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4.5

80% would recommend to a friend

(281 total reviews)
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Mike Roffler

58% approve of CEO

29% positive business outlook

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2.0
Jul 6, 2014

Nepotism = Unqualified

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Base salary and bonus opportunity are decent. Locations can be awesome depending on which office you work from. The CEO Jim Herbert is well-respected. If you're looking for a 9-5 job that won't be too challenging, this could be the place for you.

Cons

NEPOTISM: Many unqualified people here got internships, vendor contracts, even VP titles because of who they know or are related to. COMPLACENCY: Everyone around here has rose colored glasses, just assumes the best way to success is to stay exactly the same. Few people take any initiative to do new things to stir things up or take this company to the next level

1.0
Apr 16, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Kaiser health plan is cheap as dirt 3 weeks paid vacation after one year of work Discretionary bonuses approaching 6% of annual income Subsidized cafe with cheap meals

Cons

Abusive, threatening, and delusional management. HR is incapable of resolving issues. Many department heads are remnants of the small company that emerged in the 80s. Technology is far behind and bizarrely allocated. Lots of nepotism. Bureaucratic workplace. Promotions are often title based instead of income. Prepare for an annual wage increase that barely offsets inflation. Negative attitude and laziness of most employees.

3.0
Feb 16, 2014

Budget cuts and unqualified workers create uneasy work climate

Anonymous employee
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Pros

-Some great, kind, intelligent people work for this company -Located in the Financial District of SF -Medical and 401k benefits are great, but not much else is offered -The company has a decent amount of events (holiday, employee benefitting events, recognitions) -Down-to-earth, mindful of local pop-culture

Cons

-Many workers not qualified or the best available for the jobs they do and ineffective employees -Hire a lot of cheap work, many employees have terrible communication and critical thinking skills as well as poor work ethic -Budget cuts interfere with department goals while upper management continues to pressure for results -Typical Corporate America popularity contest hierarchy -Salaries are average, raises given for performance are scarce and insignificant, a lot of "title promotions" -Employee facilities are outdated, many departments are forced to pack employees into confined areas while while executive floors often remain empty for weeks during moves

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