PetersenDean Reviews
42% would recommend to a friend
(179 total reviews)
Jim Petersen
36% approve of CEO
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- "The people you work WITH are amazing, the people you work FOR are not." (in 12 reviews)
- "Great Employees to work with" (in 8 reviews)
- "New benefits are great and HR is always helpful with any information I need." (in 8 reviews)
- "Management is always there to support us." (in 7 reviews)
- "Pay is good." (in 6 reviews)
- "Upper management completely unaware and uncaring." (in 10 reviews)
- "Hostile work environment" (in 5 reviews)
- "The place is crashing and burning with the best leadership and management already out the door." (in 4 reviews)
- "Bad communication sometimes but okay" (in 3 reviews)
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Found 179 of over 181 reviews
Updated Feb 27, 2024
- 5.0Remote Sales AgentFormer Employee, more than 3 years
Pros
Great people, great benefits. Jim did right by his employees
Cons
Company closed. Sad to see it go
- 3.0SalesFormer Employee, more than 3 yearsSan Jose, CA
Pros
Flexible hours and scrubbed leads
Cons
Out of business so no cons
- 1.0EstimatorFormer Employee, more than 1 yearHouston, TX
Pros
The commute was easy for me
Cons
Toxic work environment. Sales driven!
- 1.0AccountantCurrent Employee, more than 1 year
Pros
none. pays okay benefits so so.
Cons
hostile work environment. upper management has no idea what they are doing.
- 1.0Senior Customer Service CoordinatorFormer Employee
Pros
The pay was decent Good hours
Cons
After filing under chapter 11, many employees were furloughed or quit and it the workload expectation fell on a skeleton crew.
- 3.0Anonymous EmployeeFormer Employee, less than 1 yearRancho Cordova, CA
Pros
Great support by management and flexibility.
Cons
Sold jobs would frequently be installed later than usual so monitoring status was necessary.
- 4.0Safety ManagerFormer Employee, more than 8 yearsHouston, TX
Pros
Fast paced but enjoyable. President of company did a great job running the company.
Cons
Having the owner of the company not running the company correctly and having to file bankruptcy when we still had business supporting the company.
- 3.0Division ManagerFormer Employee, more than 1 yearLos Angeles, CA
Pros
Growing business in renewable energy space
Cons
slow moving decision process from management
- 4.0Purchasing AgentFormer Employee, more than 3 yearsJacksonville, FL
Pros
Very flexible with time off, pay was great, hours were set at decent time of day, OT was granted if necessary, company honestly worked with their employees
Cons
Communication between vendors, Communication in general at times.
- 2.0Administrative AssistantCurrent Employee, more than 1 yearFremont, CA
Pros
The people you work WITH are amazing, the people you work FOR are not. Pay is average, and raises come on your yearly review (normally). Healthcare is average but affordable. Those who have been there are while really are knowledgeable but the constant changes make it hard for anyone.
Cons
I have been working here a while, and it seems to be a revolving door. People leave, people get fired, and upper management constantly changes. Senior PCs, Directors, Accountant, Regional Managers, Sales Consultants etc... Every day the policies change, the way they bill changes, the way they collect changes. They haven't figured out a policy that works and because of that they keep changing it. Nothing ever stays the same, even your co-workers. Sometimes you send an email to someone only to find out they were let go the week before. If you are sick for a day or two everything has changed by the time you get back. It is hard to constantly changes the way you operate and always seems to be less effective than the way before. Upper Management never asks their workers for their input and that's one of the major issues. We use outdated programs, upgrades could be used all over. We constantly have subcontractors put holds on our accounts because nothing gets paid on time, and it's stressful. It's hard working around that many obstacles.
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PetersenDean Response8yPeople do leave, and people do get fired there is no question about that. That happens with every company world-wide. The ones that leave usually should not have been hired in the first place and over 34 years, those that get fired, fire themselves. As for changes in collection policies, if PCs stayed on top of their accounts, there would not be the need for upper management to step in. When upper management steps in, it is because lower management is failing at their basic job duties. That is the plain and simple truth. And, if you are not happy here, you should find another place where you can complain. Companies that employ American workers are great companies. Why don't you set out and start your own company. Sounds like you have all the answers.
PetersenDean Reviews FAQs
- PetersenDean has an overall rating of 2.8 out of 5, based on over 181 reviews left anonymously by employees. 42% of employees would recommend working at PetersenDean to a friend and 36% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has improved by 7% over the last 12 months.
- 42% of PetersenDean employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated PetersenDean 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.7 for culture and values and 2.6 for career opportunities.
- According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at PetersenDean to be senior leadership, career development, benefits and the cons to be workplace, culture.
