No Leadership, Communication or Clear Direction - Anonymous employee Commonwealth Employee Review

1.0
3 May 2014
Anonymous employee
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Pros

The people that work at Commonwealth are genuinely good, friendly people that are interested in doing a good job. Work that is produced is quality.

Cons

There is absolutely no senior leadership at Commonwealth. Top leadership is rarely, if ever, present in the building, always traveling somewhere in the world. Leadership does not respond to phone calls or emails regardless of urgency or importance of topic. This leads to total frustration because you cannot get an answer on anything which hinders moving forward on projects. Promises are made about improving communications but nothing ever happens. Promotions are virtually non existent and if you are eligible for a raise, it may be 2 or 3%. Once you deduct the 1.25% Detroit tax, you are left with minimal increase.

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Cons

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4.0
18 June 2014
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Pros

- Big work. High visibility. Smart people. - There's a lot of camaraderie among the in-house folks, as the client can be a little difficult. - Things are looking up. No matter what has happened in the past, everyone is starting to look forward and concentrate on the future. - It's what you make it. While it feels a little corporate sometimes, your attitude about your work will be the ultimate determining factor in what you get out of the experience. This is a place for the self-starters, the self-motivated. You can do great things if you want to!

Cons

- There are some leftover bad attitudes from the merger. They'll drop off eventually, but you can sense it sometimes. To these people, I say, GET. OVER. IT. It will be healthier for you if you do. - More focused on traditional work. Not a ton of interest in digital. This will change! But that's how it is for now. - Senior leadership comes around like a blue moon and talks a big talk. But when they leave, things calm down and the people who run the day-to-day can continue concentrating on the work.

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