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11 reviews
5.0
25 Sept 2016

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Pros

Great work/life balance. Management really cares about their employees. Decent pay.

Cons

Departments don't interact a whole lot. If you don't like the people on your team you aren't going to be happy.

1.0
7 Dec 2015
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Major potential in this company. I think all of the educated people working here also believe this. The hard working, dedicated people keep you also working hard. Flexible work/life balance sometimes. unless HR or friends of HR gets wind of it and tells on you. Even though they do not know how may hours you actually put in a day.

Cons

Obviously, we all know who wrote the happy review that was just posted last week. Its sad that this company can't see the red flags and major problem the this particular human resources employee gives. People will keep leaving. Its sad that so many care for so long until they are just exhausted. No one wants to leave just for the money. Yes, BMS pays much much lower than other companies like it, but we would stay if others would leave, and allow the employees that are worth keeping to actually grow the company. There are also no incentives. I think our EPIC team tries to help with this, maybe their hands are tied, who knows, but I have come from executive companies that have many more perks with much higher pay.

1.0
5 Dec 2015

What a joke

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Good colleagues who tried hard to keep up- People who really cared about the work they were doing, but were just spread too thin to keep up.

Cons

I left a few months ago for a better paying job and wasn't going to add to the many negative reviews here, but that last review was so obviously an executive team member writing a fake happy review, I felt the need to keep it real. The pay is horrible compared to similar positions that are actually hiring remotely, so people leaving will continue. The politics on who is liked and who is not is obvious within days of working there. There just is little value put on those who do all the actual work of what makes the place run.

1.0
27 May 2016
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I had to speak up as well after reading some of the fake reviews, especially (April 2016), that were obviously planted by HR. I resisted writing a review for a long time because I was in a much better place, and I didn't want to spend any more time or thought on BMS. I didn't want to think about nastiness that is BMS. I am writing now to my friends still at BMS and to those contemplating working at BMS and to finally get the poison from BMS out of my system once and for all.

Cons

The posts are true: Low Pay, Low Moral, Non Existent Training, Ignorant Management, Unethical Behavior, Nepotism, Favoritism, Discrimination, etc. The list will keep growing as long as the company is in existence. This company is stuck in the past, when they thought they were great. They do not want to change, and have made it very clear they won't. They know all about the terrible things that are happening AND THEY DON'T CARE. BMS likes the way the company is now. They are perfectly happy with the company because none of the above issues affect them. Low pay just means more money for them and since they never leave the third floor they could care less about how happy you are at your job. They directly benefit from nepotism and favoritism. Why should they care if there isn’t a training program? They don’t have to continuously train new employees because the good ones are gone. They will continue to make their money walking on the bloody backs of their employees until they sell the company and ride off into the West County sunset.

1.0
20 Nov 2015

Dont Be Fooled

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Pros

Flexible work hours, innovative industry, great co-workers, location

Cons

Company is not willing to spend any money, take leadership, or hire the appropriate amount of people to catch up to their competition. Through lack of direction, unknowledgeable managers, terrible communication, and the inability to get forward-thinking ideas approved, all is lost. Very sad that the chairman is the only executive concerned about the growth of the company. -Out of date technology, very high turnover, low pay, a very cliquey atmosphere, and no training program which equates to very high stress levels. The amount of unfairness and immoral activity that existed was incredible. As many would agree, HR is virus to the company. I am very shocked that they have not been sued for the unethical activity that exudes from this department. Either fake it to get on their good side or don’t ever expect to get a raise (HR has all of the executives on a leash). Be sure not to share any personal information unless you want it spread throughout the entire company.

4.0
11 Feb 2016

Love it here.

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Pros

Flexible hours, business is always changing, room for growth. Soon to be updated 3rd campus at Westport (APR2016). It seems that most of these negative reviews are from people who have been let go. Trust me this place is a good place to work in a great location. They have really flexible hours, and are always willing to work with you.

Cons

Not many. The pay is low for certain positions, but seems to be improving. 3rd campus was terrible, but is being taking care of.

1.0
18 Aug 2015
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A great learning experience. Most US and European colleagues and managers were great professionals. The work environment used to be challenging and human

Cons

The pay is not only low but there is little room for improvement. Specially if you're not a favorite. The nepotism and office politics reign supreme. Technical and project manager level do all the job with incredible pressure, without support and Director level take the credit. The top management is under educated and don't even want to learn from their mistakes.

2.0
19 Jul 2016
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My co-workers were great, despite being mistreated. There may have been disgruntled feelings towards management, but we worked as a team despite the low moral because at the end of the day, we didn't do it for the company, we did it for the steady job and the jobs of our friends. Work/Life balance was flexible, but I think that's how they are able to retain most of their long-term employees. I was able to go back to school; I saw that others were able to accommodate family more than they would be able to elsewhere.

Cons

Lied to by HR, and probably management regarding salary expectations. Good work gets rewarded with more work requiring longer hours (for salary employees). Instead of being congratulated on completing an advanced degree, I was just told by management that I shouldn't expect my pay to reflect the accomplishment. This is a small company so there isn't much room for advancement beyond a senior position, which just entitles them to keep you there until all hours. I was told by others, BMS was known as a platform company: someplace you go to get the title (because it wasn't reflected in the pay) and the experience to go somewhere else. This is exactly what was done here because there are no incentives to do a good job or maintain company loyalty. So you either have poorly trained new people, or employees only in it for the stable paycheck. The company is family owned by three brothers, but from what I've heard the family feeling was gone before I got there. I think I saw all three over the time of my extended employment, but couldn't tell you which one was which. Face time with anyone above your boss was reserved for situations you didn't want to be in anyway. So I'm not sure anyone outside of our office space even knew my name when I left.

1.0
22 Jan 2017

Keep looking...

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Pros

Work schedule flexibility, central location, some ability to work from home. The company has food trucks come sometimes. A company spirit week, with activities, and have fundraisers to help their charity.

Cons

Pay scale needs reviewing, this company does not pay well. Directors are laughable, especially in Imaging. The turnover is high and no one is asking why these people keep leaving. Nepotism is the worst here, family and friends work under their superior which is a huge problem, especially since the handbook states otherwise. Minimal to no training, Project managers have little to no experience in imaging or managing anything.

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