The Sanborn Map Company Reviews

Former Employee – worked at The Sanborn Map Company

Pros – Review is for GeoSpatial solutions mainly in Colorado Springs.
Generally great people to work with, both competent and nice.
Some of the projects are technically demanding.

Cons – Upper management's vision is chaotic, driven by getting work anywhere and at almost any price (at least this is how it is perceived at a mid-management level). When no work is available, workers are sent home for long periods of time, though management allows workers to file unemployment.

Advice to Senior Management – For a lack of vision, the people perish. Ortho-photo work is becoming more competitive and lower profit. A new vision needs to be crafted from the current business climate and then the company needs to risk the money to achieve a significant market share.

Former Employee – worked at The Sanborn Map Company as an intern for less than a year

Pros – Great name that will definitely get you an interview in the geospatial field. Paid internship.

Cons – I took the internship to do GIS or LiDAR work to gain experience in accordance with my degree program. After a few weeks of being assigned only Photoshop work, I inquired about the promise I had been made to do GIS or LiDAR work. They stated they would not assign me because they already had too many people on those sections. My job might as well have been to get my boss coffee for all the good it has done me. The hours were horrible (swing shift 6pm to 2am) and you were not allowed to talk to your neighbor if you had a question about the work. If you had a question, you were supposed to ask the sole boss of the swing shift who was always occupied with other interns. Lastly, for the first two weeks, we were not allowed to listen to music and if your performance was not up to par, they would not allow you to listen to music then either (happened to coworkers).

Advice to Senior Management – Your interns are there to learn. Give them work appropriate for their degree program. Trust that they are there to work hard and don't treat them like children you have to threaten to take privileges away from. It makes your interns look good and Sanborn look good, too, when your interns have valuable experiences they can either bring back to the company or use at other employers.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at The Sanborn Map Company

Pros – climate controlled office
decent salary
nice people

Cons – minimum respect
minimum job advancement
management keeps you in the dark
no benefits
weird hours

Advice to Senior Management – nothing

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at The Sanborn Map Company

Pros – Good pay, casual dress, privacy

Cons – dark, depressing work conditions and boring

Current Employee – been working at The Sanborn Map Company

Pros – good insurance. ok pay rate

Cons – no growth. little communication between departments.