StrongMind reviews

3.6

70% would recommend to a friend

(120 total reviews)

Damian Creamer

61% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

StrongMind has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 120 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The StrongMind employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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120 reviews
3.0
Jun 7, 2014

Doesn't value employeesI

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The employees in the trenches are fabulous. Overall, they are hard working, reliable, and friendly. It is basically the only plus.

Cons

The owner is impulsive. Projects are not scoped nor are people given directions. He also randomly fires people every six months despite how hard they work or how long they are there.The director also has anger problems.

2.0
Jul 23, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You can learn a lot from Strongmind, even if it's what not to do.

Cons

Leadership views people as expendable. Will not hesitate to issue layoffs, and consistently pays below average for their respective roles. Another reviewer said "It is refreshing to work somewhere where coworkers aren't engaged in the stereotypical constant competition with one another." and I am sorry that is just not true. Compensation reviews are directly issued based on how you stack up against your peers. No one talks about it all year, but when reviews come, surprise!

4.0
Jul 20, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

While many reviews here are accurate, I must say I have seen some things. I have seen bad managers get demoted to 'senior engineers', I have seen bad employees get fired after a year or so, I have seen management change even when I thought there was no chance of them improving. I have seen people change their gender and become accepted by the company. I have seen at least two market adjustments that gave people raises over 10%.

Cons

I have seen people fired for doing an awesome job for many years. I have seen developers (curriculum and software) choose to leave to find something better. I have seen sales dictate the development cycle. I have seen directors not putting the student first but maintaining power. I have seen multiple people fired right after getting a kudos in front of the quarterly company meetings. I have seen under-qualified people hired and carried as dead weight (this would be fine with some kind of rigorous improvement plan). I have seen people getting 3% or even no raise after working very hard. I have seen people promised raises, that got nothing and were told to wait until next year.

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