. Among those companies that have received at least 25 reviews from U.S.-based employees in the past year, the lowest rated is Gibson Guitar, followed closely by United Airlines and Spherion"
"Good people overall (but) An absolutely bizarre culture that top-to-bottom seems to revolve solely around trying not to upset the CEO." – Anonymous Gibson Employee
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http://www.glassdoor.com/blog/glassdoor-reveals-lowest-rated-companies-united-stays-grounded-gibson-guitar-strikes-cord-employees/ (http://www.glassdoor.com/blog/glassdoor-reveals-lowest-rated-companies-united-stays-grounded-gibson-guitar-strikes-cord-employees/)
I'm shocked! Shocked!
This is almost a repeat of last year. If they weren't worst, they were close to it.
Cant take it too seriously really.
I'm sure they have some happy craftsmen. The corporate culture is another thing.
It only takes one asshole...
There are CEOs on that list with even lower approval ratings than Henry J.
I would happily nominate my new bosses (of 9 months) for that list. Talk about NFI. I don't think they teach people skills at business college anymore.
Nortel's not on that list?
I smell something rotten...
Ummm..................
Seattle Lighting..........Creating alcoholics since 1917 ;)
The small outfit I've been with is owned by a big fortune 100 company, and they've been reeling in some of the divisions that aren't deemed core to our business - HR, IT, Legal, etc..., and making them into corporate chargeback services to all their subsidiaries. The differences in business models and culture between our companies is staggering, and it gets pretty comical (and sad) at times working with (or around) them for these services.
If you're ever job hunting, an interesting and entertaining place to check out a potential employer is http://www.jobvent.com. The nitty-gritty straight from the employee's mouths. Our parent company scored a whopping -4793 based on 381 employee reviews. ;D Didn't see mention of Gibson there, though...
That sounds more scientific than the Glassdoor one Joe.
Quote from: Freuds_Cat on December 20, 2009, 06:38:55 AM
That sounds more scientific than the Glassdoor one Joe.
Its still all based on people's subjective Internet ranting, so mileage will vary. What I find interesting though is when there's enough similarity between the comments to indicate an overall pattern. Might be a good way to queue-up some pointed questions to ask a potential employer, and form your own opinion ;)
I prefer objective internet ranting. :P
I used to work for British Airways... dirty words here at the mo...