Nerd Block Reviews

2.6

38% would recommend to a friend

(18 total reviews)
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Russ Montague

51% approve of CEO

26% positive business outlook

Nerd Block has an employee rating of 2.6 out of 5 stars, based on 18 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there.

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18 reviews
1.0
5 Jun 2016

Such a Tragedy

Recommend
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Pros

Nice employees to work with, Geek/Nerd Culture, OK Hours, Decent Discount, Ok benefits, No strict dress code, close to home. Easy to get to.

Cons

Lack of Communication, Poor Wages, Micro Managing, Lack of hiring standards, Clear Hierarchy practiced by Upper Management (CEO/COO/GM's) over rest of employees

1.0
2 Jun 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Young company, some cool products hours are ok

Cons

I've worked at Nerd Block for the past two years. All I can say is run away and never look back.... Although at first this might seem like an awesome company to work for it really isn't. The executives are horrible, I mean really horrible. They scream and treat the staff like crap. They constantly put more responsibility on your shoulders, with no extra pay. They want more and more and more out of you all well demeaning you. The owner is a young guy who just doesn't seem to know what's happening with his company. He seems to value the opinions of the executives that work for him and ignores the staff that they keep in the back who are treated like dogs. I know this has been brought to his attention several times but he just buries his head in the sand. It's sad really, this company could have been something special but is so poorly mismanaged. The staff turnover is huge. Not worth it for $12 an hour with no raise in site.

1.0
14 Jun 2017

Stay Far Away...

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great staff (middle management, office and warehouse), lots of room for creativity, interesting work and interesting products.

Cons

There are so many... It's a shame. Upper management: - Company is poorly managed. - Prefer to rule through fear and intimidation and are quick to threaten firing for the smallest/dumbest reasons. - They don't value their staff's experience. They hire subject matter experts, then don't want to listen to feedback, research and advice - prefer to make snap business decisions based on ego & their judgement. And once their decision doesn't pan out, they are quick to the staff. - Lack of clear direction and constant micro-managing. - Not enough time is given to execute initiatives - decisions are made to last-minute. - Upper management makes a ton of promises but never follow through. Staff are constantly overworked and under-appreciated. - Quick to pit departments against each other. Culture: - Company culture is awful, with many office moles who are too friendly with the president. They watch your every move and are quick to spy and report back. Other: - Staff has to constantly deal with angry/harassing vendors due to financial issues. - Poor business model.

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