Dude Solutions Reviews

Pros

Former employee of 2 1/2 years Dude Solutions is a good company that is right on the edge of being great - really can't say anything but great things about Ed and what he is trying to achieve since he took over the Dude - lots of growing pains he's successfully navigating through that can't change overnight, but he is well aware and addressing them accordingly. Growing company that will do some good things down the road....

Cons

Ed is well aware and working to address many of these: - Competitive salary - Outdated software and working to get all clients on updated software - Insurance when adding a family is pricier than others in the area - Working on being able to speak about career pathing but very early in the process - changes and paths don't happen overnight, but sometimes people can't wait around unfortunately - WFA is good in principal...

Advice to Management

Ed, you are surrounding yourself with some great folks on the ELT and that all trickles down to the different departments. You walked into a tough situation when you came on, but you have done some great stuff in a short period of time. I know you are actively working to increase base pay, lower insurance costs and get the software up to where you want them to be. Unfortunate that some employees can't stick around til...

Pros

I enjoy the people I work with. Dude has given me an opportunity to grow and succeed.

Cons

Some are slow to accept recent changes intended to improve work/life balance

Advice to Management

Better coffee would make me happier :)

Pros

Honestly, at a point where I can’t think of any. Never thought it would get to this point.

Cons

Every single tenured sales rep. has left the company or has interviewed to leave. Management is not doing anything to make this a great place to work as a tenured sales rep. Managements claim is the attrition rate is going down. Wouldn’t a company want to keep their tenured employees who have been in the trenches for a few years and carry passion around what we do? Also, the favoritism and politics still exist....

Advice to Management

Writing is on the wall for management. They’ve been made aware of everything and still no change.

Pros

-Work from anywhere -The people -The opportunity of being employed with a growing company. -communication from c-level increased drastically over last 2 years. -Benefits

Cons

-Lots of Change -Drama can sometimes be a distraction -Slowly turning into a churn and burn environment.

Advice to Management

In an environment when numbers are increased and pressure builds, continue to find ways to boost team moral. Other than that keep up the good work.

Pros

CEO and his vision for the company. Great C Suite of women.

Cons

Management frequently asks how they can help. You tell them what you need. They respond "thank you for sharing now go make some more calls"

Advice to Management

When a Dude asks for help, make managers responsible for a timely response with their commitment to specific tasks related to that request for help. Make sense?

Pros

Quality people to work with and good work life balance. Growing company. Affordable canteen and actual food options on site . Fitness Reimbursement. Options to take classes at wake tech for self improvement development. Good training for new hires . Good pto balance, considerate management.

Cons

Small dosage of Favoritism and not enough appreciation for the actual people in the trenches producing and displaying activity. If you are gonna offer awards please make sure they are fair, ( don’t change the criteria last minute, or compare people doing different roles, and don’t say well we fixed it now and disregard the slap in the face you gave employees that were short changed an earned reward and compensation. ...

Advice to Management

Some managers are really solid and make people better, the others could get involved and lead by example, we know they sold in the past , but each day that goes by are they losing touch with the floor sales environment? make some calls or emails and lead by example. I will say that everyone is competent in management from my experience Encourage people that seek growth to be apart of something. Be consistent with the...

Pros

I love the culture of Dude. Who wouldn't want to work for a company that allows you to work from anywhere, gives you unlimited time off to manage your own life, brings in professionals to help you balance your work / life with yoga, meditation, life coaching, massage therapy and some of the most competitive benefits? It's like a reward for my productivity and work ethic. As long as I am doing my part I can reap the benefits...

Cons

I know that here are a lot of little things that need tweaking and are in the works but my most pressing is probably the transparency into roles and career paths across the company. It is something that I know is in the works and I am getting antsy to see how this is solved. It has taken a while but I hope it is soon.

Advice to Management

During annual reviews I think career mapping would help tailor goal planning for individuals. Not just career mapping with your direct manager but going a step further to review talents and passions for individuals to map out options of goals and career paths that fit those talents and passions.

Pros

Great culture. We worked hard and had fun doing it. There was growth and different places to move into.

Cons

Did not listen to the employees on what they wanted. Moved them into positions they did not want to. Said things were not going to change as we grew but it did. Annual reviews seemed to not mean anything. Seemed like there were certain groups that got what they wanted.

Advice to Management

Reduction of staff was not handled correctly. Staff members had annual reviews that did not have any bad statements but were let go. Need to be more up front with that. Letting go of long time employees needs to be looked at.