Smithbucklin reviews

In the time that I worked at SmithBucklin, I grew increasingly disappointed in nearly every aspect of how they do business. Managers and supervisors do not know how to support their teams because they themselves are not supported. This company has a strong culture of passive aggression, manipulation and toxicity. They do not know how to train, project manage, or support upper level employees. They only know how to raise people from the ground up, which severely limits their productivity and prohibits them from hiring from the outside. I received zero support from my department or my supervisor, and any questions I asked were looked at with disdain and negativity. My onboarding was essentially being given the client name and being told "figure it out". Additional information was not given, and at one point, a lower-level colleague told me that onboarding or the provision of basic client information/project tracking isn't useful and that if it is required by a new employee, it means the person doesn't have critical thinking skills. This turned out to be an opinion supported by management. If you do come in at a lower level, you will stay there for years. They are sorely under-prepared for employee departures and make no effort to support new employees.

Avoid this company at all costs. You work on multiple clients, which would be fine if the work was balanced. Either upper management has no grasp on the time that work actually takes to complete, or they don't care. They will say to speak up if you are overworked, but nothing is actually don't about it when you do. When I spoke up, I was told it was a "self-created problem." When I said I felt like I was working two jobs, I was told "well, you are." Every one of the employees at SmithBucklin that I came across was overworked and burnt out. I got so burnt out that I was getting physically ill. The day I quit was one of the best days of my life. Many of the managers are good at their client work, but terrible at managing people. It's true that you learn a lot while working here that you can take elsewhere, but if you end up working here, learn what you can and get out. Ultimately I wouldn't wish this job on anyone.