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Strategy and Management Services Reviews

2.6

38% would recommend to a friend

(36 total reviews)

Staci Redmon

32% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

Strategy and Management Services has an employee rating of 2.6 out of 5 stars, based on 36 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Strategy and Management Services employee rating is 30% below average for employers within the Management and consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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36 reviews
1.0
18 Mar 2018

Don't Ignore These Terrible Reviews Like I Did!

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Co-workers are nice and easy to work with (while they last). Project managers truly care about the contractors and do their best to help them out. Highly diverse team.

Cons

Pay is low and employee engagement is even lower. The amount of turnover is insane! It’s rare for employees to make it past three months. Disagreeing with management is the best way to get fired. The leadership team is full of micromanagers who do not listen to your expertise, even if you’re a subject matter expert, despite the company’s sudden downturn. SAMS’ Open Door Policy is also fake. Employees who complain to management mysteriously end up fired. Although they claim you have freedom within your department, the leadership team is simply looking for “yes men” or those who can read their minds. No pay raises or bonuses were given while I was employed, and neither were the employee recognition awards that were frequently bragged out. When one employee makes a mistake, all employees are punished with new policies that treat employees like children. SAMS’ policies are also only upheld if they benefit management. Employees are often threated and belittled during meetings. Low performing employees are not punished, while high performers are just given extra work until they can’t take it any longer and quit. The extreme turnover forces the rest of the team to overwork, causing an extremely poor work environment. SAMS is struggling for business and continually chases after every random industry, further demonstrating the company’s lack of plan for success and inability to bring anything special to the market.

1.0
5 Feb 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The good people who have come through the company trying to make a difference.

Cons

The executive team's lack of managerial experience, maturity, and respect. Then having the President and CEO believe those executives can never do any wrong. There was great potential as with any small business, 8A, government contracting company in this area. Government contracting is a competitive field. However, this company does not have the right subject matter expertise in the management clique. The President's media presence is all hypocrisy. The corporate operations are not managed with integrity. Company turnover is pretty close to 99%.

1.0
14 Apr 2015

Consultant

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Nice office in Springfield, Va.

Cons

Poor leadership at corporate headquarters. Can not keep good people.

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Strategy and Management Services Response
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While we value all of our employees and their feedback, I have an open door policy and would have welcomed the opportunity to talk to this former employee in person to understand more specifically what challenges he or she was having or felt that they were getting blamed for so that we could have immediately addressed and resolved their concerns. I sincerely hope that all leaders and employees at SAMS accept responsibility and personal accountability for their actions and do not blame others. Staci L. Redmon President and Chief Executive Officer
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