Horrible experience. - Inspector SGS Employee Review

1.0
8 Dec 2017
Recommend
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Pros

The training was excellent they flew a group of us to Ohio for a week for training. Also I met a couple lifelong friends while working for the company mostly we talk about how much we hate sgs.

Cons

I first had an issue when I went a whole month without a paycheck because HR said I never submitted my direct deposit and then sent my physical checks to the wrong address. My manager was terrible, older and did not know how to properly go over percentages and stats. I tried explaining to my manager for months that my productivity rating was low because of the work computer. I was told no I was wrong until I was written up for it so I did some research and figured out that my inspections were getting hung up in the system, had my manager remove them and I had one of the highest percentages on he team still got wrote up. Management decided to do a surprise visit on me which isn’t a problem except that tried to when I was in my area that has no cell service so when he got there he wasn’t able to get ahold of me. No big deal most people would walk into the dealership and ask for me, not him he waited in his car for 4 hours until I left the dealer and got service and saw I missed his calls, I was also written up for this because they said I purposely turned my cell phone off which I didn’t. Lastly toward the end of my career there we were really slow in my territory so they asked me to go to buffalo and Rhode Island for a few weeks I said yea no problem and went. After I got back it was time for me to take my vacation during my vacation I called my manager to ask if I could take an additional day off because I was told we were so slow and wouldn’t be getting my full 40 hours of work I was told no we are now very busy in my area I said great no problem. I get to work on Monday and got laid off by 3 o’clock. This was in August and I’m still waiting on my last check from them. This company needs to do better. I consistently drove 200 miles per DAY and got all of my inspections done in under 40 hours a week and kept getting told that I need to do better because the computer said I should have done it 5 minutes quicker. ... If you give me more work I’ll do it. MICRO MANAGEMENT. Be aware that you could be laid off in a moments notice! My friend in California was hired for full time but had to leave the company because we was only getting about 20 hours a week. and 13 cents for mileage reimbursement is a joke. Do not work here!

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5.0
12 Feb 2026
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Pros

Very stable. Really nice people. Management is super nice. I recommend as a place you can build a career. Work / life balance is good too.

Cons

I would say the lower salary but benefits are great.

3.0
11 June 2026
Recommend
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Pros

- Big company, globally recognized. - Nice co workers - Financially stable and has huge potential. - Diversity and continuous effort towards sustainability.

Cons

- Very slow, not aggressive. - No career growth, internal politics. Policies are very different across business lines which is unusual for such a huge company. - Low compensation compared to competition. - Not much support form management

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