DCSC Reviews

Pros

The oppurtunity for advancement in both salary and responsiblity are excellent. I along with several of my co-workers who have been here for years enjoy the quieter atmosphere. If you can work well independantly without constant supervision, this is a great place to work. As a consultant, it is nice that I have most of my weekends free to be with my family.

Cons

DCSC Inc. has Medical Insurance, Paid Holidays and IRA Plans in place. It would be nice to have Dental offered but the higher salary makes up for it.

Advice to Senior Management

It would be nice to add Dental to the package of benefits.

Pros

There's not much of a positive about this place, but the building itself is nice, and in a nice neighborhood.

Cons

Communication is discouraged, as others have stated. Details below.

While one might think that a small company with low headcount might be the sort of environment where a lot of collaboration, innovation, and face-to-face communication would thrive -- think again! The owners do not want you to communicate with them, or each other. Presumably, you are allowed to send e-mails to one another, but this is also selectively-enforced, and more than once I was criticized for asking for clarification, via e-mail.

The only real human contact I got while working here is in whispers with the other "normal" employees while the owners were out of earshot. Talking to other employees is otherwise taboo. Seriously!

You will literally be "written up" for any perceived rules infraction. These rules are not documented anywhere, but you have to sign a paper acknowledging being written up for whatever you did. Presumably, this is so they have a paper trail to defend themselves if you sue them and/or file unemployment after they get rid of you -- which seems to be the process in place. They seem to bring in people to work and get rid of them when the work is done.

Thankfully, I quickly found work after leaving this wretched place and haven't been "written up" or made to feel like a moron one time since. Also, I'm getting better pay and better benefits. So, it's truly not an exagerration to say that this place literally has nothing going for it.

The positive review posted here from someone claiming to have worked at this place for 17 years is a complete fabrication. This place is a revolving door. Don't bother going in, you won't like what you find.

Advice to Senior Management

You need to reinvent yourselves if you want to succeed. Your lockdown on communication is counterproductive, not to mention inhumane. The quality of the product also suffers because of this. Your company is small. Why take away one of the strongest benefits of that sort of environment? It's somewhat baffling.

Pros

Pay is reasonable. Nice building. Old furniture shop restored. Lots of restaurants in the area.

Cons

No communication. Everyone that has worked there, past and present will agree with this. Lack of direction. No training or overview on the product being developed and sold. Told to rely on the manual only. Turnover rate is very high. An acquaintance and ex employee of DCSC has steered several friends away from DCSC, but unfortunately didn't get a chance to warn me. The atmosphere is dehumanizing and stifling. Co-workers are discouraged and afraid to speak to each other. No employee knows what the other is doing. Teamwork is discouraged.

Advice to Senior Management

Management has been aware of the problems for years but is unwilling to change.

Pros

salary, and location of office

Cons

Office atmosphere, interaction with coworkers

Pros

Paid descent salary, but still not enough for the hassles and abuse that you had to endure.

Cons

No internal communication. No support or training other than " Read the Manual " Heavily criticized and written up for not supporting customer on start up visit when I had only been with the company for THREE WEEKS!

Advice to Senior Management

GET A CLUE!

Pros

The starting pay is decent and your pay can increase if you perform well at your assigned tasks.

Cons

Very poor communication internally. All communication must be made via email, no talking is allowed.

This company has been in business for about 19 years under this same leadership and dozens and dozens of employees have been in and out of here.

The only benefit offered is medical and the rate is so high that it would be much cheaper to find a private policy through any insurance company.

The Employee Handbook is extremely hard to understand as it does state you are both hourly and salary. Therefore you will be docked pay if you work less than 40 hours per week but will not be paid any overtime when you work more than 40 hours.

The Handbook states that you get a week's vacation within the first year and you are eligible to take it after 6 months, but in reality the vacation begins to accrue at 6 months.

The company provides no training for any position. You are expected to come in and already know what you are doing and be able to succeed with minimal supervision and assistance.

The computer systems are outdated and prone to break down often.

Advice to Senior Management

Provide support, training, and communication to your employees like every other company does and it will help you retain and attract the types of good employees that will stay with your company for a long time. Provide benefits for your employees besides just major medical. In order to attract good talent, you have to compete with all of the other companies out there that are offering this to their employees.