Cox Enterprises reviews

The downside of working here is nothing seems to get accomplished and everything moves at a very slow pace. I would get so frustrated because people simply weren't doing their jobs and making a difference. Whenever there is a clear trouble-maker or someone not pulling their weight, they're allowed to get away with it because this place is so conflict-avoidance! It seems like no one is ever reprimanded or given any type of correction. I had several occasions where I had "problem" employees or I encountered a conflict but whenever this was escalated to upper management, I was given the same old story: "Is there something you're doing wrong or something you could change about your management style? Or, maybe this isn't so bad? I don't think we should fight this battle." Sometimes a reprimand is necessary to keep a fair playing field and sometimes conflict can't be avoided. Upper management seems terrified to "rock the boat" or call attention to any issues. Also, the performance review system is a joke. It's a 1 to 5 point scale but NO ONE can ever receive a 5 and you're limited to the amount of 4s that can be given and mgmt is too afraid to hand out a 1 or a 2. A while back I was ready to give an employee a level 2 rating; however, my immediate manager forced me to increase the score to a level 3 because he/she didn't want our department to look bad. So, basically everyone is a 3 and you're told "that's a great score." A system like this doesn't work if you're limited and there's a fear in using it. Not a lot of room for advancement so be prepared to sit in your job for a long time. This could be a good thing if you're a person who is very complacent; this company seems to thrive on that factor. And finally, the traffic situation around the campus is terrible and only going to get worse. If you don't leave by 4:00 p.m. you're in store for a terrible commute and it doesn't matter where you live because the snarl is directly around the campus.