Sweetwater reviews

4.2

81% would recommend to a friend

(541 total reviews)
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Mike Clem

90% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

Sweetwater has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 541 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Sweetwater employee rating is 24% above average for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.4 stars).

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541 reviews
5.0
Jun 5, 2018

Nothing But Opportunities

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Amazing co-workers and management. Plenty of opportunities for advancement to individuals who show motivation.

Cons

Exponential growth of company can be very demanding. Difficult to keep up.

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Sweetwater Response
7y
Thanks for the very positive review. Huge growth is for sure a challenge, but it's a wonderful problem to have :-). Onward and upward. Jeff McDonald, Senior VP of Human Resources
5.0
Jun 1, 2018

Be prepared for amazing

Recommend
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Pros

Chuck is amazing. There are very few companies of this size where you will meet the owner your first few days. When you do you will realize that both him and his wife Lisa are some of the most caring and generous people you will probably ever meet in your life. Your co-workers are great people who will quickly become some of your best friends. The campus is absolutely incredible and located in a city that is really a great place to live. The company itself has DEEP values that value ALWAYS doing the right thing and taking care of the customer. You will not find another organization that spends the time and money investing in its people like Sweetwater will. You will look forward to getting up in the morning and going to work. The wages and benefits are good and the perks are great.

Cons

The company values hard work from the CEO down to the janitor. Work/life balance can be hard sometimes, however, loyalty to the company is rewarded and there are many long time employees.

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Sweetwater Response
7y
Thanks for the great, upbeat review! We agree that this is an amazing place. --Jeff McDonald, Senior VP of Human Resources
3.0
May 22, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Cafeteria and building facilities are quite nice

Cons

- Coding room is small and dark with too many people. - 2nd level of management has effectively neutered direct supervisors. - There is a lot of technical debt on the 4d platform. - Management believes that coders lack the skills to speak to end-users

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Sweetwater Response
7y
We're sorry this IT employee felt the way they did. Since this employee departed we have put in place what we call Business Analysts to serve as a communications liaison between departments and our hard working IT professionals. Jeff McDonald, Senior VP of Human Resources
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