Quad reviews

3.3

53% would recommend to a friend

(1,481 total reviews)
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J. Joel Quadracci

59% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Quad has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 1,481 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Quad employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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3.0
Nov 4, 2015

Print is dieing

Recommend
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Pros

I still have a job

Cons

Long hours (12) with no breaks. Benefit constantly being reduced. Mass firings.

2.0
Oct 30, 2015

Finishing

Recommend
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Pros

The pay is better than McDonald's. They offer a lot of great benefits. The regular workers are nice.

Cons

I think I'd rather work at McDonald's. They do not pay enough for the type of work you are doing even though they have increased their starting salary for entry level it's still not enough to put up with the job. The benefits are too expensive. When I asked what people thought of working there they just commented, "It's a job." That's how I feel too. Most workers seem dead inside. The other popular statement is, "hostile work environment." You never know what you are walking into at work. There is a high turnover and little chance for "real" advancement. You basically have to wait 10-15 years. Oh, and you get NO breaks. in an 8 hour shift you get two 5 minute breaks (if your lucky) and one 15 minute lunch break. The breaks are paid but it still sucks

3.0
Oct 16, 2015

Good People...

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Most people are great, willing to help and are friendly - you can literally reach out to anyone and they will usually do their best to help you. The history of company is extremely rich and makes people work hard. The management team is doing what they can do combat a struggling, shrinking print industry by investing in growing areas and to invest energy into new ideas.

Cons

Pay is terrible - everyone is paid terribly and no one gets raises (except executive team) Many of the long time employees don't see a way out even though they are unhappy and they drag down everyone around them. Especially those employees who like to reminisce about the "good ole days" back when Harry was around - failing to realize that if mergers and acquisitions didn't occur, that they wouldn't have a job. Period. The business is slow to adopt change and it can be frustrating for young enthusiastic employees to wait for said changes. Old employees get worried about changes even though it will make their jobs easier. Managers don't usually spend enough time with their employees and understand their career goals - I saw a lot of good talent leave because they were being passed up for positions they wanted, but managers who didn't know it or managers who refused to move people because they knew they wouldn't be able to replace them - in a selfish move. The company keeps investing money in different areas, but most of the time, has an ill conceived plan of how there will be synergy and leads to duplication of work, efforts, and loss of money. Many people work 50+ hour weeks in the office because their departments are understaffed & management expectations are unrealistic.

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