Terrible CEO, Poor Pay - Marketing/Sales Global Rescue Employee Review

2.0
28 Sept 2023
Recommend
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Pros

The general staff here excluding some of senior leadership are some of the best people I have had the pleasure to work with - kind, helpful, and professional.

Cons

The CEO, Dan Richards, is unfortunately the archetype for greedy, out of touch, and dismissive CEOs. He claims to be pro-American on company calls, yet moves the legal company HQ to Puerto Rico for....tax breaks. Completely uncooperative with employees who don't act as "yes-men", and incredibly stingy with $, from department budgets, to the well-below market salaries of most employees. Every expense for department projects and campaigns must be personally approved by him, leading to long timelines and uncertainty over what should be simple business expenses. I cannot speak enough on his reluctance to reward his employees with adequate salaries (many lower level employees struggle to afford apartments without supplemental income), and even end-of year bonuses. Despite his disregard for his workers' quality of life, he demands high rates of company growth each year without expanding the teams that are responsible for growing the company in the first place. Also due to his refusal to expand teams, there is little to no upward mobility for one trying to build a career here. If hired, expect to be in that same role for the duration of your employment here. Unless you are interviewing for a leadership role or direct sales role, I wouldn't recommend it unless $ truly is not a concern for you.

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Pros

Fantastic co-workers with a great team culture Varied work with an interesting range of clients Entrepreneurial outlook

Cons

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2.0
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Pros

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Cons

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