Does Continental Battery Systems pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Continental Battery Systems employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Continental Battery Systems. This rating has decreased by 14% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Continental Battery Systems?

44% of Continental Battery Systems employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Continental Battery Systems 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Continental Battery Systems?

Branch Manager (13) , Territory Sales Manager (13) , Administrative Assistant (4) , Branch Sales Manager (4) , Driver (4) , Sales Manager (4) , Class A Truck Driver (3) , Delivery Driver (3) , Sales (3) , Assistant Manager (2) , Customer Service Representative (2) , Financial Analyst (2) , HR Assistant (2) , Manager (2) , Material Handler (2)

What are the pros of working at Continental Battery Systems according to real employee reviews?

"Great people to work with" ((in 10 reviews)); "Will Murphy is an example of what a great boss should be." ((in 4 reviews)); "Good team and environment to work in" ((in 4 reviews)); "nice employees convenient location" ((in 4 reviews)); "Culture, team work, continuous growth of an essential business" ((in 4 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Continental Battery Systems according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay and inconsistent support from upper management." ((in 10 reviews)); "Bad management, very low pay, no room to grow, not a long term job, alot of heavy lifting" ((in 9 reviews)); "The benefits could be better" ((in 7 reviews)); "Bad training." ((in 5 reviews)); "Manager didn't listen to any of ideas and played favortisim." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Continental Battery Systems locations?

Dallas , Garden Grove , Los Angeles , Boise , Sacramento , Tucson , Billings , Evansville , Anaheim , Long Beach , West Sacramento , San Francisco , Santa Rosa , Visalia , Portland , Salt Lake City , Broadview , Kansas City , Ozark , Mesa , Phoenix , Louisville , Albuquerque , Irving , Missouri City , Tyler , Pearl , Byhalia , Memphis , Fresno

Continental Battery Systems reviews

3.1

44% would recommend to a friend

(155 total reviews)

Chris Alberta

37% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (155 reviews)

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Continental Battery Systems has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 155 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Continental Battery Systems employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

155 reviews

1.0

Jan 28, 2016

Lowered expectations

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Smaller company with the potential to turn things around. If you like learning by trial and error this is the company for you.

Cons

A unique mix of poorly trained, unprofessional, and condescending management combined with a lackluster sales team. You'll be set up to fail due to lack of: training, staffing, simple company standards/ policies, and management that deign any questions or concerns your having. There is NO standardized process for ANYTHING in the company. Even a simple customer return. You could ask 10 people the same question and get a variety of different and usually rude responses on how to do something the "right" way. This makes you dread even asking anyone in the company a simple question because you know the type of responses your going to get. Also most management doesn't even know how to use the "new" computer system so they're of little to no help with anything relating to that. They can't even answer the most basic operational questions because most of them haven't had to do anything you'll be expected to do. Don't believe all the employee first, small company, and "family" like work environment you hear in the interviews. Best of luck to anyone that decides to work for this company. Just know what you're getting into.

Continental Battery Systems Response

10y

Thank you for the feedback regarding what is troubling you. It sounds like you are chiefly concerned with your relationship with your manager and a lack of standardized training for your position. There is standardized training for managers and sales staff (open to all to access), but for our drivers and retail positions these are trained by our local managers. While the BSI division has not put in place a document control department outside of those working with contracts, this is used by the SPS division. And, as you know, and have experienced, with any ERP cutover the process remains in flux until a regular cadence (process) is built. After this settles down it is time to write policy, and not before. Now is a good time to begin, and perhaps your branch is the place to start. I would be happy to discuss what is going right and what is going wrong from your perspective at your branch and assist in facilitating a solution (including between you and your manager). Please give me a call. Best Regards, Todd Scott Director of HR

1.0

Jan 13, 2016

Terrible

Sales manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

None, very bad experience with this company. I would not recommend this company to anyone I care about. Don't take the bait

Cons

Had a bad experience, would not recommend working with company. not a well balanced company.

Continental Battery Systems Response

10y

Thank you for your input. I must confess that I am a little surprised to see a comment noted as being from a former sales manager in the Bay Area in January of 2016, as that position has been filled since May of 2015. However I do appreciate the vote of confidence that there is a market for ten times the profit in the Bay; I agree! There are definitely growth opportunities. Regarding your comment that bad management hurts good companies, I can also agree with you. I thank you for the intoning that Battery Systems is a good company and that you had a negative experience with a local manager. Continuous improvement is required at every place of business, some companies embrace this; some don’t. For us, continuous improvement is a value that is an imperative, and we want it to be outwardly visible. I am sorry that your experience was less than you expected while you were with us, and I hope that you have found your perfect match in a new employer. Todd Scott Director of HR

3.0

Feb 23, 2017

Listen!!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great atmosphere to work in, good co-workers. Healthy eats! Support is there when needed.

Cons

OK pay to start off at then forget about any raises. Unreachable bonus numbers. Unrealistic about our Centennial name competing with other brands with great name recognition, and they don't listen to the sales team regarding pricing.

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