Vulcan reviews

3.5

75% would recommend to a friend

(175 total reviews)
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Bill Hilf

64% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Vulcan has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 175 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Vulcan employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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175 reviews
1.0
Jul 21, 2010

Don't be tempted by the pay, it's not worth it.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Vulcan is a place to work for two years and the leave when you have it on your resume. They offer great pay/benefits-but that's because no one would work for the Allens if they didn't.

Cons

Zero work/like balance. Not family friendly at all. Asked for time off 8 weeks in advance of trip, got the ok two week before I left, you will constantly be made to feel bad if you take time off. Terrible upper management, people make it to management positions by not making waves-the ones who do are usually fired or find better jobs elsewhere. HR must be getting paid a ton of money because upper mngt gives them a workplace violation story, HR "investigates" and finds out the story is untrue, HR is then afraid to report back to upper mngt and has the investigated employee give a "report". Backstabbing, incredible c.y.a, monitored emails/phone calls/texts, you're being watched at all times.

1.0
Jun 7, 2010
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Pros

If you are fortunate and work for someone who is competent, Vulcan can be a decent place to work; however, do not harbor any illusions about it being a professional work environment.

Cons

Lack of any senior leadership; lack of coherent communication about company goals, objectives or performance; unethical (and worse) business practices; much dead weight.

3.0
Sep 16, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Pays well, great work-life balance, seems impressive from the outside. Hard to land a job there- typically need an 'in'.

Cons

Management is extremely weak. Not a real meritocracy- who you know matters. Too much dead-weight in the firm. I was clueless on what most people actually did in the firm.

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