Micro-managers - Anonymous employee Telkonet Employee Review

1.0
21 Sept 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Talented engineering team.

Cons

On a weekly team, our team was told by management to write a favorable review on glassdoor about the company. Currently, Telkonet's bad reputation has spread throughout the industry making hiring quality employees very difficult. Since the team call on Aug 3rd many reviews were written to make the company look appealing. Management doesn't really know who has written one and who has not but they can count the number of reviews and bring it up on the weekly calls. Every week those of us who have not written a review hear lectures about not being a team player. It doesn't matter if you deliver results or not, you will be treated equally bad. Managemnent micromanages on a level that nobody has ever experienced before. Once you're in this company, you will soon start looking for another job. Just keep looking .. I promised anything is better than this.

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Cons

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5.0
6 Aug 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Since joining almost 5-years ago, I've seen the company evolve and grow. Our technology keeps evolving as does the client list of increasingly upscale hotels in the US and abroad. Companies that are experiencing the kind of growth Telkonet is, provide lots of opportunities for personal and professional development and the associated financial gain. There is not as much structure or processes as typically found in large companies, so the company is quite nimble and when needed can act quickly and decisively - to provide solutions that clients will embrace. This is the ideal environment for people who are self-starters who want to contribute to the growth and while they might need direction they don't need a lot of hand-holding. I think the management culture is best described as entrepreneurial, always willing to try new things and a place where good ideas are quickly embraced and adopted. The company really cares about its employees and works hard to build a cohesive team spirit where working is fun.

Cons

Not too much to say here. With growth come challenges and although the company has seen some staff turnover, the changes were mostly people who weren't performing, so the company is constantly trying to ensure the right people are in the right seat on the bus and all bought into a common direction with goals and targets that are aligned. I will be the first to admit that this place is not for everyone, people who need a lot of structure or constant hand-holding are not going to do well at Telkonet.

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