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Crain Communications

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Pathetic Company gives holiday bonuses to the whole company except the sales people talk about feeling unappreciated. - Anonymous employee Crain Communications Employee Review

2.0
Dec 10, 2014
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Having a job with benefits

Cons

They take care of who they like. The benefits are bad, they dont give bonuses to their $35k staff but give it to $100k employees if they dont make commission. Talk about feeling unappreciated.

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Crain Communications Response
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Thank you for taking the time to express your thoughts and concerns. As an employee at Crain, we value your work and want to let you know that it does not go unnoticed. Our holiday bonuses are given to both part-time and full-time employees of all levels who do not have the opportunity to receive commission or bonuses throughout the year, as our sales positions do. To help give everyone a chance to receive incentives we’re working on new bonus programs. Our recent Referral Reward Program provides added opportunities for all employees, including salespeople, to earn additional bonuses throughout the year. We hope your outlook changes and will do the best we can to make sure you know that you are valued as an employee.

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