SPARGO reviews

2.8

38% would recommend to a friend

(73 total reviews)

Susan Bracken

54% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

SPARGO has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 73 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The SPARGO employee rating is 25% below average for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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73 reviews
2.0
Jul 15, 2018

Experience depends on department manager

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Can be a fulfilling place to work with lots of opps for growth. They really do care about clients.

Cons

Internal stuff like accounting and annual reviews

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SPARGO Response
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Thank you for your review! We want to hear from you and encourage all employees to utilize our open door policy with all levels of management and HR. We understand some departments get busy with travel and other commitments, so if you feel your voice is getting lost, please help us, help you, by seeking out an alternate communication source. Obviously, we must take multiple factors into consideration before acting upon feedback and suggestions, but don't be discouraged, we do want to hear from you! Thanks, Talent Acquisition Management @SPARGO
1.0
Mar 20, 2018
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Pros

Free parking. Casual work environment.

Cons

Literally zero training and leadership. I asked for training on a certain software at one point and was told to find videos on YouTube...although SPARGO has a firewall that doesn't allow employees to access YouTube. Had to pretty much beg for training after two months of nothing from my supervisor but negative feedback, but at that point it was too late for me. Supervisors are not trained well at management and are very passive aggressive as they appear to not have the strength to have difficult conversations in person. Benefits are terrible too. $500 /year match on retirement savings. They don't reimburse tips for business travel either, and there is a lot of that. Salary is very low for the positions as well. Very high turnover and very low morale.

4.0
Sep 23, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Relaxed Dress Code Fun Atmosphere Travel (for those that like it) Flexible Schedule Upward Movement Working Open Door Policy An experience at SPARGO is what you make if it. I had a nearly flawless experience with this company. My managers were amazing. During the few occasions when life got in the way, my supervisors were more than understanding. Be transparent and talk to your supervisors. Flexible Schedule does depend not only your integrity and work ethic as an employee, but also on feasibility of the request. I had the honor of moving up to a different position within the department and was fortunate to see upward movement for some of my coworkers as well. SPARGO does try reward those that work hard and show potential. There are lot of company wide events that are put on for morale. The environment is fun! I encourage future employees to put yourself out there and participate. Its a great way to get yo know the SPARGO teams.

Cons

I cannot stress enough that an experience at SPARGO is what you make of it. Personally, I resigned from SPARGO to accept a position with higher pay. I did not feel my former salary was enough to support my family. There were times when communication within and between departments seemed to be lacking. Really, as long as you know who to ask, you can find and answer to any question. There are also periods of time when turnover in key departments is at a high--I feel this may be due to the low salaries. At times of understaffing, yes--more work is distributed to those that management feels can handle additional tasks. This can be a bit overwhelming. But ultimately, it is up the that employee to speak up and tell his or her manager when the workload has become too heavy. There are too many and too frequently new faces in the HR department. It is imperative that the people who facilitate and protect my employee interests (benefits, payroll, etc.) are not just friendly faces or people that are"easy to talk to". Human Resources professionals should be experts at their craft. They should be able to confidently provide any information about my employee interests. Unfortunately, there are times when you leave the afore mentioned department feeling like you have just had an audience with the Wizard of Oz. I specifically mean that you (Dorothy) may be given a shell of a response to your inquiry that is more smoke, mirrors, and formalities than actual assistance and dismissed and/or told go come back another time more convienent to HR. All the while, behind the curtain, HR is scrambling to find you more helpful information they should have been able to accurately provide you when you initially asked. An employee should have confidence in HR--not feel a second option from someone more experienced is needed. This is certainly an area improvement.

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