Pretty on the outside...major problems Internally! - werkgeversreview Anonieme werknemer bij Schellman

Favoritism - There is a palpable favoritism at the company. Those that are "well-liked" and "yes people" are given praise and adulation above the hard-workers in the company. If you are a hard-worker but not liked by the executive team, you will be ignored, watched and/or punished for insignificant things like timekeeping and lunch breaks. There is also a significant difference in the way the field staff and operations staff are treated. Operations team members, exclusive of the C-suite executives, are treated as low-level worker bees because they do not directly bring in revenue for the company. HR Department - the Human Resources department is a joke. There is no focus on employee relations, culture, or engagement. Basically, the HR department is a payroll and 401K department. If you have questions, comments, or concerns, you have no one to address them with in confidence. Answers to questions about policies and procedures and expenses are inconsistent and usually brushed off because there is no policy to address it or the answer is unknow or they don't care enough to answer them. There isn't a level of trust with human resources - things that are said in confidential meetings are repeated and talked about to other employees. Culture & Engagement - no effort has been made to establish a welcoming, engaging culture. There is no focus on getting to know other team members as human beings. There are few team-building events and no company-wide community service program. There is an air of pretentiousness in the office and you will feel like everyone is looking out for themselves. There is a decidedly negative and cliquey "vibe" in the office and during my time at the company I heard several complaints about how awful it was to work at Schellman.