Workplace Options reviews

3.2

48% would recommend to a friend

(387 total reviews)
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Alan S. King

78% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Workplace Options has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 387 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Workplace Options employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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387 reviews
1.0
Aug 23, 2018
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Pros

Co-workers were great people and easy to get along with. They made the job bearable, for a while anyway.

Cons

The work environment here is truly dreadful. I remember reading some of the bad reviews before accepting the job offer, and it turns out they were justified. Management was very vague on why the office is less than half the size it used to be, although it seems clear former staff all 'left' within a fairly short period of time and it seems to correlate with a change in management. It also seems they have been desperately hiring ever since, and I can see why. I was hired along with one other person who left within two-weeks of taking the job. Wish I had taken their advice and left with them. Management is definitly micromanage-y in the worst and most unhelpful kind of ways. My trainer was also needlessly combative in a few situations, which added to the uncomfortable working environment. Interactions with management were often fake, shallow and disingenuous, which I honestly think reflects much of the the company as well. The work was extremely boring, and I was often left for hours with nothing to do but read policy handbooks. They really talk up the helping service members thing at first, but it becomes apparent pretty quickly that interaction is minimal and never genuine. In short, the work is ungratifying, and I don't think I could recommend it to anyone who isn't a robot. A highlight for me was when I was on the phone with a social service worker, who asked me what it was my company did. After giving them a fairly scripted response, they replied with: "So, you don't really do anything, do you?" I felt obligated to defend myself, and by extent WPO, but I realized it only felt bad because it was the truth. TL;DR: If someone reaches out to you on Indeed and offers you a job on a silver platter, there's probably a good reason why. Don't make the same mistake I did.

2.0
Feb 20, 2018

Took the rose-colored glasses off...

Anonymous employee
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Pros

At first it seemed great -- decent starting pay for an easy job answering phones, free fruit, discounted snacks, on-site free personal training, occasional tickets to cool events, 401k matching, exchange program.

Cons

If you want to grow, don't expect any help. They refuse to invest in people because they're focused on the short-term $$. When layoffs come a-callin' every couple years, you'd better be ready for your world to be turned upside down. There is no career path - you get by just based on luck and your willingness to do anything it takes to takes to keep your job. People who dedicate themselves for years will be cast aside if one contract goes south. They like to give the impression of a hip, considerate employer, but they are so stuck in their ways that it's almost laughable. My salary was a joke -- 60% less than the going rate for someone in my role.

1.0
Oct 16, 2014

All that glitters is not gold

Anonymous employee
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Pros

You can gain a title quick if you associate with the right people. Access to a free gym and fruit in the kitchen. Incentives IF you have the time to do a wellness walk.

Cons

1) low pay for a ridiculous amount of work. 2) Nepotism is like a virus in this place 3) unrealistic expectations 4) they never seem to have any money to pay vendors and outside people or give people raises but they somehow manage to open up offices all around the world 5) they act as if it is a privelage to work for an organization such as theirs 6) the call center is like a sweatshop - all the company cares about is your EE score 7) as an Employee Assistance Program they need to practice what they preach-they have some of the most unhappiest employees 8) if you want to work really hard and then feel de-humanized at the end of the day, work here.

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