Potential ruined by management - Anonymous employee Consolidus Employee Review

1.0
Oct 27, 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

* Many of the people on staff are awesome and fun to be with. * Good Akron location. * Good starting experience for people wanting to get their feet wet.

Cons

If you want to know the cons, look at the older negative reviews. Unfortunately, even those from five years ago still relevant. And sadly, that sums up the situation. The same problems keep coming up, management will snub some employees and play favorites with others, and in general you'll find yourself in an increasingly toxic environment. On top of this, if you bring this up to management, you'll get gas lighted or find that they generally treat people issues like process issues. But don't take my word for it: as you can see for yourself on this page, the CEO will often respond to negative Glassdoor reviews and try to twist things into a positive light. I don't think he realizes this only proves to others that Consolidus isn't really interested in making things better, or learning from their mistakes. This place has a really high turnover rate. Management says it's because people aren't a "good fit" - but all you need to do is talk to former employees to see that it's not them who are the issue. And that's really sad, because this place has a lot of potential.

avatar
Consolidus Response
4y
We are sorry that you feel this way but appreciate your ability to express your opinion. The unfortunate thing about services like glassdoor is that they are most often used by disapproving former staff (yes, we have had some over the past 10+ years) to express their views while the majority of the staff doesn't take the time to share their positive experience or views of the company. For example, just over the past week, this is some of the unsolicited feedback from our staff, and each from a different staff member, "Thanks for fostering an atmosphere of encouragement and development. Love seeing all the growth!", "I’m really excited about every advancement we’re making and the vision you have for Consolidus. I feel very fortunate to be a part of it thus far. " (a 3 year staff member), "I love my job." (a 7 year staff member), "This is a great team here and I am amazed at all of the positive growth" (former employee who returned to Consolidus), "I want to do back flips out of here." (new staff member) Again, that was just feedback from the past week. We have also been recognized as a Top Workplace in Ohio and our industry, based on staff surveys and input. Regarding turnover, the average (and median) tenure for our staff, not including new hires this year, is over 6 years, ranging from multiple staff over 10 years and a number of staff at 2-3 years. According to the National Bureau of Labor, the national average is 4.1 years. The statement about "the potential being ruined by management" is just this person's opinion. Our management team has navigated the company from $50 in the checking account (15 years ago), a recession, and a pandemic to over $10M in annual sales and growing, including the following growth recognition received this year: Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Company in the US - 5 years running (only 1 out of 3 companies that make the list one time make it a second time), Top 20 Fastest Growing Company in a $26B/year industry (out of 25,000), a Weatherhead 100 Fastest Growing NEO Company - 3 years running, Cascade Capital Fastest Growing Company, and an Inner City 100 Fastest Growing Company, in addition to being in the top 4% of our industry for annual sales volume. Most of all, we have years of customer history with top quality organizations, including the recent addition of a contract estimated to be $7M+ annually. This is pretty good evidence to refute that the "potential is ruined by management". We do feel that we are far from realizing the full potential which is the work we are doing now as we set out on our 10X growth plan. Lastly, Consolidus is in a constant state of growth and development and one of the highest priorities is continuing to be a top-quality workplace that empowers and elevates our staff. Just this year alone, we have promoted our Director of Operations and hired a Director of Sales, a Director of Marketing, a new CFO, and an HR Manager. Each of those positions are designed to support and elevate our staff. All of that being said, we have plenty of room for improvement, but we appreciate the positive company performance that indicates we are doing many of the right things. Unfortunately, there will always be the opinions of a select few that would like to suggest otherwise. We do appreciate the added motivation provided by this poster. One of the things we enjoy most is disproving the critics and doubters.

Explore other reviews about Consolidus

5.0
Aug 18, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Flexible hours that allow you to balance work and life. Everyone is always willing to help out. Wonderful company events. Great environment to work in. No micromanaging. Full Transparency between management and business units.

Cons

The only con is that it is a lot to take in if you are unfamiliar with the industry. There is a lot of information to take in however everyone is patient and willing to help answer any questions you have.

3.0
Apr 3, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Lots of opportunity to grow your career in ways that you want as long as you can articulate the value and you're okay doing it for your career over more compensation. The people are overall great. Customers are great.

Cons

Very unstructured, leadership changes often, and always understaffed.

See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All