Alder Reviews
53% would recommend to a friend
(147 total reviews)
Adam Schanz
56% approve of CEO
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- "Management is young and come up with their own way of doing things that are contrary to the way they train." (in 10 reviews)
- "Changed commission scale every few months to ensure you weren’t making “too much money”" (in 4 reviews)
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Updated Oct 27, 2023
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- 5.0Aug 10, 2023IT DirectorCurrent Employee, more than 5 yearsOrem, UT
Pros
Plenty of room to grow as an individual and your technical skills. Alder gives you the ability to share your thoughts on how certain aspects can be approved, and those thoughts are heard and often times implemented.
Cons
not a lot. The lack of budgets can be a headache, but thats about it.
- 5.0Aug 2, 2023Team LeadFormer EmployeeOrem, UT
Pros
Alder helps employees develop into leaders. They almost always promote from within and give you opportunities to grow.
Cons
Cross department collaboration could use great improvements.
- 5.0Jun 2, 2023High Up On the Food Chain, But Still A MenschFormer Employee, more than 10 yearsOrem, UT
Pros
If you are in your late 20's-30's with either no degree or a useless degree like Music Performance or something, OR if you are related to Schanz by blood or marriage, then Alder is literally the best place you could be. Or if you are an ex or current convict, Alder will take a chance on you. Sounds like a joke but it is not. They are all about taking people that society has rejected and giving them a chance (for less than industry standard pay of course) They do not care at all about a college degree or any of your credentials. OR if you are a Harvard MBA that has somehow become a peon, this is also a great place for you. (There have legit been a couple of those here too)
Cons
If you have even an ounce of recognized credentials, run. This place has no benefits other than newly introduced, subpar health insurance, no HR, no structure, no retirement, no reason to exist for you. Take your degree (unless it is a Harvard MBA for some reason) and get a 401k match like a normal human being. Please. You will be miserable here if you stay. Unless you are a degen, go somewhere, anywhere else.
1 - 5.0May 23, 2023RecruiterCurrent Employee, more than 1 yearOrem, UT
Pros
The people here are amazing and the culture is awesome. They have lunch every Friday, they have tons of perks such as Sundance passes, top golf passes, company trips, lounge areas and more.
Cons
They use lots of 3rd party softwares
Alder Response7moThank you so much for the positive review! We are happy you have had a positive experience here at Alder! It is important for us to be able to continue that, if you have recommendations to make your experience here at Alder even better please email us at Recruiting@alder.com!
- 5.0May 14, 2023ManagerCurrent Employee, more than 3 yearsOrem, UT
Pros
They’ve finally got benefits for salaried employees! Hopefully they’ll get benefits for hourly employees too. The Friday lunches are also nice. Lots of growth opportunities.
Cons
Need to get a 401K plan. Parking situation sometimes is challenging.
Alder Response7moThank you so much for the positive review! We are happy you have had a positive experience here at Alder! It is important for us to be able to continue that, if you have recommendations to make your experience here at Alder even better please email us at Recruiting@alder.com!
- 5.0Apr 25, 2023ManagerCurrent Employee, more than 5 yearsOrem, UT
Pros
I began working at Alder after my mission with no idea what I wanted to do in the future. After finally figuring out what career I wanted to pursue I spoke with leadership about potentially openings in my desired field. I now have 2 years experience in my future career, and am learning several other useful skills for life.
Cons
With a company that is growing so fast it is difficult to always keep clear communication. Changes in leadership are often one of the issues that damage lines of communication and I would love to see those transitions improved in the future.
Alder Response8moThank you so much for the positive review! We are happy you have had a positive experience here at Alder! It is important for us to be able to continue that, if you have recommendations to make your experience here at Alder even better please email us at Recruiting@alder.com!
- 5.0Apr 17, 2023Anonymous EmployeeCurrent EmployeeOrem, UT
Pros
Growing company with a lot of upward mobility
Cons
The parking situation isn't great.
Alder Response8moThank you so much for your positive feedback! We're glad to have you as a part of our Alder Family! If you have any recommendations for how we can make your time here at Alder even better reach out to us at Recruiting@alder.com with your suggestions!
- 5.0Mar 18, 2023Technical Support SpecialistFormer Employee, less than 1 yearOrem, UT
Pros
Great people and management that empowers employees and respects their knowledge
Cons
Somewhat small company and competetive market
Alder Response8moThank you so much for your positive feedback! We're glad to have you as a part of our Alder Family! If you have any recommendations for how we can make your time here at Alder even better reach out to us at Recruiting@alder.com with your suggestions!
- 5.0Mar 28, 2022Internal AuditorCurrent Employee, more than 1 year
Pros
Great work environment. I absolutely love that if you care, they will treat you very well. They treat you well either way, they just give you more opportunities to grow.
Cons
Sometimes hard to take calls when you first start and to be honest, I had some bad days. The good days far exceed the bad days though.
1Alder Response8moThank you so much for your positive feedback! We're glad to have you as a part of our Alder Family! If you have any recommendations for how we can make your time here at Alder even better reach out to us at Recruiting@alder.com with your suggestions!
- 5.0Mar 11, 2022Software DeveloperFormer Employee, more than 1 yearOrem, UT
Pros
Lots of opportunity to work on big important products
Cons
None really, great place to work
Alder Response8moThank you so much for your positive feedback! We're glad to have you as a part of our Alder Family! If you have any recommendations for how we can make your time here at Alder even better reach out to us at Recruiting@alder.com with your suggestions!
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Alder has an overall rating of 3.3 out of 5, based on over 183 reviews left anonymously by employees. 53% of employees would recommend working at Alder to a friend and 42% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.
53% of Alder employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Alder 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Alder to be culture, career development, coworkers and the cons to be senior leadership, management, benefits.
