Not worth the stress - Anonymous employee Aires Employee Review

3.0
7 June 2021
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Entry level / Middle level employees are often fun to work with, free food often, and there is free parking.

Cons

Pay is below industry standards and it's a very cliquey environment, which means you are either "in" or "out" and it's felt. Employees are not treated equal. Anyone with a 6 figure+ salary can tell you what to do/how to do your job, regardless of role. Some employees are allowed to continue working from home while others are not, while working in the same department. Your actual job duties are much more than what's listed in the job description. Very very client focused, meaning you will work any number of hours over 40 (unpaid) to do whatever the client is asking for or needs.

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5.0
18 July 2025
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Pros

The good truly outweighs the bad. They are pretty flexible to make sure you have a good work/ life balance. Summers are busy, but that's expected in this industry. If are looking to just ride a clock Monday- Friday 8-5pm then this is not the place for you. You stay busy. I'm not aware of them ever having a layoff, so that speaks volumes about leadership.

Cons

I wish the heath insurance package was better/ cheaper and they provided tuition assistance, but other that's all I can think of. I also wish we received pay increases were more in line with inflation, but at least we received one.

1.0
2 Jan 2026
Recommend
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Pros

- Hybrid work culture - There were some genuine good people I worked with here

Cons

Worst IT department I have ever worked at. Weak leadership that flat out ignored concerns that were brought up and only sought to place blame instead of correcting problems when something went wrong that they were warned about multiple times. This contributed to their mindset of making every little thing "urgent" - even when it wasn't, or when other employees didn't follow proper procedures they wanted it done anyway. Toxic environment with extremely poor communication and dishonesty. Micromanagers who lied and manipulated information, constantly covering up their incompetence and inability to manage others - with an extreme lack of accountability and integrity. Would tell people to get certifications and then never empower or promote employees who got them. Just got shoveled more work onto their plates without proper training on an already small staff while they never lifted a finger to help out or defend their teams when needed. Refused to enforce established policies and instead bowed down to other managers/directors who had no business sticking their nose in IT department operations - most of whom had subordinates who could barely use a computer correctly or follow directions, then cried like a toddler until they got their way.

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