America Works Reviews

2.8

42% would recommend to a friend

(571 total reviews)

Dr. Lee Bowes

41% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

America Works has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 571 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The America Works employee rating is 27% below average for employers within the Human resources and staffing industry (3.8 stars).

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571 reviews
2.0
7 Mar 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

For the many things this place does wrong, I have to admit that they know how to hire cool people. Coworkers are the only reason people last as long as they do. You'll develop a thick skin and learn some good lessons that will serve you in future positions.

Cons

Management is terrible and everything trickles down from there. Some site directors are great but the damage is done at the top. The CEO is a micro manager to the max. She sits at her desk and watches security footage from other offices all day long (and will call your director if she sees something she doesn't like), has to approve ALL time off requests HERSELF, and implements changes without the slightest thought to how it will affect her people. She doesn't care about you, value you, or appreciate you. She's also horrendously inappropriate with the questions she asks people and only gets away with it because it's a private company with no HR department. You cannot walk around any of the offices and find more than 5 people who wouldn't tell you they want to find another job. It's been almost two years since I stopped working at America Works (I left on my own accord because I was relocating) and my only concern is to give people an ACCURATE picture of what it's like to work here. If you look at the trend of reviews you'll notice an average rating of TWO STARS until the end of 2016 when it suddenly jumps to FIVE. This is because they paid employees in $100 gift cards for shining reviews. I'm still friends with all of my old coworkers and they ALL confirmed this. It's bogus and you shouldn't buy it. Also ask yourself how desperate they must have been to feel the need to hide people's ACTUAL opinions and testimonies. What's sad is that had they left this site alone you'd find the MAJORITY of people saying that ALOT of things were wrong with this company but that most didn't regret their time here because of they people they worked with and the lessons they learned. What's showing now though? Total BS.

1.0
20 Jul 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Co-workers are cool and the only thing that makes it slightly tolerable.

Cons

Management is inept and focused on numbers. Numbers, numbers, numbers. I have nightmares about numbers. The biggest mistake they made was having one person manage two offices. Most employees are either quitting, looking for new jobs, let go because they're overwhelmed with no support in a toxic atmosphere. You will be working with no job security, trying to help people by squeezing them into jobs that they'll quit within 6 months. All the company cares about is billing. I've seen talented, committed people have breakdowns outside of work after being here for a short time. The only people who stay for long periods are people who would have a hard time going elsewhere. We all can't be wrong, but the CEO and directors refuse to listen. You're asked to multi-task and do things that are repetitive and take you away from real work. Meetings that could be emails. No training

1.0
2 May 2018

The WORST executive team, EVER

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The staff recruiter sure knows how to find talented people. The Site Directors are super talented team of woman. One better than the next. They are the real leaders at America Works. They are the truly inspiring bunch who lead by example and get their teams all rowing in the same direction with absolutely NO assistance from the Executive Team (CEO, CFO, COO). Good luck getting out!

Cons

So yes, the talented people come in and expect to do what they were hired to do (manage, direct, sell, whatever). This will NEVER happen. The micro-management of the CEO herself and the lack of good leadership to challenge her (CFO and COO catering to the whims of “ownership”) poisons the well at this place so deep that I recommend you AVOID it. Nepotism has them rotting from the inside out. Those in the inner circle will take full credit for your ideas, passing them off as their own and are quick to blame everyone else for their shortcomings and inadequacies. Sadly, they will never be held accountable for the mistakes that they make. Everyone sees their incompetence as it is highlighted while you witness betrayals and childlike finger pointing all day long. The best is when the CFO calls the CEO a “micro manager” outright behind her back or when the COO shrugs and shakes his head admitting fully that “she just doesn’t get it” and “sorry, I can’t help you” or "Dr. Bowes signs the checks." It is either pathetic or part of brilliant “3 STOOGE SCHTICK” where the CEO plays bad cop and the other two play good cops. Forget having the technology that you need in any office outside of NY. The one ray of hope we had for good tech was removed for being the only one with gumption to challenge executive decisions regularly. So yeah, don’t offer your good opinions on how to improve process or give employees a piece of equipment that is actually less than 10 years old. That just won’t fly. My favorite DECEPTION from prior (PAID) reviews is the “open door policy” boasted about...did I mention that the CEO personally paid for those reviews? Yeah, you can go into her office and freeze to death while she sits on her throne. Every second that you spend in that office has you asking yourself: “how did I get here and when did I agree to sell my soul?” Unless you are her daughters, don’t expect her to treat you with a shred of decency. Oh, and the CEO will look at your emails and poke around on your computer’s browsing history whenever she wants. So use your home computer to leave your bad Glassdoor review. This way, when the witch hunt begins to find the user who left this review, you will be in the clear!

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