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      Savage Companies

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      Savage Companies reviews

      3.9

      75% would recommend to a friend

      (355 total reviews)

      Jeff Roberts

      85% approve of CEO

      66% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Savage Companies has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 355 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Savage Companies employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Transportation & Logistics industry (3.5 stars).

      Reviews by job title

      355 reviews
      5.0
      Feb 5, 2021

      Great place for hard working people

      Director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Competitive pay, excellent benefits, and no shortage of opportunity to make a difference. The company is huge on "giving back", as is evidenced by their annual efforts with the United Way, Day of Caring, etc. This family-owned privately-held company was founded on excellent principles and ethics 75 years ago, and it's endured and grown because of them. The company has an acquisitional and organic growth strategy, and is aggressive in its expectations. Hard work is valued, laziness is not. Open door policy with (middle and lower) management makes it easy to bring up concerns and issues (at least in my area of the company). There have been lots of improvements in the benefits offering in recent years as they have hired a dedicated VP of Benefits and grown that team. There is a lot to appreciate; the benefits package has tons of value, I think, and is very reasonable and competitive. There are regular team member (employee) appreciation and events to recognize hard work and major efforts (including occasional spot bonuses). Not important to me, but the dress code has relaxed in recent years at the HQ, which is really appreciated by some. Company has a very strong, conservative culture (not in the political sense, but the traditional sense), which you'll either really appreciate or you really won't - in which case you'll not be a good fit here no matter what. For me this is a strong positive. I've watched people who don't appreciate hard work ethic "spin out" of the system and am glad when that happens because it's like cutting an anchor loose from the team.

      Cons

      Executive team can be difficult to connect with, not as "present" among the lower levels. But this isn't necessarily unique to Savage. Company is growing and constantly re-organizing itself, which is GOOD, but also can create confusion and difficulty in adjusting to those org changes and their effect on business processes. Leadership do message the org changes out via email or powerpoint in a town hall setting, but it's sometimes hard to keep things straight. "If you don't like the org at Savage, wait six months" is a common joke. I suppose I'm listing this as a negative because there is opportunity here to improve how we communicate and prepare for org changes before they happen as opposed to finding out after-the-fact and having to tackle a ridiculous amount of sudden, unappreciated work to make sure the new changes are the least disruptive as possible. Sometimes you need to politically present an excellent idea in a way that management comes around to it as if it were their own idea, so that it gets traction and support. This is more a complaint against certain people in upper decision making positions as it is a generalization of upper management.

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      Savage Companies Response
      5y
      Dear Team Member, Thank you for your kind words and constructive feedback on your experience with Savage. It’s great to hear our culture and values are two of the things that set us apart as a great place to work. We take our core values to heart and challenge our Team Members to always do the right thing, find a better way, and make a difference through the work they do each day. We’re also glad to hear you’re enjoying the various benefits offered by Savage. We strive to provide benefits that are important to our Team Members and competitive in the marketplace. If you have suggestions on how we can improve our benefit offerings, please let us know! Thanks again for your review of Savage!
      1.0
      Jan 26, 2021

      Nepotism at it's worst.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Some of the people are okay

      Cons

      Don't work here. Don't do it. The culture is very 1950s... If that. Women are treated as less than, you will be expected to stay late even if there's nothing so you fit in. It doesn't matter what department your in, everything is a competition. Everyone is cut throat and they'll throw you under a bus in an instant. There is no heart to this company. They are exactly what you imagine when you think of overly corporate and nepotistic.

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      Savage Companies Response
      5y
      Dear former Team Member, We appreciate you taking the time to leave a review on your experience as a Team Member with Savage. We want all of our people to feel valued and supported, so we’re discouraged to hear you didn’t have a positive work experience. The Savage Vision and Legacy states that we view the role of owners, board members, managers and employees as a stewardship, always doing what is right, in balance, for our Company, employees and customers. We’d like to resolve any outstanding concerns you have. We encourage you to contact our People Solutions team at peoplesolutions@savageservices.com.
      2.0
      Aug 21, 2019

      Savage transportation

      Switchman
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Decent pay especially when you do over time

      Cons

      Management is immature, not organized and shows a lot of favoritism

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