Comments on: Netflix, Adobe, Google Rated Best Places To Work. AT&T, eBay, RadioShack Among the Worst.

By: sealy

sealy — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:26:11 +0000

the worst place to work has to be the criminal records bureau.. managers here just dont interact with staff and sack employees then take them back.
from experience of working here it has to be the worst

mark

By: توبكات جديده

توبكات جديده — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 04:42:48 +0000

As a former long-time employee of Reynolds and Reynolds in Dayton, Ohio…it is NOT surprising at all that they are #3 on the WORST places to work list. Since Bob Brockman hostility took over the company 2 years ago it has become a very communistic place to work and employee moral is lower than it has ever been…lower than most people can even imagine

By: canned heat

canned heat — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:56:28 +0000

I responded to a Reynolds and Reynolds job posting recently not knowing much about the company and received an e-mail requesting a phone interview. I think I’ll be turning them down after reading this.

Also, I’m kind of surprised not to see Wal-Mart on the list anywhere, be it good or bad.

By: Raven

Raven — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 15:40:06 +0000

I’m sure most people would agree with you, but it is hard to stay motivated or even care when your upper management got bonuses in 09 and you were advised you would not receive your low 2% raise about 3 weeks before you were expecting to receive it. This is the case with LexisNexis.

By: Mainframe

Mainframe — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 02:43:41 +0000

Agree with the Reynolds and Reynolds poor ratings 100%. It was the most horrible, degrading and dehumanizing job I have ever had. Dare I say “evil”?

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By: Questioner

Questioner — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:04:45 +0000

Interesting that one would call Reynolds a strong company when an upstart like Bob could buy it so easily. Must have been really strong before…

Just because employees are getting everything they could ever dream of doesn’t mean the company’s doing well. Ever heard of job security?

And a significant portion of the companies at the bottom half of the list are struggling to make ends meet, are considering or have filed bankruptcy.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 23:20:27 +0000

I agree with everyone. Reynolds sux !!!

By: DZN653

DZN653 — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 01:21:48 +0000

This list is based on employee satisfaction not competition or repositioning. at@t has turned a fomer family realted company called Bellsouth into a miserable place to work. at@t not only treats craft poorly they treat their lower level management even worst! People forget that the new at@t is the old SBC Company who merely bought the at@t name because there really wasn’t much left of the old AT@T ecept for long distance and some business accounts. The good old boys from Texas where the old SBC and now the new AT@T is headquartered are trying to run a majot corporation like a small company. The result has been extremely low morale amonst craft and lower management.

By: True

True — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 21:04:26 +0000

Yep! It’s all true! Reynolds & Reynolds is garbage! Thank God that I am no longer there!

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 08:38:04 +0000

I do work there and I’m surprised it isn’t on the worst list either. I stumbled onto this page while searching for a new job. We do a great job of satisfying customers. That’s because we suck the life out of our employees. In the end, they make just as many people miserable as they do happy.

By: current rey emp

current rey emp — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 23:12:16 +0000

Every negative thing said about Reynolds is true. It was a great place prior to the takeover by BH Bob. Funny thing… right after the takeover, he immediately had each of us sign a 3 year non-compete also. He has our mouths swabbed on a random basis to detect tobacco use by employees. And just fired over 100 sales and training associates… some associates were even at dealerships installing systems or training when they got a call that they were fired. Pretty good for customer relations, eh???

By: Scott

Scott — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 02:19:10 +0000

I’ve been a outside tech for AT&T for 28 yrs and it has been a rewarding job. I’ve been well paid, I receive 6 weeks vacation and full med & dental. They have a program that pays for your education should you you choose to use it and the opportunity to transfer into any job you are interested and qualifed for. Upon reaching the 30 yr mark I will retire with a nice pension and retain my med and dental plan as will my wife until the day I die. How many of the top 50 can make that claim?

By: EO A-Hole

EO A-Hole — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 04:18:11 +0000

Of course Level 3 is on the worst list. Complete idiots in upper management positions. Most middle managers too afraid to make a decision. Moral is terrible, most employees (employee owners….yeah right) no longer care…..and it shows. By far the worst company I have ever worked for in my 25 year Telecom career. Chapter 11 probably not far off.

By: Trainer

Trainer — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:22:42 +0000

As a current Reynolds employee I can say this is definitely one of the worse places to work. I have been here since before the merger and back then it was a great place to work. People were involved with extra-ciricular activities, volunteering, company spirit, etc. Now it’s ’show up at 7:45 and leave at 5 on the dot’. Brockman successfully turned this once great company’s employees into folks just getting a paycheck. As a matter of fact, I lost an entire week of vaca this year b/c Bob thought the vaca policy provided too much time away from work. What a great way to build morale. But, in the end Bob has made us all feel quite assured that we are expendable commodities that can be replaced but someone less apt at a lower salary. Reynolds is an excellent place to work if you possess no self-value and no one else will hire you.

By: J

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:57:25 +0000

I agree completely!

By: J

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:55:03 +0000

Well, for Reynolds+Reynolds, Bob Brockman and his crew of losers came to town.

Congrats on taking a once strong company and driving it straight into the side of a mountain – and in only 2 short years. I’m impressed!

As long as UCS is in control – avoid this place like the plague!

By: theflower

theflower — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:37:24 +0000

DHL Express!!! It does not surprise me.

By: JB

JB — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:40:33 +0000

Not surprised to see LEVEL 3 on the worst list. EVERYDAY wondering if today will be your last and watching the top executives make decisions that make absolutely no sense. We all worry everyday that our jobs will be sent to India. Yes, at this point I am happy to have a job, but for how long?

By: John George

John George — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:44:24 +0000

Is this really true? Why would an (internal) recruiter get that much compensation for such a small company?

By: Bob

Bob — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:06:33 +0000

Having worked for Reynolds and Reynolds for 10 years, and gone through several different changes, I would have to completely agree with everyone who is saying that it is a miserable place in which to work.

If you are female, you will be relegated to whatever menial job they can find for you, if you’re lucky. If you are a minority, you will be lucky to last more than a couple of months. If you are white, are a member of the NRA, and have no problems drinking kool-aid, then you will go very far within the company.

The problem is that the company is only going to go about as far as it takes to get everyone out of Dayton and into Houston. Once that’s done, it will return to its UCS roots and all the dealerships who relied on ERA will find themselves up a particular excrement-rich creek without a device for locomotion.

The recent trend where GM has encouraged all their dealerships to move away from R&R products is going to severely hurt the company, as well, as roughly 2/3 of their monthly cash flow is in danger of being pulled out from under them.

If you’re still at R&R Dayton, then I strongly urge you to keep your resume updated and keep your eyes and ears open.

By: Reynolds Sucks

Reynolds Sucks — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:27:36 +0000

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By: KW

KW — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 15:49:28 +0000

Not surprising that Reynolds is on there–once a GREAT place to work, the culture has changed significantly. Salaries and benefits are significantly less rewarding than in years past.

What’s happening to Dayton…?