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2.0
Jul 24, 2015

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Pros

Reed seems to value loyalty quite a bit. So much so, that every week seems to have another employee anniversary celebration. Once a year, Reed throws an employee appreciation day. Decent amount of paid holidays and at times, management will grant early leave around specific holidays like Thanksgiving and The 4th of July. However, this flex time is completely dependent upon data entry/production work with time tables. In house restaurant and some other amenities.

Cons

Welcome to corporate America 101 headquarters, where the red tape and bureaucracy runs rampant. Every project seems to involve 5 different managers for approval. Can you say too many chefs in the kitchen! It can be down right frustrating to please that many people and often feels like an impossible feat. Management seems open to employee feedback, but are slow to act, if they do at all. Everyone seems to be offended by something there. Seriously, even B101 music might lead to several HR complaints. Raises are standard around 1 - 2 % unless you work your life away and somehow manage to score a 1 on your employee review, which might get you 3 percent.

2.0
Nov 11, 2013

A warm, muddy sinkhole for those that have surrendered

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Moderate stability, decent benefits, 401k, attempts at morale boosting, free bad coffee, free tea, vending machine accessibility, smoking bus shelter, parking, personal cubicle, a paycheck, you can trade your off time with others if you feel sympathy for their lack of time, if you're production- you may use headphones at your desk.

Cons

Raises are a joke (25 cents annually is considered good for production), bonuses are low, management is by the book and is constantly breathing down your neck. If you're successful, they'll raise the production rates until unmanageable), listed as one of the best places to work out of 11 other places in the area; proud of this title (getting the picture?) favoritism is a plague, employs management from outside company, work you to death if possible on most levels, cynicism/pessimism is bread and butter. Scenarios: Supervisors do not lead by example, they often take several hours to finish conversations in front of you. If it is a bad day for them, they may yell at you for speaking at your desk in front of others. High powered, raucous laughter may ensue later in the day when they finally get to blow off some steam with their selected friends from within production (for an extended period of time). 2 hour lunches are typical of all supervisors. You get thirty minutes. Don't favor falling asleep at your desk? Don't visit the in-house cafeteria for refreshment in five minutes time. You may earn yourself a warning if your supervisor doesn't like you. Too hot? Dress code for men requires pants or capris if you're into that. Dress code for women isn't much better. AC doesn't work in most areas. If you get a written warning, you can't aspire for promotion for six months. Cafeteria food is of VERY poor quality. The staff dropped an egg on the floor and attempted to serve it to me. Other times I've found plastic wrappers cooked conveniently into my food. Three day old pizza, old lunch meat, elder salads are typical. They used to have knock off Duncan Donuts coffee, marked up in price. Don't use the creamer. Get yelled at for talking during work (for five minutes), watch and hear the executive staff clap and cheer loudly down the lengthy hallways to give away phillies tickets. Hopefully you love sports. They sure think you do. "Anonymous" employee surveys are handed out. -Everyone is overworked save for executive staff, who seem relatively at ease when you see them in the halls.-

5.0
Apr 11, 2018

Love my Job, Manager & Company

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Flexible working hours, opportunities to make up time, benefits, 401k match, PTO starts at 18 days and you can roll over your time and accrue at a higher rate the more time you are with the company, 10 paid holidays per year, employee focused events (great giveaways - computers, iPads, Surfaces etc.), hard work is rewarded (eligible for quarterly bonuses, promotions, opportunities to cross train in different departments, opportunities to transition to a part-time worker from home), on-site cafeteria, clean building.. Overall, the best place I've ever worked.

Cons

No major cons. You receive a pay increase annually, it would be great if the increases were larger, but who doesn't think that about their company?

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Thank you for taking the time to write a review- so glad to see that you are happy at Reed Tech!
3.0
Jul 4, 2017

Good place to work with some weird hang ups

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• Tons of effort put into company culture • Your opinion is often valued • You're kept in the loop with business direction • Promotes from within • Makes a considerable effort to address complaints company wide

Cons

• Wage can be a little light, bumps in pay as well. • The help you need isn't in balance with the help you receive. • Vacation time is a little light to start. • Styles of managing not only hinge upon your direct supervisor and manager but which floor you end up on. If you're placed on the 'wrong' floor, micro-managing will be an issue. Experiments with managing philosophy lead to some short changing. • Despite casual dress attire, you may not wear shorts. This becomes a problem in the summer when the AC doesn't work properly. • You get the sense that you're more or less seen as a child. At the time I worked there, use of cell phone was a huge issue. I hear presently that it is not so any longer. Talking at your desk was a punishable offense if your supervisor didn't favor you. • Favoritism

2.0
Apr 5, 2018

Corruption and Harassment

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Better than fast food. Sorta benefits. Sorta PTO (lumped with sick time and when the building closed due to inclement weather, employees were forced to work Saturday (2.5x pay) or use PTO to cover the building closure, despite company policy, in writing, is to pay employees upon closure). Start around $15/ hour for the lowest production positions.

Cons

Nepotism and unfair promotion practices, management is very cliquey. Sexual Harassment of both the quid pro quid and behavior varieties. I would suggest this place as only a temporary place of employment, and I suggest recording each and every instance of illicit behavior.

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First, thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback. Reed Tech works hard to balance the concerns and needs of all parties whenever addressing an issue. Closing a business for inclement weather is never an easy decision to make when trying to balance the needs of the employees with the needs of the business and our customers. In the end, we made the decision not to require our employees to travel in hazardous conditions. However, in order to meet our business obligations, we gave employees the choice to either work the Saturday (for 2.5x their normal pay) or use a day of PTO to cover. We felt this showed our appreciation for the employees who stepped up to work on the weekend while still respecting those with other obligations on Saturday. We take pride in our benefits package and evaluate it annually. As an employee who has been at Reed Tech more than two years, you would accrue over 7 hours of PTO a pay period which equates to over four weeks of PTO a year. PTO increases over time, so that our most tenured employees accrued more than 10 hours of PTO a pay period. Plus, employees also get 10 paid holidays annually. Our medical, dental and vision plans are very competitive overall, matched to other businesses in the tech sector and effective the first day of employment. We offer tuition reimbursement after six months, free short term and long term disability insurance, free life insurance and a 401K plan with a company match. We also offer paid days off for our employees to perform community service if they desire. This is on top of a host of other benefits offered. Finally, Reed Tech, as part of the RELX Group, is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons. We take all complaints of nepotism, harassment, and unfair treatment very seriously. HR is committed to investigating any and every action that may violate Reed Tech’s policies or the RELX Code of Conduct and Business Ethics. We encourage you to contact an HR representative or you can report your concern to the RELX Group Confidential Line, where concerns can be raised anonymously if you would prefer. We value and consider all feedback, and we continue to try and find ways to improve. Thank you again for your comment.
3.0
Jul 18, 2017

Reed tech

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Steady work, many opportunities to grow and move upwards, decent benefits, plenty of overtime

Cons

Very inflexible work schedule, hard to get any time off, constant stress to hit production numbers and accuracy

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