Tilson reviews

2.6

33% would recommend to a friend

(296 total reviews)
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Darrell Ingram

43% approve of CEO

27% positive business outlook

Tilson has an employee rating of 2.6 out of 5 stars, based on 296 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Tilson employee rating is 24% below average for employers within the Telecommunications industry (3.4 stars).

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296 reviews
1.0
Mar 31, 2025

The Titanic of Telecom

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Pros

When I joined Tilson in 2018 it was a much difference place. A once prominent company built to last, has been turned into a sinking ship. They used to offer a competitive compensation package, opportunities to grow in your position, and appreciated their employees via team building activities and culture building events. And then Kelly Brewer left and Darrell Ingram took over, which took Tilson into the negative place it is today by hiring all of his friends from the previous company they destroyed called Nexius. NO Reviews, No Raises, No appreciation! You are just a number to them, anything good you have heard about Tilson is DEAD!

Cons

No reviews, no raises, no career growth, and no employee appreciation. You will be working in the boiler room of the titanic and your only job will be to keep the lights on as long as possible until the ship sinks. Upper leadership will ride away on their lifeboats, only to infect another company and sink that ship while being the largest overhead on the payroll. Upper leadership has no accountability of their own actions, and they will be promoted for their incompetency. It's frustrating that Josh Broder watches from his Tilson Infrastructure tower as the people that helped build his company are brushed aside as a nuisance. The "Chief Employee Officer" has fallen short time and time again, and is unwilling to hear the tough questions and instill positive change at Tilson!

1.0
May 23, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

I got a water bottle last Christmas as a “thank you for all that you do”, that’s about the only positive thing I can say about the current situation at Tilson. The saying “if you don't have anything nice to say, then don’t say anything at all”, unfortunately will not apply here. Unless you have “proven” yourself, and by proven yourself I mean previously worked at Byers, or if you enjoy always having to fight for what’s right, then Tilson is the place for you. If you like confusion, chaos, and being belittled, come work at Tilson. The current leadership team has taken Tilson in a downward spiral and the future does not look as bright as it used to. Other than having the ability to be fully remote, Tilson has nothing to offer their employees but empty promises and unrealistic expectations for their employees.

Cons

Buckle up because things are going downhill, fast. You will be micromanaged, nothing is ever good enough, you don’t matter, and you will be threatened with termination if, and when you fail. Managers are stretched thin and at a point where they don’t have the time or ability to actually train and help their team succeed. The entire organization is in disarray and has been since the last engineering leadership overhaul and people were brought in from another organization. Over the past 18 months, Tilson has reduced their workforce several times because of the poor leadership decisions and their inability to secure new contracts or keep existing contracts. The pay scale is so out of whack, folks who came from Byers were given salaries almost twice as much as those that have been at the Tilson. Raises and bonuses are almost nonexistent and you’re not rewarded in any way for any of the hard work you do.

2.0
Apr 20, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Up front pay is locked in but high.

Cons

1.Poor communication from leadership and middle management alike. 2.Will let employees go on a whim to cut costs that would impact SG&A. 3. Says they promote growth but no evidence to back that up.

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Tilson Response
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Thank you for spending time to share a review. While your feelings are evident through your writing, I'd like to ask that if you have constructive feedback that as you put it "looking inward to the inherent mistakes" that it be shared in the one of four ways available. These are every Monthly Office Hour call, every quarterly All Hands, the anonymous feedback inbox and the open-door policy that all leadership offers. We will be looking to hear from you.
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