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Five-Star AudioVisual

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Five-Star AudioVisual reviews

3.2

57% would recommend to a friend

(90 total reviews)

Robert Tippin

56% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Five-Star AudioVisual has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 90 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Five-Star AudioVisual employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Arts, Entertainment & Recreation industry (3.9 stars).

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90 reviews
1.0
Dec 4, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great fellow [non management] employees.

Cons

Under-trained, over-worked, and constantly being thrown under the bus by supervisors. Owner and upper management had no problem seeking out any flaw in performance and reprimanding employees in front of clients. Once you are on salary they continuously heap more responsibility on you, even if it is out of your purview, then blame you when you are behind schedule. MANY employees have been hired because they drink at the same bar as the owner, IRREGARDLESS OF ANY AUDIO/VISUAL EXPERIENCE, then put in charge of employees that have much more knowledge and experience. Earned vacation hours are approved only with a pound of guilt, as if they are doing you a favor and you are taking advantage of them. No bonuses nor raises for years, yet the owner had no problem arriving at work with his new car[s] to show them off. I honestly do not remember anyone enjoying their time here.

5.0
Aug 9, 2018

Overall a great place to work

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I recently started at Five-Star and I am so glad I made the switch from my previous employment. This is a great company with managers who really care about their employee's futures.

Cons

haven't found any cons yet

4.0
Jul 12, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-There are a lot of properties to work at, especially in the Southern California area -Moving up in the company is easy if you put in the work and show potential -Excellent communication between other properties when it comes to sharing labor and equipment -Good benefits

Cons

-Corporate makes changes on a whim with little forewarning, leaving you in a scramble to meet their deadlines -Pay for new technicians is good, but should be better -The gears can move a bit slow at times but generally things get done time -Upper corporate management seems out of touch with the work we do. Very few of them seem to have any AV or production experience -Corporate tends to be hesitant when it comes to keeping equipment up-to-date. Money seems to be more important than quality equipment at times

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