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Peter McDonald
Former Employee – worked at Supermedia full-time for more than 10 years
Pros – Was a great Company to work for in the past
Cons – To many changes over the past 2 years
Advice to Senior Management – Respect the people that have experience and work hard for the company. Some of us truly loved our jobs
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend
2013-05-03 09:51 PDT
Current Employee – been working at Supermedia full-time for more than a year
Pros – Great income and management makes it less stressful than most sales jobs
Cons – The only thing I would like to see for th Telephone Sales team is a larger area to sell into
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
2013-04-23 07:36 PDT
Current Employee – been working at Supermedia full-time for more than 3 years
Pros – Great pay and benefits if your in a union
Cons – Never a positive thing said to you. It is a constant barrage of negativety no matter how good you are.
Advice to Senior Management – Give credit where credit is due.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company
2013-05-21 19:44 PDT
Current Employee – been working at Supermedia full-time for more than 3 years
Pros – Good income and great benefits-- that's about it.
Cons – Horribly mismanaged company. Advertising products are either becoming obsolete or they seriously underperform.
Advice to Senior Management – Treat your reps better. If a company loses 10 to 20 percent in revenue every year then the problem might be management or they're offered products and services. Its not the Reps' ability to sell that's in question but more the performance of the products and competitive marketplace. Management is stuck in the old phonebook days when they were the top dogs. Time for a reality check.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company
2013-05-20 10:36 PDT
Former Employee – worked at Supermedia as a contractor for more than a year
Pros – There wasn't much micromanagement, so I could do my job at ease and it made things more fun. I met so many people there that I am still friends with to this day. Dress is business casual and you had options with the hours you worked. Mainly the amount of great people I became close with is all I can say was good about this company.
Cons – People in upper management didn't know half the things I did or many of their employees under them. I was a contractor for 2 years and never was approached about being hired on, but the amount of work they gave me increased, pay did not, and a the possibility I could be let go hovered over my head all the time. The way clients were treated was just sad. New products promised clients things we could not provide, then I was left explaining to angry callers why we promised them something they are not receiving, oh and they could not cancel their contract. Also be prepared to work, even when it's snowing outside and the roads are dangerous. They'll make you take PTO, or in my case, not paid at all.
Advice to Senior Management – Your employees know more than you do. Learn something so that you can teach new ones. Being a manager doesn't just mean you can keep a group of people showing up on time and play nice. You should be a mentor, a leader, an example and empathetic to everyday life.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend
2013-05-15 11:33 PDT
Current Employee – been working at Supermedia full-time
Pros – They pay great if you are great.
Cons – Hard to sell. Print is dead and the media services have a lot of competitiion.
Advice to Senior Management – More realistic goals.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
2013-03-31 18:07 PDT
Current Employee – been working at Supermedia full-time for more than a year
Pros – Good team, lots of growth potential
Cons – Travel season can be tough
Advice to Senior Management – Keep on trucking, on right path
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
2013-04-05 14:30 PDT
Current Employee – been working at Supermedia
Pros – leadership is sincere and dedicated, hard working and has a commitment to the employees even during difficult times.
Cons – challenging times to turn company around creates stresses that no all respond well to.
Advice to Senior Management – keep focus on strategic and transformation, progress is being made. keep focus on customers and long term relationships not just short term results
2013-03-22 09:46 PDT
Current Employee – been working at Supermedia full-time for more than 8 years
Pros – Employee pay and benefits are industry average
Cons – Micromanagement is horrible, zero opportunities for career advancement, managers have been transferred from the print side to the digital side and are clueless, culture is practically non-existent
Advice to Senior Management – Stop micromanaging an use the knowledge and strengths of individual contributors better. Get some training on the digital products.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend
2013-03-22 18:24 PDT
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Current Employee – been working at Supermedia for more than 10 years
Pros – Benefits still solid..Good co workers..Flexible sched..kind of..
Cons – Pay decreasing 20% per year with dying print product.. Micro managing to the extreme!
Advice to Senior Management – Innovate new products vs reseeling others
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company
2013-04-02 13:25 PDT
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