Vulcan Reviews

Cons

Salary is not as competitive as other large companies in the area

Cons

dont really have anything here

Cons

I think there is some inconsistency in employee experience based on your team and leader. Some areas seem to have better work/life balance than others - but such is the risk with such a diverse organization working on such different projects. There do seem to be some growing pains with new leaders, but overall I truly believe leadership is doing what is best for the company and employees.

Cons

There is some new leadership which means change, not without growing pains but the changes seem to be going in a positive direction.

Cons

none that I have experienced :)

Cons

Once hired, the tone changes. Perks promised were never delivered. It's a 'say yes' culture - 24/7. If you need a work/life balance, don't work here.

Communication within the company is very confusing. There's not clear direction or procedures to follow. If you have questions, the managers will tell you 'we're here for you!' They aren't. This is a company of mostly well-meaning, but overworked, employees who live in fear of losing their jobs.

If you work here and are feeling overwhelmed, overworked, need a break due to personal or health reasons, or feel bullied by your manager, DON'T GO TO HR. They will fire you and say you're not up to the task. It's a paranoid work environment with an attitude of 'if you can't do it, we'll find someone who will.'

I have owned my own company for most of my 25-year career, so giving my all, overdelivering, and working a 50 to 60-hour work week was par for the course. This isn't good enough here. My family described my experience as selling myself into slavery.

You need to be SUPER HUMAN, lack empathy, and possess VERY thick skin to work here.

Cons

Let's try this again since Vulcan was able to delete a recent critical review.

Vulcan's new saviors in leadership are dealing with basic math challenges of adding more and more head count which equals more and more operational "burn" as some would classify it. The burn is intensified compared to previous iterations of the company by the top heavy state of the current organization.

C levels justify their existence by..... hiring more C levels. They will sacrifice a few of their own, only to backfill with others that will be part of their alliance. This is the usual survivor mentality which shows how insecure leaders are by not standing by their own decisions vs. pinning problems on someone else. Big salaries to strategize, plan and redeliver messaging that is dysfunctional from the top down.

The organization will never drop the culture of fear it has been tagged with by many many internal staff because this comes from the top down and always has. The top down selective nature of communication, interaction, feedback and basic answers to questions is at an all time low, perhaps remembering faces, names or topics is becoming too challenging. The behavior of answering questions as late as possible so leaders are never wrong is comical at best, but incredibly stressful to those just trying to do their job.

Nickel and diming the operational teams while burning money by the truck loads on self-indulgent vanity events and projects is not how you run a company, make a choice which one really matters to you or continue to live in the shadows of the other MS alumni actually changing the world for the better or enjoying their lives.

Cons

It's definitely a "work hard, play hard" environment which is not for everyone. Communication from the top down could still be improved.

Cons

It is a 20 year old company with so many new leaders that it has a bit of a startup feel - which makes for some growing pains (which has some positives but also downsides while the departments figure out what works).

Cons

Very little exposure to upper management.