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SIM International Reviews

3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(53 total reviews)

Scott Dorsey

57% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

SIM International has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 53 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The SIM International employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Arts, entertainment and recreation industry (3.9 stars).

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53 reviews
2.0
9 Jul 2021

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Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Flexible hours, encouraged self learning.

Cons

Top down budgeting issues creating obstacles

4.0
7 Mar 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Excellent place to learn about relevant technology and processes in the Film & Television Industry, and you will most likely be working with very friendly, respectful people. Good benefits and social environment.

Cons

Salary is on the lower end and, depending on where you are in the company, it can be difficult to move up. Generally speaking, a lot of employees start out in entry level positions and are excited about being in the industry, but as time goes on, they may begin to feel the frustration of a low salary, and the novelty wears off. They will either be looking to make more, or to move up.

2.0
20 Nov 2021

Toxic Workplace

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good place to gain knowledge of film and television lighting and grip equipment. Holiday break.

Cons

Promotion of sociopaths that undermine the value of a hardworking warehouse team. Management that has constantly changing demands, that is not open to employee feedback, employee questions, and some can buck their highly touted process while others are excoriated for it. Unequal disciplinary mechanism that is inconsistent, does not take into account circumstance i.e. disability/mental health, and is deployed to correct workplace issues in an unequal fashion that factors in favoritism over actual investigation that considers ethics. Regular teasing, bullying, and harassment props things mentioned. Low pay. Company will not issue references, as either a punishment or retention tactic or a management policy out of the 1980s. I could not get a straight answer on why they practice this. A structure that fragments like workers into different departments that ultimately wind up in competition rather than collaboration. This quality ties in to the favouritism mentioned before, and fosters a culture of backstabbing, that leads to paranoia, mistrust, and hand-wringing explanations as to why the existence if a horrible culture persists. There are many more bad things about this company, however, I think the qualities mentioned, give a good insight into how all of these negative attributes are interelated, and reflect a management culture that does not care about their frontline workers.

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