Run For Your Life If You Work Here !! Seriously....
Pros
I worked at Safeguard from 2015-2017. I started off in the seasonal department. I was able to be successful in my role and I eventually got promoted to the maintenance department. I went from $40,000 a year base salary to $50,000 base salary. That's the ONLY pro from working here.
Cons
Where do I start.... 1. For the most part the people I worked with were ok. There were some people who had ego issues and had a sense of entitlement. That really turned me off. There are a couple of people I still maintain relationships with but 90% of the other I could care less about. 2. The work life balance was the worst. You would get to work at 7am and then when you logout at 3pm you had to log back in and work until 11pm at night. There were not weekends because you were expected to maintain your network on weekends as well. Management didn't care if you had plans or not. You also had to get your vacation days approved. In my case when they were not approved I just called in sick so I got the days off I wanted anyway. 3. The management team was terrible. Before safeguard I spent many years in senior management at two different banks. There were too many layers of management here. You had the VP of the department, manager of your unit, a supervisor your reported to. They could have done without the supervisors they were just glorified vendor account managers anyway. 4. Clicks !!! If you cannot stand clicks and favoritism them withdraw your application for employment now. The entire company has clicks. You even have supervisors having relationships with account managers and management doesn't seem to care. If you not in the popular group then you will have a hard time adapting. You are overworked and underpaid here. My "supervisor" and I quoted that title because she couldn't supervise her way out of wet paper bag. Her communication skills were so bad that out of the 19 people who quit or got fired within 16 months from my team 12 were a result of this particular "supervisor". After I left she was demoted to a much lower position in the company after I handed over e-mails I was able to obtain that she was targeting employees including myself to get rid of. If you didn't agree with her you were good as gone. If your not a fan of layoffs then please look elsewhere. They have been laying off people like crazy. The overall revenue for the company has been down so much they have closed three smaller offices over the past 18 months. They just laid off 60+ people before the end of last year (2017). When I got interviewed my Manager and Supervisor at the time said I would average $1500 a month in bonuses and that I could work remotely 2-3 days a week once I had a good understanding of my position and if I performed up to standard. I ended up being on of their better performers and a leader for others on the team. At the end of the day they said I couldn't work from home unless it was an urgent situation and over the 2 years I was there I made a total of $4,000 in bonuses. Overall this company is not truthful to those who decide to work here. You will not make bonus money. You will not be able to work from home when they say you can and you'll be looking over your shoulder wondering if your getting laid off every day. Management is awful and I do not see Safeguard being around in the long term. The day I walked out of that place was a great day and it saved my life. If your someone who applied here or is working here please have your resume updated and ready to go you'll need it sooner than you think.