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Pacific Northern Reviews

3.2

53% would recommend to a friend

(28 total reviews)
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Mike Wharton

69% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Pacific Northern has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 28 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Pacific Northern employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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28 reviews
1.0
26 Jan 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

I can't think of any positive aspects to this job or company. I guess I have learned all the negative things to avoid in an employer.

Cons

I left this company in December 2017 and haven't looked back. I am suddenly myself again - I feel like a real human being. Going into PN every day was draining and demoralizing. I felt so unappreciated and my talents were unrecognized because they didn't know how to utilize our individual strengths. There is NO leadership, despite the many "managers" and "executives." There was never a company vision or a unified goal that we were all working towards. If you step out of the mold and try to go above the status quo, you will be quickly put back in your place because you're seen as a threat or someone who rocks the boat. Good behaviors and hard work are not rewarded here. In fact, just the opposite occurs. When I was searching for another job, I was asked questions about my current position that I just couldn't answer, such as how my performance is evaluated (it wasn't) and how I measure my sales (...what?). It was embarrassing and also eye opening. I learned NOTHING new at PN except pointless information about jewelry and displays that I will never use again. I now work in a legitimate commissioned sales position where I'm poured into every day, motivated, and trained by the owner himself. I have learned more about sales in 7 weeks at my new job than I did in 2 years at PN. I said this many times while I was there and I'll say it again: the longer someone stays at PN, the more unmarketable they are to other employers. Your skills will never be used and you will have nothing to show for yourself but wasted time that you COULD have spent actually developing yourself and your career outside of this toxic company. You can NEVER get back time spent. I am saddened 2 years of my life were wasted and I refuse to let that happen again.

1.0
25 Feb 2017

Sigh

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Co-workers are friendly, will improve a lot of organizing skills and communication skills

Cons

Not professional, super low salary

2.0
1 Apr 2016

Could have been better

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Relaxed setting, Not a lot of work to do, could use free time to study and improve your skills.

Cons

The pay was very low. At the time I was there, they were letting a lot of people go due to a bad revenue. No one was safe, even an employee who had been working there for over 25 years was let go.

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