Perception is not reality - Anonymous employee SanMar Employee Review

1.0
Jul 18, 2011
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The company overall is solid. It has plenty of dedicated people and exceptional owners working to make it a good place to work and a great company to do business with.

Cons

The one glaring flaw at the company is the IT department. Everyone knows there are problems but instead of focusing on them they are focusing on perception. Perception is not reality. Too much time is spent trying to spin every failure into some sort of accomplishment or opportunity. There is a lack of leadership so there are many mission statements, strategies and posturing, but still nothing is getting done.

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