HME reviews

Other than getting hired the pay raises are horrible, on average the annual pay increase is the following: if you do a great job you are looking at a 4-5% raise, a good job 1.5-3% raise or a promotion you get 5-7% from what I have heard and personal experience. Sure there are exceptions to these but I posted the averages for most employees I listed moving to Carlsbad as a pro, but it is also a con because a majority of their employees are located in the east county or the greater San Diego area. Before they made the announcement to move an email was sent out by the CEO saying they are committed to staying in Poway but I think they deliberately did this knowing a lot of people who are hardworking loyal employees will end up having to quit, and as a result will save them from having to pay any unemployment. Carlsbad will make most of their employees commute double I would not be surprised if they are looking to get employees who are more affluent due to Carlsbad being one of the more expensive areas in San Diego county. They say they care about their employees but based on my experiences and other reviews their actions speak louder than their words they have a bullying culture there and some of the bosses will discriminate against people with disabilities out of their control. Though they are growing my their main source of income is dealing with fast food companies, so if they do not have a plan set to make any devices like a kiosk then it will not surprise me of the company revenue will decrease due to the increase of minimum wage for fast food companies which will result in them potentially losing business since their number one seller is drive through equipment

Bullying pervades throughout HME. Fostered at the top, you will find it at every level of the company and perhaps most significantly and destructively within lower-level management. Upper-level managers are so distanced that they are either unaware or simply ignoring the problem. While the behavior takes many forms, common threads include the inflation of small mistakes into monumental errors, the manufacturing of a “history” of errors by digging up past actions that were not an issue at the time, and the misrepresentation of events to make an individual look bad. The bullying is most often carried out behind closed doors providing deniability. Most everyone knows of a victim or was victimized at one time, but HR all too often protects the bully and retaliation is common. I was fortunate to leave on my own terms, but many are not. There are good people at HME and Clear-Com (HME’s daughter company that shares the Poway offices and some resources), even a few good managers, and I hope for their sake the culture improves. I cannot, however, recommend working at HME or Clear-Com. The hours and pay may be decent, but the negative environment quickly erodes the advantages. It is best to look elsewhere.