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