Disfunctional from the top - Anonymous employee CDM Smith Employee Review

1.0
Jul 18, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Most employees are great to work with and do their best to keep the organization running. Benefits are pretty standard for a company this size.

Cons

CEO - Non-existent presence. Placeholder until COO grows up COO - Clueless wanna-be who rode coattails to the top CFO - OK CIO - Overrated. Claim to fame some bogus recognition. Head of major unit leaves to return to competitor from whence he came. Left hand has no idea what the right hand is doing. IT department closes US-based helpdesk with no concrete transition plan. Company claims $1.3B of client revenues but has a profit of $25M, a horrendous return of less than 2%. Current rumor is the company is tapping line of credit to make payroll after paying relocation penalty and management bonuses.

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CDM Smith Response
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Thank you for taking the time to leave us a 5-star review! It was great to have you as an employee and wish you all the best in your future endeavors.
3.0
May 8, 2026
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Pros

Great place to work. Flexibility, work from home options available. Tons of opportunities across multiple disciplines. Work life balance is great. The people are awesome.

Cons

Pay is unfortunately on the really low end of the industry. A lot of turnover because people leave in order to get a better salary due to the low pay. I also don’t like that your manager (RTL) is also a manager for 20-30 people, and you are all under one large group instead of various teams. The matrix system is a bit odd to me.

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CDM Smith Response
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Thank you for taking the time to write your review. We appreciate your feedback and will keep it in mind when making future decisions to keep us as a top-choice employer. We are thrilled to hear that you liked working with us and valued the flexibility we offer. We too agree, the people are awesome!!
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