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Cerrell Associates Reviews

4.3

85% would recommend to a friend

(16 total reviews)

Hal Dash

88% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Cerrell Associates has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 16 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Cerrell Associates employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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16 reviews
2.0
4 Aug 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Wine sipping hours, almost decent pay for starters, great opportunity for starters, has a good local restaurants and retail, autonomy to do your job in the best way possible. Benefits is pretty good. You can learn a lot of office politics here.

Cons

Go in with holy oil when walking into this place. Lots of yelling and cursing, employees crying, stellar new-coming employees getting "laid-off" simply because an employee that's been there longer or has a higher up boss is threatened by someone that is actually remarkable and hard working. This company has a revolving door for interns because the leaders simply want to keep all the money for themselves and don't desire to have experienced team members. The atmosphere here is thick and you never know which way it's going to go due to erratic behaviors here -- good or bad. HR doesn't exist - the method is that you either work there, you're about to be fired because someone doesn't want you to outshine them, or you don't work there. You've got to kiss-up to everyone and keep your head down and be careful to not do your job too good because you risk losing it. There's a fake culture because there is no culture; just fake smiles and low performing employees who stuck it out to be perceived as the high performing employees because no one else would higher them when they started. Good luck.

2.0
2 Mar 2017

Focus on this as a stepping stone

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The company has a reputation with movers and shakers in Los Angeles County. There are many interesting projects and clients. When going to events tied to the city or running into folks at elected official offices, mentioning you work there brings recognition. Lee and Joe Cerrell (co-founders) were well respected by their work in local government within LA County.

Cons

Coworkers can be nosy and disingenuous. Having disagreements with certain members of staff, management or the Chairman/CEO Hal Dash can lead to a lot of emotional and mental stress. Best way to navigate this environment is to focus on professional growth and don't get attached to work friendships. Bad and egotistical executives can linger for a long time because they generate money and bring business for the company with their networks. These people can be rude, immoral, and right down unethical. It certainly takes a lot for them to be removed or disciplined if they're generating revenue for the company. Disingenuous staff is often seen hanging around these bad executives for social capital. These execs and staff bully both subtly and directly other staff members.

3.0
26 Aug 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Founded by Joe & Lee Cerrell (both retired in 2008)over 40 years ago...amazing people to work for! Semi-annual company retreats for team building, along with many after-work happy hours. Many opportunities to meet local & state government officials.

Cons

Owners lack management experience and are too involved in office politics. 1 particular owner is too involved in her own pursuit of glory and fame to care about the company state of affairs. This person I believe has been responsible for the gradual downfall and downsizing of the firm. Posting to social media sites, gossiping, and making personal calls, is a great part of some of their staff's daily routine during the work day, obviously due to poor supervisory staff.

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