Is Smithbucklin a good company to work for?

Smithbucklin has an overall rating of 2.8 out of 5, based on over 469 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 8% over the last 12 months. 30% of employees would recommend working at Smithbucklin to a friend and 44% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Smithbucklin have been left by employees working as Director , Senior Manager and Operations Associate .

Does Smithbucklin pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Smithbucklin employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Smithbucklin. This rating has decreased by 8% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Smithbucklin?

30% of Smithbucklin employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Smithbucklin 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Smithbucklin?

Coordinator (28) , Senior Associate (25) , Associate (20) , Senior Coordinator (18) , Manager (16) , Senior Manager (13) , Director (12) , Operations Associate (12) , Membership Associate (10) , Executive Director (9) , Membership and Operations Associate (9) , Event Coordinator (6) , Account Manager (5) , Marketing Associate (5) , Marketing Coordinator (5)

What are the pros of working at Smithbucklin according to real employee reviews?

"Great people to work with and develop your skills." ((in 48 reviews)); "good benefits" ((in 30 reviews)); "The staff for the most part is great and overall there is a great culture that is promoted here." ((in 20 reviews)); "There are countless opportunities to make a difference in your clients, the people you work for and in yourself." ((in 13 reviews)); "I made many close friends and learned a lot from all the clients I worked on over the years." ((in 13 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Smithbucklin according to real employee reviews?

"Managers do not train you and dumb loads of work on you." ((in 21 reviews)); "No work life balance" ((in 16 reviews)); "70 hrs EACH week and was not compensated beyond my salary (a con)." ((in 11 reviews)); "All upper management has been at the company for over 20 years." ((in 10 reviews)); "executive leadership closely monitors and controls every aspect of their employees' work." ((in 9 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Smithbucklin locations?

Chicago , Washington , Saint Louis , Chesterfield , Alexandria , Poland , Raleigh , Bethesda , Tampa

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Smithbucklin reviews

2.8

30% would recommend to a friend

(463 total reviews)

Matt Sanderson

42% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Career opportunities

3.2

Culture & values

2.9

Work/Life balance

2.7

Compensation and benefits

2.5

Senior management

Smithbucklin has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 463 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Smithbucklin employee rating is 25% below average for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

463 reviews

2.0

May 22, 2015

Look Great on the Outside, But...

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The amount of education you can take advantage of during your employment is great. I found a lot of personal development while I was here that I can carry into other roles.

Cons

Departments need to play nicer with each other, as one team. Working for the client should be the main goal, and that is what SB prides themselves on, however, their culture does not ring true to this philosophy. The methodologies one department uses may not be exercised in another, and there seems to be major kinks in the process, but upper management isn't willing to work on those issues.

3.0

Apr 17, 2015

Account Manager

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

You will learn a lot of best practices.

Cons

Client work is usually more than budgeted; so lots of off the clock work so you don't exceed budget. Lot's of turover

3.0

May 16, 2014

Poorly formatted formulaic group which leverages young people to operate associations at high margin.

Event services manager

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There was a wealth of experience and there were plenty of people excited about the industry.

Cons

The culture was typical boomer style - brow beat everyone into conformity and no idea is good unless it came from the top down. Questions were discouraged and transparency was tacitly forbidden. Ethics were rare and if clients wanted to engage in quasi-legal or unethical behavior, management would never object.

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