Awful treatment, cliquey atmosphere - Customer Support Associate Aerotek Employee Review

1.0
Feb 10, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

No pros to mention at Aerotek

Cons

I came into this job with a positive and energetic attitude only to be destroyed by the awful management. I was thrown into the assignments without proper training. My boss was always stressed and would not answer my questions nor did she take the time to help me. The staff was extremely unwelcoming. I was supposed to be trained by someone in my position, yet the coworker could not make eye contact with me, mumbled every statement, and was totally disengaged. However, I spent every day trying to accomplish every task, with little direction, yet when i would complete about 95% of the tasks, my boss would berate me for missing the 5% she never mentioned. After several months of sarcastic comments, eye rolling condescension, and overall hostile environment, I finally defended myself with a mild sarcastic reply that only made her worse. I My boss promptly called me in for a negative performance interview with the director. In the meeting, I was stunned. She faked a positive and encouraging attitude that I never saw before, but told the boss that she had tried helping me so much yet I still was not getting it and told the boss that I reacted improperly the prior day. After hearing this blatant lie, I realized I was meant for way better things (like an encouraging workplace, one that actually trains their employees and wants to see them grow) and my self-esteem was too good for this place. My boss was so phony and over the top with this meeting, but I should thank her for making me finally realize this workplace was awful. As a new graduate with my first job, I really wanted to make it work and stuck around for way too long.

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Cons

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5.0
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Pros

Great people, great training, great entry level opportunity to get into recruiting and sales. If you are successful you will make more here than about anywhere else. Performing Recruiters are making $55k-$75k. Great Recruiters are making $100k+. Every large office has salespeople making $200k-$400k. Culture is 100% committed and generally cool type-A's you would want to have a beer with. The skills, drive, and sense of urgency you learn at Aerotek serve you well anywhere you may go later.

Cons

If you are just looking for a low-commitment 8-5 job while posting on social media about where you are partying that night...you will not like Aerotek. Success requires an all in approach both in work ethic and active support of the culture. That is not for everyone. There are Political Science grads 3 years out of college making $200k+, but there is a price to be paid. All the tough work comes first. If you are not up for the level of work and commitment, Aerotek is not for you. If you are, none of this is really a "con" As far a real cons go, the benefits are only OK, and finding work/life balance is pretty difficult.

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