Vulcan Reviews

Pros

You have an opportunity to get some good broad exposure as they are involved in managing whatever Mr. Allen is interested in.

Cons

Its a private company that doesn't sell anything so its only concerned with satisfying the whims of the owner and his sister.

Advice to Senior Management

Don't forget that you hire people that should be interested in being professional so develop a culture that supports them adhering a to professional standard.

Pros

They pay a good salary.

Cons

At times a stressful environment.

Pros

There are numerous great things about vulcan, most of which are only found by self starting, outgoing, and intelegent people.

Cons

Managment, managment, managment, managers, middle managers

Pros

Beautiful building, lots of variety

Cons

poor communiciation from management, didn't feel valued

Advice to Senior Management

Positive feedback to employees would be welcome

Pros

Vulcan is a place to work for two years and the leave when you have it on your resume. They offer great pay/benefits-but that's because no one would work for the Allens if they didn't.

Cons

Zero work/like balance.
Not family friendly at all.
Asked for time off 8 weeks in advance of trip, got the ok two week before I left, you will constantly be made to feel bad if you take time off.
Terrible upper management, people make it to management positions by not making waves-the ones who do are usually fired or find better jobs elsewhere.
HR must be getting paid a ton of money because upper mngt gives them a workplace violation story, HR "investigates" and finds out the story is untrue, HR is then afraid to report back to upper mngt and has the investigated employee give a "report".
Backstabbing, incredible c.y.a, monitored emails/phone calls/texts, you're being watched at all times.

Advice to Senior Management

Let the people you hired, that are actually qualified to manage your money/estate/life/real estate/security, do their jobs. You would probably get sued less if you left the employees alone and let them work instead of wasting their energy worrying about covering their backs all the time.

Pros

If you are fortunate and work for someone who is competent, Vulcan can be a decent place to work; however, do not harbor any illusions about it being a professional work environment.

Cons

Lack of any senior leadership; lack of coherent communication about company goals, objectives or performance; unethical (and worse) business practices; much dead weight.

Advice to Senior Management

Listen to the few real leaders within the organization; get rid of the lapdogs.

Pros

Pays well, great work-life balance, seems impressive from the outside.
Hard to land a job there- typically need an 'in'.

Cons

Management is extremely weak. Not a real meritocracy- who you know matters.
Too much dead-weight in the firm. I was clueless on what most people actually did in the firm.

Advice to Senior Management

Focus on housecleaning. Too many people who have been riding the gravy train for too long. I think some real professional management would help.

Pros

Provides access to extremely intelligent people. Also the company has an excellent reputation in the city.

Cons

It's a company without a rudder. The senior management has no vision or direction.

Advice to Senior Management

Get to know your employees. It will build more loyalty and desire to excel in your job. Enpower the management to make decisions without being afraid of consequences.

Pros

Flexibility in schedule, work independence, generous pay, depth and breadth of peer experience. When they can hire, they hire smart people.

Cons

Lack of innovation; starved of some resources, drowning in others; artificial success metrics, moving goalposts; poor communications; blinders on management; lack of opportunity.

Advice to Senior Management

It's hard to really be competitive when you don't face real hunger. Try to get in touch with where the founders actually came from.

Pros

Looks good from the outside. It will most likely look food on my resume.

Cons

Leadership and Internal growth opportunities are lacking.

Advice to Senior Management

Listen to the good people you hire. Additionally, the way they treat people in general needs to be rectified. Finally, middle management needs a huge overhaul.