It's all sunshine and rainbows when they are trying to hire you, and then you see the truth once you get there. - Anonymous employee SMALLWOOD Employee Review

1.0
6 Apr 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

There are a few nice people that work there, but they let management walk all over them and you just constantly feel bad for them.

Cons

Anyone who has any drive or purpose should not work here because all of your dreams will be quickly crushed. This company hasn't changed its policies in decades and doesn't intend to. The superiors love to belittle the "Millennial" generation in the office and take great joy in being controlling and condescending bullies. They are unappreciative of initiative, and anyone that decides to stand up against their outdated ideals never lasts long. They will ask you for your opinion, not listen to a word you say, belittle you and tell you why you are wrong and then blather on about why they are right. Superiors have terrible bouts of amnesia and love "forgetting" that they ever made a decision. They will then blame the result of their choice on you (or the person closest to the right) and question why you would have done such a thing-Unless it benefits them, at which time they will take the credit. This is probably why so many people refuse to make command decisions and deflect blame at all costs. There is no clear career path, only people waiting for others to retire or die so that they may fill their shoes. They are terrified of technology and trust no one. If you have a problem, too bad because there is no HR department-Just the way they like it. This company is ran by miserable people who find great pleasure in making others feel equally or even more miserable. I have never worked anywhere so depressing, so discouraging and so oblivious to the unhappiness of employees. I just hope that this review can help save someone from this place. Don't be fooled. Take your other offer.

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SMALLWOOD Response
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This may be a delayed response, but we do appreciate the time you took to write a review, even as a former employee. While your comments are from several years ago, our long-term success over the past 40 years could not have occurred without the investment in talent and the most current tools in the industry, allowing us to perform our services at the highest levels. As an Employee Owned company, we work every day to be as transparent as we can to our owners – to our colleagues, so that the future growth of the firm is in good hands.

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