Does A Closer Look pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, A Closer Look employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at A Closer Look. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at A Closer Look?

57% of A Closer Look employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated A Closer Look 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at A Closer Look?

Editor (15) , Scheduler (13) , Mystery Shopper (9) , Secret Shopper (5) , Independent Contractor (4) , Account Manager (2)

What are the pros of working at A Closer Look according to real employee reviews?

"Work from home, flexible hours, supervisors are approachable and understanding" ((in 14 reviews)); "Great people, flexible schedule, remote work" ((in 3 reviews)); "Secret shops typically cover costs of meals, some local options to the Frederick, MD, good communication with the schedulers" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at A Closer Look according to real employee reviews?

"The biggest motivation for me leaving was the low pay." ((in 8 reviews)); "Pay is less than minimum wage." ((in 4 reviews))

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3.3

57% would recommend to a friend

(31 total reviews)

Chris Gillen

61% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.3

Culture and values

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.3

Senior management

3.3

Career opportunities

3.0

Diversity and inclusion

2.8

Compensation and benefits

A Closer Look has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 31 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The A Closer Look employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management and consulting industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

31 reviews

1.0

21 Feb 2018

Run far far away

Scheduler

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Working at home anywhere in the united states.

Cons

You will always be working at home. No days off ever low pay for the hours worked. They expect 7 days a week 365 days a year. If you complain they give you harder areas to work. High pressure negative environment. I honestly can't say anything positive.

1.0

5 Jan 2018

Not Worth It

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

You can work from home

Cons

Basically everything. Schedulers have no days off not even 1. Expected to work 7 days a week 365 days a year. Responsible for "selling" shops to the shoppers for no pay reimbursement only.

2.0

14 Nov 2017

Management does not care what staff or shoppers have to say

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

As Editor: Working from home As Shopper: Getting free stuff, they sometimes forgive mistakes

Cons

As Shopper: 1) reimbursement amounts are sometimes low and sometimes not even enough to cover what is required 2) very few shops offer payment on top of the reimbursement 3) the shop search engine sucks and has not changed in 10 years, so it is far more difficult to find shops than with other companies (for example, no map option) As Editor: 1) expected to attend unpaid meetings 2) no positive reinforcement 3) the difficulty of metrics increases 4) odd working schedule with not as much flexibility as one would think 5) expectation to coddle bad shoppers as if they are customers

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