Mandli Communications Reviews

Pros

Great family owned company. If you've had a real jobs at big corporations you'll understand the value of working for a family owned company. You are treated like a person not a number. Anyone can approach Ray if they have a question or concern and he will address it for you. They give whatever tools you need to do your job and challenge you learn and grow. Seeing the bigger picture of where things are going is important because this company is alway on the up and coming of technology's. If your a go getter, with good self management skills, good work ethic, then you'll thrive here! Truly works toward doing more for the employees: Small family owned- understanding 401k matching Best insurance "huge encouragement to personal health" Multiple Company events

Cons

Hard to watch the people that take advantage of the family owned company atmosphere. Self management and motivation to help the company succeed in more of the employees would be nice to see.

Pros

Literally the only pro about this company was the health insurance.

Cons

Mandli Communications has no identity, structure, or idea what they are doing. They present themselves as a geospatial and engineering company, but companies with that title usually have some type of certified engineers or geospatial professionals. With the geospatial aspect, the companies cons perspective employees by throwing out trigger words like "GIS", "remote sensing", "GPS", "Lidar", and "mapping". In reality any trained geospatial professional will be at a loss of words for the lack of any of these sciences being presented. All the software is proprietary so any educational or formal training that one might have be it in previous employment or schooling is moot. There have been instances where high school students have done the work and are paid similarly to those who have experience. As for the pay it is abysmally low starting out. Handfuls of employees have taken second jobs to cover living in an area with a higher than average cost of living. The management structure is so middle heavy that there are multiple levels of reporting hierarchy. This gives the perception of unnecessary weight. The middle managers have become so numerous and complacent that there is no way for anyone below them to advice. As for the reduction and production managers, they are always watching and critiquing work. Numerous employees have been placed on a performance improvement plan, the "PIP". This is causing more harm than good. They all talk to each other and it causes unnecessary stress. If you want your employees to move fast and not care about quality remove the QC process. Relating to the QC process, listen to that department. They actually care and are knowledgeable about the outcome of the product. The facility is subpar. The building is too small and the open office concept impacts performance negatively. There is a lack of ceilings and complete walls, so everyone can here confidential meetings and phone calls. The lower level of the building is freezing in the winter, big windows, who would have thought. People are wearing multiple layers to stay warm. The owner sent out an email telling people to actually wear multiple layers until the sun was able to shine into the building. That kind of doesn't work in the winter. As for the owner; the man is so unstable and immature that he has complained and moaned when someone tells him no. He is so out of touch with his employees. He gives routine speeches and says so many things that make everyone scratch their head. He never owns up to making a mistake, it's always out of his control according to him. It's just a big toy for him. I understand it's his company but maybe try and pin down what is your goal instead of being a "leader in the industry", what industry? No one has any clue what the industry is. He is all over the place and when the new shiny toy comes out he dumps his previous plans for that. I am at a total shock that this company has not folded. Employees are miserable.

Pros

It’s a starting job within the GIS field (sort of). Free bagels every other Tuesday. Health/Dental and 401k. Easy to get hired.

Cons

Very low pay. Lots of micro management. Essentially nothing more than a data mining facility. Interaction with your peers while working is frowned upon. Favoritism when it comes to promotions. Complete disconnect between processing team and middle/upper management.

Pros

-Solid benefits - Field crew gets to travel the country

Cons

-Lousy pay for almost every position in the company -Nepotism is rampant. Advancement seems to be for friends and family only -Project deadlines are constantly missed. More projects lost every year -No one to challenge the owner. Company is filled with "yes men" -Management is constantly micromanaging -Very high employee turnover rate, even without the recent layoffs -Company direction at the whim of the owner and it seems to change every 6 months I could go on and on. This is not a GIS/Geospatial job despite what they advertise. Almost all software is proprietary and the work is mind numbingly boring, and repetitive. Only suitable for college grads with no experience, but the pay is so lacking for the area you may have to get a second job.

Pros

Free street parking near building Benefits are okay

Cons

Inadequate HR department Boiler plate performance reviews Micromanagement due to weak leadership Physically uncomfortable to work here