Run away! Unless you're just out of school and looking for your starter job... - Anonymous employee Sunsource Employee Review

2.0
28 Jul 2013
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good rank and file people to work with. The company's mid-level managers are so inept that it provides many opportunities for comic relief during the day.

Cons

Senior management is oblivious to the bumbling ineffectiveness of their middle management pinheads. Corporate management is hell bent on hiring 'fresh' faces directly out of college, with the intent of molding them in their own image, only to see those fresh faces bolt after 12-24 months. Associates in any department other than sales are seen as inferior and insignificant. All departments except sales are understaffed and overworked, as well as assigned "WIGs" (wildly important goals) that are unattainable and beyond their scope of control anyway. Management sends out annual (anonymous) internal employee surveys that continuously receive negative feedback, then act surprised at the responses and call for 'team meetings' to determine what can be done to improve morale...then ignore the conclusions of those groups. They invest no money in new technology, choosing instead to prop up an extinct operating system and database.

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5.0
8 Jan 2025
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great company to work for. Fast growing with lots of opportunity for advancement. Diverse product offerings. Lots of available training. Lots of resources avaialble across the board. Strong leadership that works closely with the team to ensure goals are met. GREAT people at this company.

Cons

None that I can think of

1.0
5 Nov 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Having supportive peers and colleagues.

Cons

Lack of effective training structure, poor incentives and commission, and shortages in inventory. Outdated systems are in place. Very old fashioned way of running the business that has not been proven to be effective. Outdated software systems with conflicting product pricing and inventory management. Poor communication from upper management and delay in responding to important issues as they arises. There’s no room for upward mobility or future advancement with this company.

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