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Found 118 of over 122 reviews
3.9
81% Recommend to a Friend
SAM Companies President and CEO Christopher M. Solomon
93% Approve of CEO

Found 117 of over 122 reviews

3.9
81%
Recommend to a Friend
93%
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SAM Companies President and CEO Christopher M. Solomon
Christopher M. Solomon
39 Ratings

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  • "Benefits are great (medical dental vision 401k match and etc)(in 8 reviews)
  • "Good people and good management.(in 4 reviews)
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  1. 5.0
    Current Employee

    They be great

    Oct 4, 2022 - Land Surveyor 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    They do all pros everything great

    Cons

    No they don’t have cons

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  2. 4.0
    Current Employee, less than 1 year

    No bad

    Apr 20, 2023 - Anonymous Employee in Austin, TX
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Great benefits with friendly people.

    Cons

    Haven't been here long enough to get any cons yet.

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  4. 3.0
    Former Employee, more than 3 years

    Good Place to Work

    Apr 27, 2023 - Surveyor in Midland, TX
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Good Place to Work with great benefits

    Cons

    Poor Communication with corporate leadership, all you are is a number in the system

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  5. 4.0
    Current Employee, more than 5 years

    Cutting edge technology, "Mom & Pop Shop" ideals

    Jan 17, 2023 - Endpoint Technician in Austin, TX
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Always dealing with new technology. Interesting problems to solve. You get to learn a lot of different topics in your role, which other companies would compartmentalize.

    Cons

    Growing pains due to rapid expansion. With so many different areas to cover in one role, it can be difficult to juggle everything or prioritize.

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  6. 4.0
    Current Employee, more than 5 years

    Good Company that seems to try.

    Apr 12, 2022 - Office Technician in Westerville, OH
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Good Coworkers, Hybrid work available in the office. Management is usually approachable. If you have less common skills, they will get used here.

    Cons

    Sometimes it feels like if you're working under the wrong manager, work experience gets worse. No Fulltime remote work for most office positions. Your position can really determine how much work you get. One portion of the office can be barely scraping by to get to 40 hours, while the other is asking if you can do more than 60. I've had situations where I had more overtime hours than regular hours in a week. Great if you're desperate for money, not great for family life. Field workers get laid off if their sector makes a downturn, office workers get limited to 40 hours. not always great at keeping things spaced out so you will have weeks of nothing followed by weeks of everything all at once.

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  7. 1.0
    Former Employee, less than 1 year

    VA. branch "Not the place to be"!

    Oct 16, 2022 - Laborer 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    "Never" to return!! Other than that free food was actually pretty good.

    Cons

    Strange techs to be around! nasty hygiene and immature techs, not all just the younger guys and two former employees. really don't care to hear about before I started their downtime for amusement was throwing frozen bird feces at one another. Also hearing about how one tech likes to defecate on bathroom floor in hotels for fun when work is out of town. Not my thing to see them 'touching' on one another and asking for sexual advances claiming they're joking. "Yeah" right actions speak louder than words! hilarious how one former manager was fired making a total of '8' jobs in a row he was terminated from. This branch tolerates a lot of nonsense and not to mention how most techs didn't care about the covid situation.

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  8. 3.0
    Current Employee, more than 1 year

    Eh

    Feb 5, 2023 - GIS Technician in Maryville, MO
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    40 hours a week no more no less

    Cons

    No overtime, boring job, small town

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  9. 3.0
    Former Employee, more than 5 years

    Solid company struggling to evolve with current workforce and conditions.

    Nov 1, 2022 - Manager in Austin, TX
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Decent pay and benefits, employee perks, satisfying work

    Cons

    Poor executive leadership tied to good old boys club style. Large overhead departments that were poorly operated and high cost centers. Company changed focus from people to money especially with acquisitions

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  10. 4.0
    Former Employee, less than 1 year

    Good Company

    Oct 5, 2022 - Geospatial technician in Austin, TX
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    All around, a employee beneficial company!

    Cons

    Did not provide adequate training but that was only in my personal case!

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  11. 5.0
    Current Employee, less than 1 year

    Rapidly growing company that prioritizes culture

    Feb 15, 2022 - Corporate Recruiter 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Top Work Place for 10 consecutive years. Company has been around for 25 years and is very reputable. Had over 18% YOY growth from 2020-2021. Very growth and people focused - so a big initiative is to retain, train, and attract talent. Career pathing is clearly outlined on the website to give you a sneak peek at what your potential could be at SAM. SAM uses the most advanced software and hardware programs to create customized, easy-to-use deliverables - making you more efficient from the start. SAM invests heavily in early talent management, the internship program, and training folks from the ground up in a skilled trade. Access to professional development resources such as tuition reimbursement, internal leadership training programs, and other ongoing learning resources.

    Cons

    They do offer the ability to work from home 2 days a week for select positions, but not a solution for individuals looking for 100% remote work.

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    SAM Companies Response

    Thank you for your feedback. We are grateful to our team members who have continued to vote SAM Companies as a Top Workplace for ten years. We have continued to grow exponentially throughout the years, including expanding our geographic footprint both organically and through acquisitions. We are glad you are part of the SAM team.

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SAM Companies has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 122 reviews left anonymously by employees. 81% of employees would recommend working at SAM Companies to a friend and 68% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -9% over the last 12 months.

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, SAM Companies employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at SAM Companies. This rating has decreased by -6% over the last 12 months.

81% of SAM Companies employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated SAM Companies 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at SAM Companies to be coworkers, career development, benefits and the cons to be senior leadership, culture, management.

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