A company way too focused on its customers instead of their own employees. - Program Manager Support Aires Employee Review

1.0
Jun 30, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

For a company this size they have the most drama-free environment I've been a part of. There was only one person I didn't get along with in the company and she is part of the reason I quit. The medical plan USED to be good but the only benefit of the current plan is the money the company puts in your HSA account on their own. They have a Christmas bonus but if the company spent more money upgrading the servers and security to appease a new client you better expect to get a smaller bonus...plus everything you get for bonus and once a year raise is pro-rated based on your time working at the company. What's good? You get an hour lunch break and they definitely know how to have good Food Days.

Cons

Salary is awful for the positions that are doing the most work. Plus, there is absolutely ZERO incentive to work harder. Your annual raise is not based on performance and everyone gets the same amount of raise. Once you show signs of being caught up (if you ever GET to this point) they throw a ton more on your plate until you're so overwhelmed you want to die. Christmas Bonus may be far less than projected if the company decided to go above and beyond upgrading the entire office. Way too much work for the current amount of staffed employees. Lots of false promises about what's going to happen in the near future, everyone is forced to help bill for the company (which gets really annoying), you can't listen to music via headphones and the work is monotonous. Culture is supposedly a big thing at AIReS but unless you become accepted into the core "family", good luck feeling accepted and respected in the workplace.

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Aires Response
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Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts. We try very hard not to make promises we can't keep, and we have paid generous bonuses every year but one out of the past twelve. They are prorated for the first year based on time worked. We try to accommodate requests for specific seating arrangements, but that's not always possible. We are proud of our workspace, which is spacious and pleasant. We like to encourage our employees to be available for customers and to interact with one another and we feel that headphones distract from those efforts. It sounds like the job was not a fit if you were falling asleep and found it "monotonous" Best of luck in your career search.

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5.0
Jul 18, 2025
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Pros

The good truly outweighs the bad. They are pretty flexible to make sure you have a good work/ life balance. Summers are busy, but that's expected in this industry. If are looking to just ride a clock Monday- Friday 8-5pm then this is not the place for you. You stay busy. I'm not aware of them ever having a layoff, so that speaks volumes about leadership.

Cons

I wish the heath insurance package was better/ cheaper and they provided tuition assistance, but other that's all I can think of. I also wish we received pay increases were more in line with inflation, but at least we received one.

1.0
Jan 2, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

- Hybrid work culture - There were some genuine good people I worked with here

Cons

Worst IT department I have ever worked at. Weak leadership that flat out ignored concerns that were brought up and only sought to place blame instead of correcting problems when something went wrong that they were warned about multiple times. This contributed to their mindset of making every little thing "urgent" - even when it wasn't, or when other employees didn't follow proper procedures they wanted it done anyway. Toxic environment with extremely poor communication and dishonesty. Micromanagers who lied and manipulated information, constantly covering up their incompetence and inability to manage others - with an extreme lack of accountability and integrity. Would tell people to get certifications and then never empower or promote employees who got them. Just got shoveled more work onto their plates without proper training on an already small staff while they never lifted a finger to help out or defend their teams when needed. Refused to enforce established policies and instead bowed down to other managers/directors who had no business sticking their nose in IT department operations - most of whom had subordinates who could barely use a computer correctly or follow directions, then cried like a toddler until they got their way.

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