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Updated May 26, 2023

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Found 99 of over 99 reviews
3.8
58% Recommend to a Friend
Carriage Services Chairman, President, and CEO Mel Payne
65% Approve of CEO

Found 99 of over 99 reviews

3.8
58%
Recommend to a Friend
65%
Approve of CEO
Carriage Services Chairman, President, and CEO Mel Payne
Mel Payne
49 Ratings

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  1. 2.0
    Former Employee, more than 1 year

    Managing Partner is Unethical

    May 26, 2023 - Cemetery Administrative Assistant 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Coworkers were great, good work/life balance, workload was very reasonable

    Cons

    Very poor communication. Managing Partner plays favorites and treats everyone else poorly. The funeral homes and the cemetery are a revolving door of employees. Organization structure is flat. Every single person reports directly to the Managing Partner which is ridiculous. He is also extremely passive-aggressive. Benefits and pay are horrible.

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  2. 3.0
    Former Employee

    Ehh

    Mar 29, 2023 - Compliance Officer in Houston, TX
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    They celebrated their employees The CFO was great to work with

    Cons

    Direct management was pretty awful, I don’t think the direct manager is there anymore.

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  4. 5.0
    Current Employee

    Time to time salary

    Mar 16, 2023 - Light Driver 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Best company in Kuwait HR , accounts, Cashier all staff is nice they pay on time salary

    Cons

    They can't provide company viza

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  5. 2.0
    Current Employee, more than 8 years

    Employee Review

    Mar 13, 2023 - Anonymous Employee 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Lots of smart people to work with. Great lunch options in close proximity.

    Cons

    The leadership is out of touch with the people actually performing the day to day tasks to help the company succeed. Recent leadership changes have changed the culture of the company negatively to where the company is now being run like a sales organization where a lot of people are overworked, under compensated, and micromanaged. Work-life balance has become non-existent since 2020. There’s a lack of employee appreciation and dismissiveness runs rampant amongst the leaders.

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  6. 2.0
    Former Employee, more than 3 years

    An ok place to work.

    Mar 8, 2023 - Hsc in Houston, TX
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Employees that work in the field are excellent—so many great Funeral Directors, Managing Partners, Admins, etc.

    Cons

    Your experience at the Houston Support Center really boils down to how well you are liked. If you are well-liked and connected to popular people within the company, you will be fine and mentored. However, if you are on the outside, it can feel very isolating.

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  7. 3.0
    Former Employee, more than 1 year

    Lucrative opportunity if you're a good sales person

    Feb 23, 2023 - Family Services Counselor 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Opportunity to make a great income. Work and home life balance is good. Nice facilities to work in.

    Cons

    Need to be a good at sales to make a decent income. Industry is the funeral home and cemetery sector and can be depressing and macabre. Industry is slow to embrace change.

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  8. 3.0
    Former Employee

    Contact accountant

    Feb 20, 2023 - Contract Accountant in Houston, TX
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Flexible but no benefits at this time

    Cons

    Payrate is low for market

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  9. 4.0
    Current Employee, less than 1 year

    Great place to be!

    Feb 6, 2023 - Anonymous Employee in Houston, TX
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Great work environment with really motivated people who only strive for the being the best.

    Cons

    Health insurance is a bit pricy.

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  10. 2.0
    Former Employee, more than 1 year

    Accountant

    Jan 20, 2023 - Accountant in Houston, TX
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Learn about the funeral industry.

    Cons

    The pay is ver low compared to other accountant jobs.

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  11. 5.0
    Current Employee

    Its a great time to be at Carriage

    Jan 19, 2023 - Director of Support 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Carriage offers an environment where you can make your own path. If you perform at a higher level they will work with you on your career path. The current culture at Carriage is second to none. Focusing on the autonomy of each individual location and how they can be the leaders in their market. Great example of a bottom up organizational chart. The Houston Support Centers only focus is being a resource for our industry leading Managing Partners.

    Cons

    With all companies you will find things that you may not like, but those seem to be minimal at Carriage.

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Carriage Services Reviews FAQs

Carriage Services has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 99 reviews left anonymously by employees. 58% of employees would recommend working at Carriage Services to a friend and 60% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has improved by 8% over the last 12 months.

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Carriage Services employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Carriage Services. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

58% of Carriage Services employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Carriage Services 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Carriage Services to be work life balance, benefits, coworkers and the cons to be career development, senior leadership, management.

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