Transcendia Reviews

3.1

52% would recommend to a friend

(83 total reviews)

John Bagnuolo

84% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

Transcendia has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 83 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Transcendia employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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83 reviews
1.0
Feb 12, 2018

Lots of bogus reviews being added. Here's a true one.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The people, in general, are very friendly (at the worker level). I stayed as long as I did because I really liked the people I worked with. The pay was okay, but not enough to keep me here. Lots of career opportunities (mostly because of the high staff turnover).

Cons

Management, from the CEO on down, are rude, driven solely by their bonus plans and/or because they are being yelled at by the CEO, treat their teams with disrespect and condescension. Benefits are average at best, but you will work yourself to the bone for what you earn. There is no 8 hour day here--more like 10-12. Rather than understand that a new headcount is required, you will be belittled and treated like you are stupid/can't do the job. Typical of the equity cycle. NOTE: there are suddenly a lot of positive reviews on Glassdoor. They are being posted by HR to up the profile. Notice how similar they are. Typical of a company that cannot think outside the box.

2.0
Oct 23, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Not sure if it's a pro or a con but laid back, almost too much as there doesn't appear to be any urgency. My immediate co-workers were nice & friendly.

Cons

During my short 7 mos there before deciding to quit I've never seen so many people quit and leave a company as I did there. In a nutshell, I was hired by & reported to a VP who lied to me about my compensation. During negotiation I was told they were putting the finishing touches on a new commission plan which they intend to roll out before the end of the first half of the year in a big sales conference hence why I was guaranteed for the first 6mos. Once I got in I quickly learned the leadership team had been saying that for the past 2 years. After the first couple months I started to ask questions about the new commission plan and how it was coming along with no response, only when I spoke with my VP over the phone and asked point blank was I told it's not high on the priority list. I then proceeded to ask if he could explain to me the current commission plan in order to understand how I would get compensated going forward. A few tried but couldn't really explain it well and it was not written/documented anywhere for reference. This lack of transparency and simplicity sets off some major red flags. I resigned once my last guaranteed commission payment showed up in my bank account. I gather they figure it's safe to lie and mislead you about the commission to get you in as once you get in where are you going to go, you need a job, and most people have have too much debt - well not this guy. This demonstrates complete abuse of trust of the not only the VP but of the leadership team as a whole. You worked with your accounts until they got big enough they could then go direct to your suppliers which leaves you stuck trying to replace that business - not a good strong working relationship with the vendors. Being in Canada the US Head Office never really understood the effect of the weak Canadian dollar at the time and if material had to come in from another branch or the US an internal fee was attached to it driving up landed cost which you built your margin on top off which in turn would price you out of the market.

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