PetersenDean Reviews

3.2

52% would recommend to a friend

(178 total reviews)

Jim Petersen

54% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

PetersenDean has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 178 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The PetersenDean employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, repair and maintenance industry (3.7 stars).

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178 reviews
5.0
23 Mar 2022

Goid

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good people and staff nice

Cons

Bad communication sometimes but okay

1.0
27 Mar 2017

Toxic environment, here is why

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

It is hard to convey positive feedback for this company when it is so overshadowed by cons.

Cons

Unhealthy work environment solely due to upper management. This forum is a useful tool for any candidate to consider. The negative reviews are accurate and the positive ones are obviously fake. 1. Look at how the CEO responds to negative reviews (and doesn't to positive ones). If he responds "fake news" to every single negative review I think people will pick up on that they are actually...probably...likely.....true. 2. Look at the dates of the positive reviews, they were published in less than a week. In the past, we were encouraged to do Yelp reviews to increase ratings in exchange for a reward -- food for thought. I actually think this stunt helps validate the negative reviews, not help the company's ratings. If the company is such a great place to work, why so defensive? 3. The biggest con of all: loyalty is not part of their culture. Who's next, the COO?

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PetersenDean Response
9y
You sound like a competitor or a former employee who become a competitor and failed. I like the "Trump, fake news" comment. PetersenDean is a great company with great people and great customers. I am the CEO and I do respond to positive reviews the same way as "false" ones as well. Cheers!
1.0
29 Mar 2017

NEGATIVES ARE DEAD ON and CEO COMMENTS DEAD WRONG

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Compensation is good- You have to follow and constantly question and battle for your commissions and follow job costs as they are manipulating the % and moving labor from job to job

Cons

The division managers, vice presidents, and division president are all self serving idiots, who constantly mislead and have no regard for employees. They hire incompetent friends and place them in upper management positions, you are required to cover for their incompetence. Their attitude towards good paying customers is pathetic and they are constantly doing damage control caused by their own employees

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