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
Jan 20, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Fresh fruit on occasion, gym and good pay

Cons

No room for growth, sweat shop like atmosphere, a job that will make you feel awful about yourself, a job that provides no satisfaction in anyway whatsoever, a job that treats you like a prison inmate with "good behavior" stipulations, all staff including VP's of depts hate there job and count the days until they can leave, workers crying in the bathroom because of how badly staff are treated, a company that promotes health and wellness but treats there employees like the bottom of the barrel, if you are in a position in your life where you have any personal problems then do not apply, they will hold it against you in any way possible. Every coworker that has been fired (and there are a ton) say it was the best moment of their lives and not only did their health improve their overall quality of life improved. Couldn't even give the company 1 star, nor could I give 1 star the other categories. If you can handle sitting for 8 hours with someone watching when you need to pee and keeping track of it then you could probably work here, if you aren't perfect, need not apply because they only except perfection yet they only keep workers who are awful! There are many negative reviews on this company, do yourself a favor and do not look past this one as there are so many more things that could have been said but would bring you to tears!

1.0
Jul 15, 2014

Loved the work, hated the workplace

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The work is challenging and varied, and on occasion you feel like you have truly helped someone which can feel very rewarding. Some coworkers are genuinely friendly and make the workday more enjoyable (but be wary, others are only friendly until they don't want to use you anymore or need to step on you to make themselves look good to management).

Cons

The pressure to simultaneously answer every incoming call within seconds and complete and send out work requested by previous callers in an understaffed and ridiculously micromanaged office is stressful and at times infuriating. Managers will question why you stepped away from your desk every time you use the bathroom or get a drink. If you under perform you are fired. If you over perform you are the target of investigations into how you could possible exceed the ridiculous standards. Every employee feels like a suspect, as they are constantly making accusations and publicizing firings to make everyone afraid to complain or question the logic of the ineffective work flow policies. If you are able to work on 5 things at once with impeccable accuracy and speed with incessant interruptions, you will do the job very well. But that's not all that matters here. Unless you can get in with the management party clique, this is an exhausting dead end job. The bonuses were great when I first began working here and during my several years of employment they were trimmed, tweaked, over complicated, and often "miscalculated" in the company's favor to the point that you will give yourself a heart attack trying to accomplish enough tasks to receive any. The managers began refusing to provide details about how bonuses were calculated so that employees couldn't demonstrate they should have earned more. If you take this job, smile and pretend to love it every minute you are there or in the presence of any coworker because they are WATCHING you and negativity is grounds for dismissal. Never question the actions of a coworker because if you upset anyone it is considered bullying which is also grounds for dismissal. Basically, be a really happy puppet and you'll keep your job. Be cool enough to drink with a manager or director, and you'll move up.

1.0
Feb 27, 2014

Disappointing

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great product - they offer services that help people with work-life balance. They offer pretty decent benefits.

Cons

Poorly trained management. Little to no development. Inadequate job security (people are frequently and easily let go for ridiculous reasons). I saw some very shady business practices while I was there. Many of the managers are inexperienced and immature.

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