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There is not much room for advancement.

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low wages.....management involvement.....not enough hours to do what is expected.... more...
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Fiat USA Inc. Transportation

Lack of a long term common strategy

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Poor
very few opportunities for personal career
Lack of Top Management skills, Low salaries
Frequent changes of direction, structure and strategy from HQ... more...
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Hewlett-Packard HPQ , Computers and Electronic Equipment

Fear of layoffs always looming

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Low benefit, small bonus, no perk, no fun activites, old people... All these make working difficult...... more...
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WellPoint WLP , Healthcare Services

Layoffs and outsource are very common

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Lot of jobs are being outsourced to Offshore companies. Nobody knows when their job will be lost to offshore companies.... more...
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T-Mobile Services

Company is challenged

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I personally don't like the overly kiss ass customer service approach for dumb people who don't diserve it.... more...
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Nemko Layoffs

Here we go again, 2 people laid off this week that have nothing to do with the dept at root of the problem. Morale will suffer - management will act like they care and then they'll layoff a couple more.... more...
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J.C. Penney JCP , Retail

Just my story.....

As of today my 12 years as a Fine Jewelry support associate ends. "your job title has been eliminated". Just like that my only means of support for my family is gone. No mention of even wanting to reassign me to another department. Just the end of my career. I was in shock and dazed for two days. I always wanted to work for this company since I was... more...
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Hart Howerton Real Estate & Construction

Obnoxious people

Abusive and arrogant people. They treat anyone who is not an ivy-leger like a leper; pompus to say the least. The higher-ups would have you lick their asses if the receptionist didn't put out toilet paper fast enough. Rude, obnoxious and untouchable --- how this place retains any employee is amazing. If you want your job your keep your job, kee... more...
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Pilkington North America, Inc. Real Estate & Construction

no room for advancement

Working at Pilkington North America requires long hours on your feet and is usually very tiring. Lack of communcation is the biggest concern here.... more...
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Beef Products, Inc. Manufacturing

The work environment is very heads down.

This is bad to know that there are some layoffs happening in our company. This is a norm of every company now and people have been used to it.... more...
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