Groundworks reviews

2.8

39% would recommend to a friend

(479 total reviews)

Doug Sanders

51% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

Groundworks has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 479 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Groundworks employee rating is 23% below average for employers within the Construction, Repair & Maintenance Services industry (3.6 stars).

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479 reviews
2.0
Jan 28, 2021

Fast growing company with nepotism and bad management

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Twice a year gainshare was great. CEO is great and takes a personal interest in you. Easy to get behind his vision. Great place to work hard and get rewarded for it, if you know the right people in the company. Great company culture.

Cons

This is for corporate specifically. Management aside from CEO is mostly promoted from within, effort certainly plays its part, but brown-nosing also gets people promoted here. People get promoted to positions they are unqualified to lead or don't know how to lead, and it stays like that for months/years before anything is done. You can also have toxic/bad teammates that contribute very little but are still employed for a long time. I've also seen really hardworking employees get passed over for raises, or get fired because of bad managers. All directions point back to management. The vibe of the culture is almost cult-like. There is no open and honest communication, without repercussions. If you are reading this, ask yourself why such a big 1,500+ employee company has so few positive reviews and why of their 17 whopping reviews, at least 5 are negative.

1.0
May 10, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You get a paycheck every two weeks

Cons

The CEO is a low rent Steve Jobs. He screams and calls people names. Truly a man with daddy issues who thinks bullying people, putting out puffed up promises of "ownership" and buying "best places to work awards" is leadership. If you are one of his business partners you can act just like him and keep your job. Join this company if you like being belittled. The negative reviews are all real. It's the positive ones that are made up. You can tell. It's a house of cards that will likely impload during an economic downturn.

1.0
Feb 7, 2023

Blood Suckers

Recommend
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Business Outlook

Pros

You will learn a lot about how not to run a company.

Cons

Typical bad private equity. The corporate leadership does not care about people at all. I have never been a part of an organization that has such a problem. Never trust a company who has to run a propaganda campaign to try and make it look like their employees are happy.

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Groundworks Response
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We appreciate your time to leave an employee review. At Groundwork’s, we are very proud of our culture and our tribe members. If you would like to discuss your experience further, please reach out to us at hrteam@groundworks.com. Thank you so much.
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