"Anonymous" - Anonymous employee SmartWatt Employee Review

2.0
26 Sept 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

At the end of the day the company is doing good work. Utility programs hit their targets and LCI projects showcase both quality engineering and efficient operations management. The customer really is first at Smartwatt.

Cons

All this work is being put into pushing Smartwatts "core values", but something that should be great is really just being used to fire people who pissed off the wrong person or that they can't afford to pay anymore. It's all propaganda. Have an opinion or original thought that doesn't agree with one of the frat boys in upper management? Not a team player. Not passionate. Bad attitude. Prefer to keep your head down, lean in and just go to work but don't have an interest in blathering on letting everyone else know how much you're doing? Not competitive. Not solutions oriented. Underperformer. Basically if you want to be successful here expect to put in more work stroking the right egos and playing the game. If you're the kind of person who likes to spend more time pointing fingers while doing as little work as possible, you'll probably be able to stay here until retirement, but if you'd rather show dedication by getting the work done and putting in the hours you'll probably be fired. Or worse. There really us no credit or value given to those who prefer to walk the walk instead of just talking the talk. Oh and if you think that after all that that they'll just let you go quietly without humiliating, demeaning or threatening you on the way out, think again. There are no real friends here.

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5.0
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Pros

The best part of working for SmartWatt is the amount of opportunity you have from Day 1. If you put the work in, it is recognized and you'll be provided opportunity to grow as the company grows. I saw very early on that my work truly mattered to the success of the company, which fueled me to work even harder. The company success led to my own success. In my time with the company (just short of 6 years) I've gone from being an individual contributor to managing different offices. I now find myself in a position where I'm looking to add more hard working individuals that share the same values as the company to our growing teams , which will continue to help fuel the success for both the company and the individuals that work here.

Cons

The company is looking for hard working individuals. This isn't a company where you can just show up and expect to do well without the drive & determination to put in the work. I don't see this as a con as much as it's just the way the company is and what is expected from each and every employee. With this being said, the highest level managers at SmartWatt work just as hard as the rest of the employees, so you are truly working together to be successful.

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