Stay a year, learn some skills, and then go somewhere else that cares about employee growth and satisfaction. - Anonymous employee Cowan Systems Employee Review

2.0
Feb 19, 2020
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Constant business growth - Casual dress (if you’re lucky enough to work at the building that’s a mile down the road. Employees at the Corporate office still have to dress professionally)

Cons

- The communication is severely lacking which causes frustration, confusion, and inefficiency. - Cowan has really stepped up their game with appreciation for our drivers but they MUST do the same for the office employees. There is little recognition and you can definitely tell these have little respect for employees. I have heard the term “everyone is replaceable” more than once. - Medical benefits are very expensive and many people struggle to stay afloat when they have to also pay for benefits for their spouse and children. - You have to work here for 1 year before you get 1 week of PTO and the 401k is embarrassing. I don’t know how anyone could retire here. - HR is a joke and at times unprofessional. It doesn’t really seem that they are listening to you but more just staring through you.

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Cons

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Cowan Systems Response
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Thank you for the five-star review! We really appreciate you taking the time to share your Cowan experience.
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Home Time Is Reliable ,Easy Work (No-Touch Freight).

Cons

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Cowan Systems Response
3mo
Thank you for sharing your experience. Comments like yours enable us to continue to improve, so we appreciate your honest feedback. Please reach out to HR@cowansystems.com if there is anything we could do to assist.
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