RAM Mounts reviews

3.1

51% would recommend to a friend

(12 total reviews)

Jeff Carnevali

66% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

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5.0
May 9, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

I loved my job at RAM Mounts. I worked on the marketing team as a graphic designer for three years, and during my tenure, I was fortunate enough to work with a group of really great people. Everyone on the marketing team embraced their role and worked passionately at their jobs. Great morale. The marketing team would often go to lunch together (10 people or so). As part of the marketing team, I felt like I was making an impact on the company, daily. With record profits year over year, I couldn't help but feel pride in my work. Feedback was given often from my superiors. In my role, I was able to move up to a leadership position. I was able to train, mentor, and develop a team of designers, which was extremely rewarding. Workplace & Culture The Director of Marketing has worked closely with the CFO and CEO to make RAM more of a modern workplace. Employees are allowed to work from home a few days per week. There is a Starbucks barista machine in the kitchen (it's a machine where you program in your drink, and it'll make it for you...this is NOT a Keurig), along with free healthy snacks and cold beverages (la Croix, soda) in the fridge. The benefits package was very generous. Great strides have been made in regards to women being able to take paid time off for maternity leave. Dress code is Seattle business casual. On the design team, we were allowed to wear nice jeans and a t-shirt and nice shoes. As long as you don't show up looking like a slob you're good to go. I felt respected at RAM. The CEO and CFO have offices right next to the rest of the marketing team, so we were able to interact with them daily. Jeff Carnivali, the CEO, is a very driven person. You can tell he has great pride in his company. This passion comes through daily in his interactions with the team. The sales & customer service team are excellent. When I first started at the company, sales & marketing felt like two different companies because we would barely interact. Now though, we continually work together to achieve goals, and it feels much more synergetic (word?). To sum up, RAM Mounts is a great place to work. I'm very grateful to RAM Mounts for employing me for three years and all the opportunities my time there has given me. Great computer equipment. Comfortable chairs & standing desks Wonderful office Small company feel True pride in work Make an impact daily Ability to grow in role (upward mobility) Job is challenging at times so you have the opportunity to grow great people modern workplace

Cons

Can't compete with salaries of agencies or larger companies located in downtown Seattle. There isn't a break room/lunch room to take a genuine break from one's workspace. While there are plenty of restaurants around, sometimes one needs to unplug in peace. People achieve this by spending their lunch in their car.

1.0
Jan 26, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

*They manufacture some cool and awesome products that are pretty much indestructible! *Getting to work directly with business partners at some big name companies and building up high level contacts within your network. *Working alongside some really great hard working Account Managers (mixed in with a couple bad apples). *That's kind of where it ends!

Cons

*"Butts in seats" as somebody else said on here. You're expected to be at your desk at 7:30am every day, sharp. Coffee or tea already in hand and any chit-chatting with co-workers ceased. Periodic e-mails will be sent out reminding you almost military style like. *Creating detailed logs and notes in sales force is how they determine if a person is working or not. Be ready to make XXX number of calls, "meetings" and e-mails sent daily/weekly/monthly. *Be ready for uncomfortable e-mails from mid-management (sent out company-wide) calling out somebody who may have left a mess in the bathroom with "Bathroom etiquette" instructions or.....check this out....instructions on how to use push pins, yes, push pins: "Try and not re-pin something in the same spot repeatedly as this will cause an abundance of wear for that area" - for reals, this is quoted. *No set meal allowances on travel and any meal purchased must be on an itemized receipts for everything to get reimbursed. You'll hear it's not because they don't trust you.......BUT.......it's really just that......they don't trust you. *Travel (which is heavy) is basically to industry specific trade shows; long hours are normal at shows but there's a strict policy on not having a single chair in the booth to sit down from time to time and take a load off. Standing on concrete 10 hours straight, multiple days in a row is a lot of fun.....said no one ever! If there's a chair present, it's assumed by the owner that you'll sit through the show and not work.....again, the trust aspect. Look around at a show RAM higher ups, try and look for just one booth without at least one chair. Yes, this is a minor complaint in the scheme of writing a company review BUT it speaks volumes to how they perceive you as an employee, let alone a human being. *Their insurance plan is pretty weak so if you do go to the doctor routinely be prepared! *Decisions by mid and upper management are often made by assumptions, not facts. Accidentally break your company phone? Guaranteed they'll expect you were negligent. *They're very aware of the reviews here on Glassdoor and will tell you they want to help improve the internal work life, image and communication skills......however, it's all talk and no show. As long as the principle owners of the company are a-OK in making a lot of money (which they'll proudly boast about) nothing will ever change. Never. Why would you bring about changes when you're making as much money as they are?

2.0
Aug 9, 2016

Needing change at the top

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

You are usually working closely with a great team, A lot of smart people working at Ram. Pay is decent for the industry.

Cons

Upper management is terrible! ego driven, greedy, no respect for their employees, long hours and no recognition for a job well done, only getting yelled at by the CEO in front of everyone with something doesn't go exactly how he thinks it should go. Unacceptable!

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