Chamberlain Group reviews

3.3

54% would recommend to a friend

(462 total reviews)
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Jeff Meredith

61% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Chamberlain Group has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 462 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Chamberlain Group employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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462 reviews
3.0
Jun 10, 2015
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Pros

Family owned, private company with a ton of career growth potential. The company is growing and often promotes from within. I started almost 3-4 years ago and already have been promoted twice. Fair benefits and lots of company-wide activities to bring employees together. They have a wellness program to promote a healthy lifestyle which, once completed you get partial reimbursement for your Medical Insurance. Gaining growth on a technology stand-point. Willing to invest time and money into their employees. Leader in industry. They are a solid company that isn't going anywhere but up. They will continue to go which provides job stability and growth for all employees. Committed to giving back to the community. They have lots of programs and volunteer opportunities for local and national charities and organizations.

Cons

Communication within the company is BAD. Reps in the field, as well as employees at Corporate get mixed messaging about policies, new products, and updates. There is no consistency and it is hard to give customers the correct answer. Departments such as Customer Service, Inside Sales and Tech Support are not on the same page. Customers are often bounced around between departments. There's a lot of seasoned employees. There are not a lot of young people within the company. Although they are working on hiring younger employees, it is hard for a young employee to come in and feel energized about the job since they are surrounded by people who have been with the company for years and set in their ways. On boarding and new employee training is lacking.

4.0
Jun 3, 2015

Good experience, felt like "House of Cards"

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Very large, private company. There is great career stability and longevity for those who figure out how to play the game of workplace intrigue, or how to never become embroiled in it in the first place. Benefits were decent to fair. A large footprint means there are Chamberlain-owned or operated locations all over the US - which is handy - as they have a penchant for adding and shuttering offices and outposts. As with any company that has a workforce size rivaling that of many small countries, some of the people are wonderful, and others can only have blackmail info in a folder keeping them employed. Chamberlain promotes often, perhaps even primarily from within based on merit, among other things. They are not shy about spending money... Speaking of - compensation is fair for the market you work in and has numerous bonus/goal programs for upper management, exec and C-level employees. tldr: Not bad. Really big. Lots of career options & growth potential. Pays decent. Stable.

Cons

Maybe you haven't seen the show House of Cards, think scandal, intrigue, backroom deals and the like. Most of the senior managers and executive team have risen to their ranks following multi-year and multi-decade careers working for Chamberlain. I spent four years there in a senior role and have never seen the levels of workplace politics, cronyism, step-on-your-face ladder climbing, and other unsavory tactics as I did there. Is this a "Con"? Maybe not. It's commonplace at so many large companies even in the age of Yelp, Glassdoor and Linkedin. If you work at a satellite location i.e. not Elmhurst, IL, your mileage may vary. Corporate process, procedure and structure will likely be implemented remotely and enforced locally. In theory it shouldn't be an issue. In practice, it falls apart. Take operational flexibility away from a remote business unit and you run into stalemate problems that require the brass to fly out and pour over flow charts, process documentation, and contracts. tldr: A lot like Game of Thrones - you good with the sword? Those 10+ year vets are the Frey's.

2.0
May 17, 2015

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Anonymous employee
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Pros

Solid Company financially. Great place to learn due to vertical Integration. Company has a very solid base of loyal customers.

Cons

Top management changing frequently. Hard to plan for long range career since it is not clear if the current top management level are just in transit of for the long run.

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