Coinstar Reviews

Pros

the best reason is job security and good senior management.

Cons

not much room for growth professionally

Pros

The relaxed atmosphere, central location in town, free pop

Cons

easy to be fired due to poor communication, time off requests must be made two weeks in advance, working on all holidays, including Christmas

Advice to Senior Management

Increase pay, min wage is almost $10. Expand site, allow for advancement, and for gosh sakes set clear expecations!

Pros

Free Parking, Free Snacks, Nice People

Cons

Clear direction is needed as the economy is still in the drink.

Pros

It is great to be your own driving force and motivation in your day-to-day work. They encourage you to run your "area" like it is your own.

Cons

Communication in this company is pretty poor. Also, in the maintenance area, there are little, to no opportunities for career advancement.

Advice to Senior Management

What I noticed while working for them was that the Senior Management was great and enthusiastic but that they were oblivious to the day-to-day operations in the field. Not totally their fault, but they should hold the management that they hire accountable for the trouble on the ground floor. The lower employees feel very expendable and under valued.

Pros

Interesting project, good benefits, fairly flexible schedule.

Cons

Old guard employees back stab and unwilling to share info. Suppostedly training benefits exists but rarely are you allowed to access them. No willingness to allow growth. Some of the worse management I have ever seen. Employees afraid to speak out and too much polictics. Very disfunctional environment. Just say the emperors clothes are stunning and you might become a 'pet'. Oh can't forget, chaos, chaos, chaos, and did I say clueless management??

Advice to Senior Management

Find a new line of work....or pay attention to what really goes on in your group. You might what to actually take the advice that you seem to want but never act on.

Pros

Great flexibility when working in the field. If you keep your numbers looking good management leaves you alone for the most part

Cons

No room for advancement. Work keeps getting piled on and no overtime permitted. All the good things about coinstar from the past have been taken away such as Christmas and summer get togethers.

Advice to Senior Management

Listen to the field. The concerns are legit. Stop piling on more and more responsibilities without giving people the opportunity to succeed

Pros

Enterpreterial Enviroment
Lots of different projects running at the same time
Company Growing

Cons

Not quite clear Job roles / responsabilities
Kaos Feeling
Different people involve in different meeting to address the same issue

Advice to Senior Management

Re enforce strategic planning / prioritize business initiatives

Pros

- Decent hours 4 day work week rotation
- late hour differential pay

Cons

- growing company still trying to stay small feel
- not clear path on how a department is to run

Advice to Senior Management

- Less recruiting and buying stuff solidify what you got with less office politics

Pros

Casual environment and some friendly team meetings, although with limits.

Cons

Too many cones of silence within departments and not enough communication throughout.

Advice to Senior Management

Take care of what you have instead of chasing the next moneymaker.

Pros

People treated eachother like family.

Cons

Professionally it leaves alot of room for improvement.

Advice to Senior Management

Communications is key to managing a global company running on thin profit margins.