C.H. Robinson Worldwide Reviews

Pros

I like the fact that they allow us to give our opion and will put it in place if it will work.

Cons

Market it hard to touch with how many companies we work with.

Advice to Senior Management

I think they value there employee's and don't really have much to say for advice

Pros

Experience with many aspects of logistics, build skills you can take with you to earn more someplace else.
Autonomy to make own decisions
Office commradere

Cons

Low pay
No work life balance
Few advancement opportunities

Advice to Senior Management

Don't rely so much on a bonus as motivation for performance.

Pros

no after hours work
social atmosphere

Cons

50 hour work week and "clock in and out'
no lunch
same day to day job
no career path
no advancement
management consists of "good ole boys club"
management are not business saavy but were good salesmen in the past

Advice to Senior Management

Promote your people and offer a place to go in order to keep them as well as don't take such an emotional stance when they quit.

Pros

Great first job
Benefits
If ur office is a good one you have some nice bonuses

Cons

Managers are good ole boy used car salesmen and don't know squat about company capabilities, products, competitors, strategy etc
All horizontal, no promotions unless ur manager gets fired
Politics politics politics
No correlation with work and pay its all an how ur office does
Pto is a b'tchh, god for it u have an emergency and can't answer the phones for 27 mins
No vision at all, 'keep the faith' they preach but the company is only for those who want to work for a pay check. No innovators, no creativity, or initiative just answer the phones
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Advice to Senior Management

Education assistance
Training
Systems are awful, how about it not taking 5 mins to build a load

Pros

Robinson has a good corporate environment and most people are easy to get along with. Management does its best to make sure employees have the skills required to perform their job.

Cons

Some 'more senior' individuals (within IT) seem to lack required skills, and it seems that compensation isn't handled based on the work that has been done but rather how much management likes you.

Advice to Senior Management

Compensation should be based on effort, effectiveness, and value provided to CH Robinson. It is unfair to allow people to work at Robinson that do not produce results for over a year while other people have been working for the same time - fresh out of school - and are providing much more value with little recognition.

Pros

High paced work place, not micro managed except for cold calling. Day flies by most of the time and people are friendly

Cons

Lower compensation packages than most other jobs. Long hours, no time off for even lunch or sick. Some turn over in key positions

Advice to Senior Management

Pay key people more for their work, recognize the efforts of carrier staff versus customer staff. Allow people to take an hour lunch or a day off to recover

Pros

Great place to start a career or add experience to your resume.
The work environment is great, specially in the IT department. I wouldn't say the same in some areas of the business, but overall, there is great people there.
They offer a good benefits package that is very competitive and the salaries are also competitive.
In my experience, senior management makes goods decisions and takes care of the employees.

Cons

The salary ranges are not clear since they don't have a document that shows the salary ranges and position levels, so it is hard to see a clear path for your career.

Pros

- Challenging projects
- Leadership open to reccomendations made

Cons

- Pay could be better... seem lower then market

Pros

Virtually no limit to commission
Exciting and fun office atmosphere
Great location in the neighborhood of Lincoln Park in Chicago

Cons

It is sometimes difficult to find new customer opportunities.

Pros

experienced, competent co workers. some of the brightest in the IT field.

Cons

a lot of people just collecting a check