Boring, uninnovative place to work, managers slack can't fight for your accounts. Do - International Sales and Marketing Representative Smith Employee Review

1.0
May 18, 2014
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Pros

decent pay, decent benefits, comm uncapped

Cons

this place is boring, unimaginative, dying. The people there are only in their own clicks, complain a lot, super rude. Managers have no backbones always bullied by employees. If you are a big fish than you rule the place if not you are noone and all your sales can be taken away. do not come to work here.

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Smith Response
12y
At Smith & Associates, success is determined by an individual’s attitude. We hire talented entrepreneurs and provide them with the tools needed to succeed. No company can make everyone happy 100% of the time but boring? Boring and Smith are not two words that go together. In fact, we just celebrated our 30th year in business by holding a week-long celebration for our employees. We flew in 55 people from our overseas and other domestic offices and we were all treated like rock stars! Speaking of rock stars, we were treated to a private concert by Don Felder from the Eagles, a private lunch with Steve Wozniak (yes, the Woz) and laughed with Dennis Miller from Saturday Night Live! We have also averaged over the half-billion dollar mark in sales the last three years so a claim of dying is greatly exaggerated. In short, we are very much alive and growing and we attribute that to everyone at Smith. On any given day, our employees work side-by-side with leaders at all levels of our company, because our employees matter. We are extremely proud of our workplace culture and encourage innovation and a strong work ethic! We regret that the writer does not share this opinion of us and encourage the writer to contact us directly with his specific concerns.

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5.0
Feb 12, 2026
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Pros

Transparent and authentic communication from leadership. Fun collaborative, yet competitve, environment. A place for people who want to win, who chase greatness with a passion for their jobs. Quick decision making.

Cons

Houston traffic :) Not the place for someone chasing titles as it is very flat organization, but for those that just want to expand their responsibilities and contribution without a title change it works.

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Smith Response
3mo
Thank you for your feedback! We are proud of the positive and collaborative culture and entrepreneurial environment we’ve built to support our employees. To celebrate their achievements and dedication, we often promote people from within, with more than 100 employees receiving promotions or title changes in 2025 and an average tenure exceeding 20 years among our leadership team. We also offer career expansion programs to help employees level up their skills, including our Leadership Development Program and FaST. Sorry about the traffic but at least Houston’s not too hot… Wait a minute… We are so happy you brave the traffic each day to be a wonderful part of the Smith family!
1.0
Oct 16, 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Nice colleagues, on-site gym at the headquarters

Cons

This company is a rudderless ship with zero strategy or long-term vision. The owner constantly pushes unrealistic, half-baked ideas that employees are forced to chase, and you cannot push back—even if they're complete nonsense. Senior management's nepotism is off the charts: they parachute their own kids in as "interns," then rubber-stamp them into full-time roles post-graduation, or worse, invent cushy positions when the real world won't hire them. No HR vetting, no background checks, and their degrees utterly irrelevant to the job. These favored hires get unlimited work-from-home privileges and extended maternity leaves stretching over six months (while the rest of us get a measly 8 weeks)—all because Mommy or Daddy pulls the strings upstairs. Talent? They couldn't spot it with a magnifying glass. Hard workers get ignored or burned out, while promotions go to the lazy liars who produce zilch. Pay's a joke—way below market rate—fueling endless jealousy as certain departments get fat checks while others starve. They size you up by your car, your watch, or whatever signals your "status." It's toxic high-school pettiness in a corporate shell. A brutal mass layoff where they yanked system access mid-day, no warning, no heads-up—just locked out like yesterday's trash. Run away—this place chews up talent and spits out shells.

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Smith Response
7mo
This former employee's impression of Smith is not reflective of the company or our culture. As a leader in the semiconductor industry for over 40 years, Smith takes pride in the positive and dynamic culture we’ve created across the company. We have thrived in the industry thanks to our long-term business strategy and commitment to supporting our people. As an entrepreneurial company, we reward individuals who take the initiative and seize opportunity. Our compensation structure and benefits packages are designed to be competitive to attract and retain top talent, including promoting and rewarding top-performing employees and hard workers.
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