Rift - Anonymous employee QSC Employee Review

2.0
Jan 25, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The company puts out strong products in PRO Audio and is gaining a foothold in other markets as well. This helps the company achieve growth targets which would be unsustainable if only focusing on the PRO market. There is no dress code but there is judgement nonetheless. Executives are human beings and have preconceived ideas about what a successful person looks like just like any human would.

Cons

The company culture is imploding. It's a business case in the making for how to take a great company to work for and instill partisanship and bickering between the groups responsible for each market segment. Leadership then denies that it is happening, to themselves and to the workforce. The workforce is NOT fooled. The folks that run the company are so sure of themselves because they are growing the company and meeting targets for the most part, but at what cost? I am not sure what the board members know about the internal strife - they can't be too happy about it.

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QSC Response
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I would like to reply to your review entitled “Rift”. QSC has a culture built on transparency and that is one of the reasons that we have partnered with Glassdoor. In that spirit, we thank you for your feedback. I want to specifically address your concerns about our culture. We believe that we have a very special culture at QSC and work hard to sustain it. The culture is represented in our six values, one of which is Teamwork. We know that teams can achieve far more than individuals and work really hard to instill this throughout our organization. Employee morale and culture are frequently topics at the Executive Team level as this team does not want to lose touch with anything that might be negatively affecting the culture. In fact, executive management discussions around supporting our people and protecting our culture are oftentimes the most heartfelt and engaging discussions that we have. Every door is open here. Any employee can talk to any member of management when they have a concern. This is encouraged as we actively seek individual’s opinions through town hall meetings, focus groups, staff meetings, and one on one with managers. We have even added this into our everyday culture by encouraging our employees to live above the line. We want to hear from our employees in an authentic and constructive manner. We want people to speak up if there is a concern so that we can address it directly. I wish you had done so when you first became concerned and not waited until now. Our company is full of people who want to see QSC be successful, not just their specific area or market segment. Throughout the many years that QSC has been in business, there have always been times when we needed to invest in certain parts of the business and hold off investments in some areas. Any healthy company makes these trade-offs every year. Thank you for your service to QSC. I sincerely hope that you find a place where you can thrive. Regards, Joe

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