More of a Cult than a company. They want that certain type that shuts up and drinks the cool aid - Anonymous employee SanMar Employee Review

2.0
Apr 2, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

show up and smile, work hours are easy, pay scale isn't great. they advertise that company won't lay people off during hard times. that's because they can't get anyone to work in IT. Upon hire in Issaquah office you get to meet the owner and 7 managers that report to him.

Cons

Technology in this place is in the 80s - that is no joke. the so called "experts" couldn't get a job anywhere else, so they ended up here. keep you head down and collect the paycheck as long as you can tolerate the nonsense. As soon as you tell the truth, you'll become a target.

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