M.C. Dean, Inc. reviews

The benefits are terrible and very expensive. Bill Dean is extremely unpredictable and its best to stay out of his way. Even if you do your job correctly you're liable to be screamed at in front of an audience. He has no respect for his employees and that philosophy can be seen in the upper Executive management as well. There is a great deal of micromanagement going on as well as uncertainty. There have been many, on-going reductions in force. If you are a senior level employee you are at a great deal of risk because they would prefer to keep on cheaper, less knowledgeable staff in order to keep the budget down. The philosophy in my department was to hire fresh college graduates and train them but they continued to push out the senior members of the team and are left with a staff that is under experienced and over worked. The management of some departments can be found undermining and gossiping about the staff they don't get along with and if you're "out" you're likely to be forced out completely with little explanation and faulty reasoning. If you have any value for your experience or work product this isn't the place for you because no one will see your value. If you are interested in professional growth you should look elsewhere because you will not find that here with the inexperienced staff and lack of motivation to mentor.

- No job security. You never know when a wave of layoffs (and there have been many over the years) will hit, or when entire departments will be eliminated. For example, the entire Recruiting, Organizational Development, and Education departments were all eliminated in a single afternoon without notice! That sort of sudden, unexpected change can be extremely disconcerting. What kind of company -- no matter how small -- doesn't have a Recruiting department?? - Fear mongering and intimidation seems to be the preferred method of managing employees. - Don't bother trying to volunteer even the gentlest helpful suggestions on how to make things move more efficiently or smoothly because such suggestions are not appreciated by those trying to build their own departmental empires. You will only be publicly insulted in front of your entire department and everyone who happens to be seated nearby. - Management is not open to new ideas UNLESS they come from third-party consultants that the Finance department brings in. These ideas usually result in sweeping layoffs, which further deteriorate morale. - Don't expect sizable (or any) raises unless you are about to leave and management decides they want to try to keep you by giving you more money. - No career development. You'll be working in the same position you were hired for for years without promotion. BUT you will be doing more work as your skills progress -- but neither your title nor salary will reflect that. - Employees aren't aware of how much they are appreciated until they announce their departures. - Despite the massive layoffs during the past few years, there are a few USELESS employees who inexplicably have job security either because they are related to someone important at the company or are so inexpensive they are worth keeping just so management can treat them like dogs.