IST Management reviews

4.2

80% would recommend to a friend

(789 total reviews)
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Hal Blackman

90% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

IST Management has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 789 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The IST Management employee rating is 20% above average for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.5 stars).

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789 reviews
2.0
Jan 7, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

IST is a good place to get your foot in the door if you are looking to change careers or if you are fresh out of college or still a student. The clients are mostly nice and you can build a network of future contacts pretty easily. Some of the managers are good too. If you work hard and keep the negative comments about the company under wraps, you can be promoted.

Cons

The pay is not good at all. They often cheat employees out of bonuses and only offer meager rewards for hard work and praise from clients. You must use PTO for government holidays when the sites are closed, and they justify this by saying the holidays are built into the PTO schedule. If you get sick or want to take a vacation, don't count on being paid because you only get 3 more PTO days after holidays are taken out. They offer a reward for putting a good review on Glassdoor which is very suspect and honestly not worth it. The majority of the managers are unprofessional and gossip about employees and other managers. They will also try to slander you to clients if you come to your senses and decide to leave. Definitely watch your back if you work here. When clients are difficult, they side with them no matter what, which causes low morale. The dress code is very outdated. Forcing employees who mostly work in mailrooms to wear business attire is laughable and since they don't make much to start with, who can afford to dry clean or continuously wash professional attire? The same goes for hairstyles. FYI, dreadlocks and blonde hair(within reason) are NOT unprofessional and saying so because of someone's skin color borders on racism. Also, the CEO often send emails bragging about how much money the employees have made him. He sends daily emails to the entire company about which sales person is making him the most money. Its a joke, and no one is laughing but him. Read the previous reviews and you will see a general consensus that this is not a good company to work for.

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IST Management Response
10y
Thank you for taking the time to share your comments with us. While we are excited to see that you believe there are some areas where we are doing things right, I'd like to invite you to reach out to me to discuss further areas that you think we could improve upon. I can also provide some clarity on the paid holidays and vacation days that we offer to employees. Lori Mitchum VP Administration lmitchum@istmanagement.com
1.0
Jul 14, 2016

I had it!!!

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Pros

The only pro I have is the site I'm at. They take care of IST employees better than IST.

Cons

Low pay Benefits are horrible 12 PTO days and most of them have to be used for holidays. No communication No advancement unless you kiss... You on your on to learn knew skills cause OPS Mgrs are non-existent. No recognition Hire managers with absolutely no clue.

2.0
Dec 1, 2015

Sales

Recommend
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Pros

There were many pros with IST. Flexibility of schedule, a base salary so not all earnings were commission. Team like environment, you get a lot of support from corporate to help you with anything you may need in the field. Marketing- you guys rock! They are the real reason the sales team rocks presentations.

Cons

Cons: Micromanagement to the point that you spend 30% of your time not actually selling but making sure your reporting is done in a VERY specific way. Inability to recognize a smaller markets real potential and not compare it to larger markets.

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IST Management Response
10y
I'd like to learn more about your experiences with IST Management. Please call me at 404-582-8832... Thanks! Jay Lafont, Director of HR
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