Populus Group reviews

3.7

49% would recommend to a friend

(463 total reviews)
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Bobby Herrera

74% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Populus Group has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 463 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Populus Group employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Human Resources & Staffing industry (3.8 stars).

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463 reviews
2.0
Sep 23, 2022

Office Culture

Recommend
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Business Outlook

Pros

A social group of people and the office culture reflect that of a Sales Department with chants and expected group participation in activities for embarrassment.

Cons

The office culture is an unhealthy environment for introverts or those with social anxiety. In addition, there is a high expectation of working overtime regularly to burnout.

2.0
Mar 13, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great place for folks who just graduated to learn about what ifs like to deal with conflict and how to manage it.

Cons

Low pay, Poor leadership, Poor management

2.0
Aug 20, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The people - the majority of "climbers" doing the daily grind jobs are great. Good sense of teamwork. There are a handful of managers that are exceptional.

Cons

Has to be said - check out the titles of the reviewers. Most of the positive reviews are from the contractors, not the folks PG employs to work at PG. Exceedingly poor compensation - to the point that it is freely discussed how terrible the pay is. It is one of the things PG is known for. Unrealistic workload - most workers gave their all to deliver exceptional customer service. However, the company expects you to hold the same standards while adding more and more work. Forget work/life balance. Folks work the extra hours because they care about their contractors and teammates. Leadership takes advantage of that. It is shameful. The good managers understand the struggle, the... not so great ones use these unrealistic goals and expectations to demean you. You are put under a microscope and even the slightest mis-step is called out. This company doesn't set you up for success. The training people are wonderful but they simply aren't equipped with the role specific knowledge or the resources to do an effective job. Leadership talks a lot about the culture, trust, transparency. There is a lot of talk about side hustles and idea labs to promote discussion on how to improve processes or do something a little different. I have no doubt that the CEO is genuine in his vision, but it seems that leadership is just doing the "smile and wave" bit.

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Populus Group Response
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Hi there! Thank you for taking time to leave this thoughtful feedback. Being able to trust leadership is important and it sounds like we let you down in that respect. We do read all of these reviews and take them to heart, and If there are any suggestions that you would like to give on measurement or trust please reach out to pgfeedback@populusgroup.com.
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