Black & McDonald Reviews

Cons

Benefits could be modernized. Great basic dental and medical however.

Cons

lack of employee appreciation, lack of younger talent (company is trying to fix this)

Cons

Can be overworked at sometimes

Cons

Communication from management needs to improve, too decenterlized

Cons

Can be slow to implement required change at times

Cons

42 years with this company with employment spanning from tradesman to General Forman and on up to a managerial position and when retirement came all I received was a phone call from an office clerk requesting my cell phone and computer be returned immediately. Thanks Black and Mac!

Cons

Vacation plan is the only real con. Benefits could use a bit of creativity.

Cons

Compensation for my position was significantly below sector average and company had very high turnover, as observed from my position.

There were some very bureaucratic HR policies as well. For example: HR requires all employees to submit vacation requests at the beginning of the year, utilizing all entitled days. So what to do if you have extra days-off unallocated? HR requires all vacation days to be submitted, your manager will tell you "just put something down, you can move it around later."

Working from home frowned not permitted in my department. Nor were we allowed to modify working hours to line up with operational requirements

Cons

Not well managed by senior management

Cons

Lower salary compared to competitive companies