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2.4

25% would recommend to a friend

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2.0
Aug 14, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

The job duties align well with any writing-centric degree. Flexible hours and work from home opportunities

Cons

The pay is lower than the standard for this type of job, especially considering the high workload at this firm. To make decent money, you'll have to take on extra assignments and the availability of those bonuses is becoming increasingly irregular. Management makes disruptive decisions (firings, project assignment alterations, etc.) that force everyone but them to deal with the consequences. Many people are afraid to accept promotions because of extremely high work load

1.0
Aug 13, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

- Well, it is a high-pressure environment - When we still worked in the office we got free food on Thursdays and even bagels sometimes (the quality gradually declined but that's not important, right?) - If you work at the Pittsburgh office, the HR person quit well over a year ago, so if you don't like dealing with HR, that might be a pro? (Payroll does handle HR concerns, as well) - The building the Pittsburgh office was located in really was lovely. Old, marble, chairs near the elevator for use during your five-minute breaks

Cons

- The company simply does not have enough employees to keep up with its workload and as far as management is concerned, it's your responsibility to make up the difference - Don't expect fair compensation for overtime - Breaks are discouraged; working through lunch is encouraged - If you fall behind on your ridiculous workload, you will receive pay cuts. How much, may you ask? I have no idea, and neither do most employees. Your pay is decided by a complex algorithm involving project completion that few employees fully understand - The payroll department is not equipped to deal with disability accommodations. - Because everyone on staff is overworked, problems cascade. - Additionally, training updates are not rolled out evenly across the company, largely because the staffing problem affects the number of trainers too - The staffing problem is largely a result of the poor conditions, causing most employees to leave after a year or so; don't expect to cultivate long-term working relationships with anyone - During my time in the office, our staff was overwhelmingly white; diversity hiring does not seem to be a company priority

2.0
Aug 12, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

There are many smart and kind people working at Hudson. You will find support from your co-workers. Hours are somewhat flexible.

Cons

Hudson has a number of very serious issues that management refuses to address. I should say that it's difficult to figure out just who management is. You will likely never actually speak to the few people at Hudson who can make policy changes. There is no transparency about decision-making at the company. When a new policy is introduced, it is proclaimed in an email from HR with no name attached, and no reasons given for the changes to company policy/procedures. HR is difficult to communicate. They are responsive if you call in sick, but if you ask about pay, opportunities for advancement/promotion, or for explanations about policy changes, you are likely to be ghosted for weeks at a time, if you recieve a response at all. The biggest problems, though, involve Hudson's blind commitment to "growth." The company retains clients at a rate that far exceeds the capacity of employees. Every single day you can expect to be asked to do extra work, because there are so many clients who need attention, and not enough employees to cover the work. There are bonuses offered, but rarely do they offer enough money to make the extra work worthwhile. All of your projects are graded, which is demeaning, even when you're graded at the highest level. The grades impact eligibility for monthly bonuses. However, the bonus system is heavily skewed in favor of the quantity of projects you complete. So even if you perform all of your normal work at the highest quality level, you are unlikely to even get close to a performance bonus. However, you can do completely mediocre work, but as long as you complete a bunch of bonus projects, you recieve a performance bonus. The effect of this system is that much of the work being performed for clients is sub-par. The rushed and low quality work pushes the burden further down the line, and makes everyone's jobs more difficult. Additionally, the company regularly retains clients with relatively poor credentials. Hudson will not explain their criteria for client evaluation and retention. The company also prioritizes clients that complain publicly about the company (usually without good reason), and we are forced to make every concession possible to satisfy clients that are verbally abusive to employees and ignore the advice of attorneys. In short, expect to be ignored by management and asked to do as much work as possible to allow this company to continue growing. Do not expect your compensation to increase in any meaningful way over your tenure here. Even though the company continues to retain more and more clients, without hiring more staff, you will not be paid much more.

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