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SBM Management Services

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SBM Management Services reviews

2.6

32% would recommend to a friend

(584 total reviews)

Charles Somers

38% approve of CEO

35% positive business outlook

SBM Management Services has an employee rating of 2.6 out of 5 stars, based on 584 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The SBM Management Services employee rating is 25% below average for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.5 stars).

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584 reviews
1.0
Oct 20, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I got a pretty good salary for living in the area. Met two nice people. Also met very vindictive gossipers too though.

Cons

Like I said, they pride themselves in having high turnover. Meaning, they warn you when you start you may not turn out to be a good fit. If you're smart and have any drive whatsoever you will likely not last. Long time employees (which there are few) will tell you that the CEO is similar to Steve Jobs which is seriously hilarious. Steve Jobs promoted and allowed smart employees to do their job and he looked to them to make a difference. So that's what you get...you get a CEO who thinks he's Steve Jobs reincarnated and a small band of followers telling him what he wants to hear, it's comical. No managers truly care about anyone but themselves because all are afraid of the CEO. Even the other top execs. They will hire someone who is very competent in what they do but will force you to "prove your credibility" over a period of time... Like a year. Why hire great talent if they can't do anything with it?! Doesn't make any sense. The CEO has unrealistic expectations of people and gets so mad that others are so intimidated to restate what they believe they just heard. Atmosphere of fear just doesn't work. And then let's talk about this cleaning company... Exactly what it is. A cleaning company. They are trying to be an innovative software company! I used to work at Microsoft and cry of laughter because they honestly believe these large companies (or any company for that matter) will want this product. There are way too many platforms out there why would anyone want one that no one wants to use! And that is never accurate! As an admin it is also laughable that an exec (my boss) would be so afraid of booking a dinner reservation at the wrong place! In fear the CEO wouldn't approve! This is for real! I wasn't even allowed to book DINNER RESERVATIONS 😂 such a sad and pathetic company thank God I'm out of there. I don't even have time or room to touch on the gossip.

1.0
Nov 10, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

SBM's employees are actually good people at heart.

Cons

CEO Charles Somers is distrustful of his organization, frequently changes his mind after giving approvals, yells and cusses out employees during phone conferences, and fires entire departments on a whim based solely on his personal perception even if they are high performing.

1.0
Sep 3, 2015

Creatives Beware

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The employees are fantastic, but spent their time talking about how crazy it is to work there.

Cons

Behind the vail of this bottom-of-the-barrel blue color company is a wannabe white collar software startup. Problem is, it’s ran by a CEO who is a highchair tyrant with a wicked Steve Jobs complex. They don't respect industry standards/creative process, or understand how to create products or build brands. Enchanted by the money, people enter SMB thinking they will come save the day with their talent and experience, and leave 120 days later needing therapy and a career counselor. Seriously. You’ll wish you kept your job (even if you were marketing cigarettes to cancer patients), because there’s NOTHING worse than SMB for creatives. In the end, the only thing the this company is going to successfully create are more unemployment checks.

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