The owner is not your friend... - Graphic Designer SmartAVI Employee Review

1.0
Oct 16, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

They never bounced a check off of me. There are some good sandwich shops in the area. He lets you get out at 3pm on Friday so he doesn't have to pay for a 40 hour week and so there is no chance for overtime.

Cons

Total misuse of employees. I don't know what job the previous people had but I was severely under compensated and was verbally abused on a daily basis. Myself, and all of the sales staff and marketing department, were constantly told how stupid we were and how the owner knew everything and we knew nothing at all. Imagine working for a spoiled brat who is so insecure with himself that the only way he can make himself feel better is to make you feel bad about yourself, every single day. It was mind numbing after a while. I'm 52 years old and have worked for my entire adult life and I have never seen an employer as bad as this one. Not one perk. No health or dental or anything, a kitchen are that is a shed he built on the side of the building illegally (the sink drains into the parking lot, very healthy)no sick time (but now Jerry Brown forces him to, thank Jesus), no vacation time, no personal time, no parking, limited air conditioning, no pest control (he's too cheap, and he admits it, so sad). Even the desk chairs are so beaten, and back breaking, I had to bring my own from home. No holidays unless forced by the Gov't. His WiFi is so bad he used to yell at me for streaming music over Pandora. By far the cheapest man I have ever met. No room for growth whatsoever, as a matter of fact he'll keep pushing you down so he doesn't have to pay you more money. He wants your advise until you give it and then if it's good he'll take credit for it and pretend you never mentioned it.

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4.0
Dec 22, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

1. You finish work every Friday at 3PM(I would also like to clarify, unlike some comments before, this is for religious reasons not so you don’t work 40 hours a week or get overtime. You are initially told, you will have the 37 hour work week and if you do need the 40 hours you have the opportunity to make those hours up during the work week) 2. If you need help it is just around the corner, you just have to ask for it. 3. Everyone is super nice and helpful 4. You are not micro-managed 5. Excellent job for new workers and workers who have been in the field for a while. You have the opportunity to work new projects and secure different roles if you do not like your position. Your day does not have to be a set routine. Always have the opportunity to take on new tasks and learn new skills. 6. The CEO is more than willing to step in anytime and show you the ropes. He is very smart and resourceful and always has your back. 7. Aware of religious beliefs and holidays.

Cons

SmartAvi isn’t perfect it sure can improve in many ways. The first Con, like everyone else, you don’t have any sick days. Now when you miss work you have the opportunity to come in early and leave an hour early to make for the time you missed if money was the issue. This leads to my second point Days off. I have never had trouble getting days off or leaving work early. But it is important to understand that this isn’t a huge company and everyone plays a specific and important role. If you are not there the whole project will get delayed most of the time. So if you do need time off you will have to make sure that you inform the manager with a reasonable time frame. So everyone that was complaining about not getting days off was most probably giving a late notice or was trying to get day off when they are in a middle of a project.

2.0
Nov 4, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Mostly left alone to do troubleshooting and repair work unless if there's an issue.

Cons

Manager was great at being a tech, horrible at being a manager.

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