Specialty Commerce Reviews

2.8

35% would recommend to a friend

(48 total reviews)

Thomas A. Dunn

21% approve of CEO

29% positive business outlook

Specialty Commerce has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 48 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Specialty Commerce employee rating is 21% below average for employers within the Retail and wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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48 reviews
1.0
7 Aug 2020

Run. Far away. Then run again, but further.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Your coworkers are nice to commiserate with. That’s about it. Those positive reviews were definitely coached.

Cons

Everything. I was embarrassed to tell people I work here. It’s stuck in 1992. I left crying multiple times, and watched multiple coworkers cry at their desks. Senior management are gaslighting, condescending, micromanaging, power-hungry dictators that can’t stand each other and their employees, and have no idea what they’re doing. “Do as I say. Why are you doing that? I didn’t tell you to do that. Oh, *THEY* told you to do that? UGH, they’re the WORST.” - basically every day from YOUR BOSSES! Don’t expect to learn ANYTHING - you’ll just get yelled at for being wrong or not understanding. And don’t expect them to learn from you if you understand something that they don’t. You’ll just get yelled at and spoken over while explaining. Every day is literally a new yelling match, eggshell-walk, and a firefight here. And there is ALWAYS a fire to put out. Hours are micromanaged, but SM can do whatever they want, of course. “Summer hours” (leave at 1 on Fridays June-Aug) was promised at hiring, but “summer hours” actually meant you have the *privilege* to come in an hour early every day and “work through lunch” to leave early on Friday. Such a privilege. You and your job here just do not matter. Couldn’t get out fast enough.

1.0
20 May 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

None. You will notice all of the good reviews were all done around the same time. Why? Because Senior Management told all of us to write positive reviews to off set all of the bad reviews.

Cons

Everything! Senior management is an absolute nightmare. They all talk badly about each other in front of their teams and talk about employees to other employees. There is no HR department which should be a huge red flag to anyone applying. People stay at this company simply because they cannot find employment elsewhere. No one wants to work here, it’s a toxic environment. The company has been up for sale for months, as soon as we are sold, hopefully they fire all of the Senior Management. Although, it doesn’t look like there is much interest in the company. The positive reviews were all scripted by Senior Management.

3.0
20 Feb 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Local, good colleagues working in the trenches and a product that can really make a difference.

Cons

I understand there are politics in every company, but this experience was unique. The egos and desire for power got in the way of growing the company.

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