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Rapid Response Monitoring

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Rapid Response Monitoring reviews

3.7

70% would recommend to a friend

(271 total reviews)
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Russell R. MacDonnell

72% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Rapid Response Monitoring has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 271 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Rapid Response Monitoring employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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271 reviews
2.0
May 14, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

First off the building in Syracuse is absolutely beautiful! The "main floor" has giant glass windows and three GIANT televisions. One shows the buffer and the other two show the weather channel (with no audio or subtitles). Benefits are great and affordable and they offer 1-week vacation and 1-week personal in your first year if you're hired at the right time. They provide excellent paid training for 3 weeks then 1 week in the training pod which seems to be enough time to get the idea but after that, your thrown into the shark tank to survive. Supervisors are great but everyone higher is full of themselves. Chance of winning prizes almost every week but they only cater to people who get out by 5 pm. You get a free gym membership and access to a physical therapist at work which is also free! The current break room always has a plethora of drink choices but the food is usually nasty and nonexistent after 7 pm. They order tons of pizza every first Friday but its only delivered in a few large batches so hopefully, your lunch isn't late. It's easy to request days off and your schedules are usually 2-3 months in advance so you can plan accordingly.

Cons

This company is NOT made out to be what they advertise it as. This company has changed so much in the last two years that the current overall review is far from accurate. (as you can see from recent reviews). The job is now easier than ever so now new operators don't make as many mistakes but the ones who have been there are still riddled with outdated errors. They try and use the new "Flashy" building as a selling point but don't mention that your alarm will be waiting 5+ minutes when we're busy. Too much micromanaging, you're not a person but rather a series of numbers and scores. You are required to memorize SOOOO much information and when you ask a supervisor for help they will tell you the answer then joke about it to your peers later. Somethings management makes you do certain things that are completely idiotic but they are not the ones who have to relay this info to customers so its easy for them to tell you to do it. Quality assurance pulls 4 calls/alarms a month and they absolutely nitpick every little detail and have no remorse knowing that whatever score you get determines your position in the company. You are stuck at a desk for 6.5 hrs a day but you do have the option to stand (hopefully you're shorter than 5'6 or else it's too short at the max height). The companies you monitor for are sometimes scam artists who prey off of disabled and elderly people who constantly complain to you about it but Rapid Response Monitoring DOES NOT CARE. The only time you hear from management is when something is wrong and they couldn't name 30% of the operations department. Sometimes you will have to wait 30 minutes to take a break and if you don't accept it in the 2-minute frame well I guess you're not going on that break. But if you need to use the bathroom there is always a pass available for that, but that's all recorded and monitored. Oh yeah, and they love to lie to your face to hide flaws in the company.

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Rapid Response Monitoring Response
8y
Thank you for taking the time to share some feedback. As you mentioned, our building has undergone a major renovation. The upgrades added to our facility were largely driven by the feedback we received from our employees. We take feedback very seriously. While we have made some great improvements, we are always working to be the best company possible for both our customers and employees. As we continue to grow we will see more challenging processes and want to make sure we are doing everything possible to support our team. You have shared a lot of thoughts here and have indicated that you are a current employee. I encourage you reach out to your manager or a member of human resources. We would like the opportunity to provide you with a platform to help us understand your feelings in more detail and work with you to make any necessary changes.
2.0
Jul 27, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Decent starting pay, good benefits, mostly good co-workers

Cons

There is a lot more to write here. I'll be brief though. You are treated like a second class citizen. You are picked apart for the smallest error. Even ones that created no problems. Almost like "dotting i's and crossing t's" They write you up for every infraction to build ammunition to fire you ANY time they want. I have taken more abuse there then any job I have ever had. No matter how hard you work, they hold raises back until you jump through hoops. And then usually not. The management and supervisors are sneaks. Not a great quality. When you truly try to help someone, especially the elderly on medical alarms, you get written up for going above and beyond. They want you to lose the call as fast as possible, even when you can help someone. You are treated like a child, and watched like a hawk. Very two faced. They have their favorites, and everyone else can run past them in flames and they would not waste a glass of water on you. The bonuses people on here talk about are almost IMPOSSIBLE to reach. Very few people see them

2.0
May 10, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay starts off nice. I enjoy the operators I work with. Facility is very nice. Company is growing.

Cons

Where to start... while the pay starts off good, but your yearly raises are almost laughable(even if you do well all year). YOU WILL work 7-8 day stretches frequently(they make it in 2 separate weeks so you don't get any OT). They will tell you we get our schedules far enough in advance to trade with other people(which we should not have to do to begin with), but that's a chore in itself. First you have to find a person willing to trade(which the new system makes it hard because the only people who check the trade bulletin are people who are trying to break up long stretches), but then you have to hope the day you switch doesn't start a new long stretch or now the other operator is working 6 or 7 days straight and you end up feeling bad. My favorite thing they say is "well you guys don't complain when you get 4 day weekends!" Yeah? Well I had to work three 7 day stretches back to back to back to get my 4 day weekend. Obviously we're not going to complain. I've been here over a year and I've had two 4 day weekends given to me, and the 7-8 day stretches are passed out like candy on Halloween(2-3 every 5 week scheduling period) While they do offer health, dental, and vision - if you have a family the cost is outrageous. I'm talking almost a third of EVERY paycheck. I understand their attendance/ break policy. The job we do is very important, but they give you 3 days of sick time a year(at least in the corona office). If you get a bad flu, you would use that up real fast. And if you get sick(or your kid) and don't gave any left; they use your pto and still write you up for it. Upper management and people in other departments almost make you feel subhuman. If you hear them talk during dealer visits you'll hear them say things like "we don't allow them to eat,drink, etc. at their desks" To a point you feel like a slave. And they give more praise to their $1000 chairs than their operators. In the corona office we do not get bonuses like the Syracuse office does. First their excuse was we were not a 24 hour operation, but now that we are (at least Monday through Friday) they say the corona office as a whole needs to bring their productivity up before they can "talk to someone " about bringing bonuses to our office. I could go on, but most of it has already been said in other reviews.

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