Gilsbar Employee Reviews about "management"

Cons

-Pay is horrible. They try to get away with giving you a tiny, TINY raise, saying they 'can't' give you more, but they're lying because the favorites get what they want. -Nepotism is REAL. Family members of management working at Gilsbar, getting raises and promotions when they do NOTHING for the company. -Management is extremely shady. They move people around with no notice, make changes the subject matter experts strongly discourage, and expect way too much of employees. -Perfection is expected, but hard work is not recognized. You will be pushed to your absolute limit, and then some. Hence why the majority of my department quit around the same time. -Due to the toxic environment and tough expectations, workers are quick to throw others under the bus. Teamwork is non-existant. -Management does nothing to keep good employees. Turnover is high, and they have made no changes because they think the job is transferable to any employee and knowledge/experience does not matter. -Supervisors are moved around often and do not understand the job they are managing. AVOID AT ALL COSTS! I cried almost daily, worked a lot of overtime, and tried my hardest to make things better but eventually realized it would never work. There are better options in the area!

Cons

Your experience depends on what department you're in. H&L is great. PL management is a messPL management is a messPL management is a mess and known to target people they don't like. Management is clique-y. Insurance premiums are cheap, but deductible is high.

Cons

if you want to move up in the company you must know someone in upper management.

Cons

The Sales Reps can do no wrong; if they make you lose a hot/cold lead as a 'Researcher' from talking about beer and vacations too loud, don't complain, you won't get anywhere. Support staff are treated like dogs, LRT is a revolving door, CONSTANT lies about everything from why the AC is malfunctioning to incentives to cuts to the insurance you get (don't do the HSA option, if you are there a while, then switch to it). Your work will be either stolen or unappreciated. This is job for most people (hence why there are very few people there past 5 years who don't have a 'friend' in upper management). If you (the reader) notice the dips then major ups, Team Leads instruct their people to leave positive reviews after massive firings. Don't shake things up, also be wary if hired as an 'Administrative Assistant to Professional Liability (PL)', the duties list covers many different jobs and each has their individual perks and downfalls and salaries and opportunities.

Cons

Honestly, I can't think of anything. Very nice company/employees.

Cons

OVERWORKED AND UNDERPAID (I can't stress this enough) Uptight work environment, manipulative managers, lots of blame and expect only perfect work, no room for human error, insurance is awful, management doesn't understand what it's like to have children, micromanaged, no periodic department/supervisor reviews, and not appreciated When they say 'family company', that means NEPOTISM and the good ole boy system. Management positions are NEVER posted online because they choose who gets to move up. And most of the time, you aren't even aware that a position is coming open to be able to tell someone that you want to move up.

Cons

Every aspect of upper management. There is nothing positive here. Naming all the cons would take all day. Here are the big ones: Pay is dismal, benefits are dismal, resistant to employee feedback, resistant to change/new technologies, too much focus on things that do not matter, ignoring issues that actually do matter, witch hunts/finger pointing and so much more. The cons are endless. My advice is to simply avoid this place unless you really need a job. Any positive reviews on this site are clearly from upper management because they live in a false reality while the real workers suffer/get all the heat and are the ones killing themselves to make this place run efficiently. Also if you think they have loyalty to anyone, you couldn’t be more wrong. They will fire you and won’t lose sleep over it.

Cons

Management doesn't treat everyone the same. Unorganized. Needs better communication within departments. Not enough pay.

Cons

Extremely low pay when compared nationally and very low when compared to local market. Constant turnover. People switch positions constantly. Overqualified people in low jobs and inexperienced people in management positions. Every one is terrified about achieving metrics and of being fired on a whim. Health care is garbage. High deductible HSA.