ACCO Brands Employee Reviews about "upper management"

Pros

Great benefits Work life balance Provide opportunities for volunteering Office setup is great Product categories to work with can be fun Can work remotely if needed (after covid) They have a great internship program

Cons

Lack of upward mobility due to the seniority of upper management (unless they leave the company) They can be stingy with wages and what job they hire may determine your pay level and you are stuck there Product/Brands are struggling to keep market share with retailers

Pros

Compensation both for salary and benefits is adequate and a year end bonus is a nice treat when it happens. Safety is a big concern and is pushed quit strongly, however, I believe it's more WSIB rates and corporate image than caring for employees. You can get time off if needed. They also participate in extra activities for the employees which is enjoyable, however, these nice to haves cannot replace the basic need for advancement and job fulfilment.

Cons

The requirements on the individual can be quite demanding, though often there seems to be little recognition for extra effort and a job well done. Upper management seems to be distant from the everyday worker. Personal and professional growth do not exist. Reviews are often performed late and though some good ideas on growth may be indicated, there is little opportunity or cult to pursue these avenues. Politics is very rampant, which is not suprising for a large organization, however, its difficult when others who spend more time in there bosses office than doing there job get praise and advancement.

Pros

Good pay, and benefits, flexible work hours, work from home options, commission incentives. I don’t have much more to say on that.

Cons

High turn over rate. Upper management seems like they don’t even try to keep sales reps engaged and motivated anymore. They started capping comissions. The company goes through phases where they take on new hires and try hard to keep work fun by hosting competitive sales competitions and then stop trying months later.

Pros

Casual dress Monthly company meetings to keep informed Active in "giving back" to community and charitable agencies Supportive intern program Like to promote from within

Cons

Little concern for work to life balance Concentration given to one line of business by all members of management Severe micro-management Rash decision making from upper management without regard/dialogue with those employees responsible for day to day operations Ohio location is incredibly homogenized and therefore closed off to outside experience

Pros

Great salary, benefits package, autonomy, wonderful people up to middle management level.

Cons

Unclear commission plan, upper management is absolutely out of touch with the end user. All focus is on the large office dealers and shareholders.

Pros

Great coworkers,benefits and work life balance. Pay is good with yearly raises and a bonus program. There are opportunities to advance and can be promoted.

Cons

Too many layoffs at least one every year the past four years. Then the average employees are let go instead of upper management.

Pros

Department teams work extremely well together. Most employees are genuinely kind and caring which helps soften the hard work and long hours.

Cons

Upper Management is short sighted as to employee value and knowledge.

Pros

Warm, friendly associates; cross department cooperation; competitive pay & benefits

Cons

Upper Management has created a toxic environment. Fear based control, micromanagement, and no room for advancement. Seven middle management employees gone in past three years.

Pros

Strong legacy people who know the business and care about it deeply

Cons

Knee jerk reaction to results No customer focus Upper management not engaged or willing to understand the business

Pros

They paid pretty well there

Cons

People and upper management were not thoughtful nor caring to employees