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Cranial Technologies

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Cranial Technologies reviews

3.5

60% would recommend to a friend

(225 total reviews)
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Debbie James

69% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Cranial Technologies has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 225 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Cranial Technologies employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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225 reviews
2.0
Sep 20, 2013

Good company gone bad.

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Pros

If you're not working in manufacturing, its a good place to learn many different skills. Because the company is so small and lean, you're often given projects that aren't necessarily in your job description.

Cons

Cranial Technologies was purchased by an investment group in early 2012. Since then, managements' main focus has been providing maximum financial return for the investment group, often at the cost of the employee. Since the purchase, management decided to not offer cost of living increases to employees (as was traditional, each year,) they have eliminated the bonus program, they even went as far as changing out bathroom tissue for a less expensive alternative. They've also slashed back on health benefits, putting more of the financial burden on the employee - even while the company is enjoying record revenues as each month passes by. Employees were denied cost of living adjustments and bonus plans, but at the same time, each individual in management received handsome bonus checks and salary increases. This has created a "management vs everybody else" mentality at the company. This mentality is having lasting effects. In just the last year, over 50% of the front office staff opted to find a new employer.

1.0
May 18, 2020

Cliquey Corporate Culture

Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Working for families and babies - Some of the staff are great and dedicated

Cons

* Culture full of cliques akin to the movie Mean Girls, with less attractive people * Equity of pay * General lack of self-awareness among leadership The company on its face should be a home run. You’re working to help families correct a physical issue that more often than not results in general happiness for patient families. That ends with the culture that’s evolved through the years. Leadership is egotistical with little or no self-awareness, resulting in petty competitive activity between departments eventually requiring steps to soothe someone's ego. Others engage in troubling sycophantic behavior which results in responsibilities well beyond capabilities. True corporate culture doesn’t exist. Instead, forced-fun of soup lunches, salsa and cookie contests are substituted. Guilt is used to "encourage" employees to participate. On the days of the events, employees reluctantly stroll through lines with little interaction simply to get free food. Quarterly reward gifts are positioned as "giving back" to employees. In reality, the money used to assemble the gifts and ship them would be much better invested in changes employees could really appreciate. Employee churn and turnover is accepted as the company is in a constant state of recruiting large numbers to replace those who are moved out or those who move on. The leadership is simply concerned with making the bottom line the most attractive to the next round of private equity sale so the bonuses for the select few remain substantial. If you are looking to work for the organization, think again and maybe decide on a company that has a real culture and not clique-led organization focused on simply to making the best return on the next sale, resulting in executive bonuses and feeding their egos.

1.0
Jun 18, 2017

Leaving Soon

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Pros

Treating the babies. Positive experience making changes in lives. The team is positive and the hours a good.

Cons

At the LA office, the manager is oppressive and overbearing. Our group is fed up and many of us are looking to leave. She talks down to us and has awful people skills. Time for a change.

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