Groundswell Group Reviews
Updated 15 Apr 2020
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Approve of CEO
Darren Sartison
30 Ratings
Pros
"The company provides very generous training budget for each employee" (in 6 reviews)
"Groundswell has a rich culture of positivity, growth and encouragement" (in 6 reviews)
Cons
"I feel supported to bring my best self at Groundswell, but also know it's okay when I can't" (in 6 reviews)
"Middle management does nothing except killing time" (in 5 reviews)
"Great company to work for"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Groundswell Group full-time
Pros
Employee focused Open doors policy Upper management is very approachable
Cons
Becoming a more common type of consulting firm
Continue readingGroundswell Group2020-04-11"Not a fair place"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at Groundswell Group full-time
Pros
Company has a strong executive team, especially after improving its executive team mix in recent shuffle
Cons
Groundswell keeps young workforce, as employees grow in their fifties and develop grey hair they are let go
Groundswell Group2020-04-16- Helpful (1)
"A fair workplace"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Groundswell Group full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
- $4000 Training budget each year plus lunch learn support continuous career growth and development - Salary and Bonus are based on your performance and competence level as well as your self-advocacy - Ton of the professional growth opportunities if you take initiatives. - Above average medical benefits - Nature of the IT consultant company: Shifting technologies and clients based on the market and technology trends. - Great sales team and Senior level management: Company is growing during market down time ( new offices in BC, Edmonton) - Strategic planning by leadership keeps us moving forward as leaders in our industry - Work life balance
Cons
Human nature Favoritism do existing. However you have a place to speak up or you can deal with it by yourself.
Continue readingGroundswell Group2020-01-09 ""Awesome company with lots of room to grow""
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Groundswell Group full-time for more than a year
Pros
Lots of smart people to learn and work with Great company benefits and strong company culture as well as team events Heavy variety of the latest and greatest technologies Variety of directions to take career
Cons
Nothing to highlight out every company has challenges when they grow and are market leaders I enjoy the work environment and coming to work.
Groundswell Group2019-12-02"Organization That Operates With Integrity"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Groundswell Group full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Strategic planning by leadership keeps us moving forward as leaders in our industry. Technical and soft skills training opportunities are exceptional and available to all employees.
Cons
No downside to report. I work with a great team and look forward to coming to work each day.
Continue readingGroundswell Group2019-11-28- Helpful (5)
"Disastrous organizational change management"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendDisapproves of CEOI have been working at Groundswell Group full-time
Pros
-The nice staff -offices in 3 cities -events
Cons
Organizational change and its associated communication in Groundswell nothing but trial and error, and they take bride in getting it wrong and trying again and again. You think staff has any confidence of your new change or flavour of the month, absolutely not. The minute the economy improves in Alberta there will be many resignations from Groundswell.
Continue readingGroundswell Group2019-11-16Good Day, Thank you for taking the time to write the above review, some of your comments are not unwarranted as we have been through significant changes. That being said, Groundswell has been through significant changes in the last 3 years in an effort to successfully diversify and scale in a very challenging market. This has brought about new challenges specifically around Communication and Change. Trial and error is a necessary evil. Organizational change is one of the top challenges for all organizations, and our policy around open honest communication can compound things at times. That being said, we are committed to including our employees on this journey. Being "part of" is what makes Groundswell special. As the individual currently strategizing on Change Management I would truly appreciate the opportunity to understand your perspective. Groundswell acts on constructive feedback, period. Our employees experience is extremely important to us as an organization, and myself personally. Please feel encouraged to reach out directly. We will continue our efforts and investment into open honest Communication and Change. Thank you again for taking the time.
"Great Canadian Employer"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Groundswell Group full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Great Company to work respecting the Values and Caring their employees all the times
Cons
There is not anything i would like to mention in cons
Continue readingGroundswell Group2019-11-05"Great company"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsApproves of CEOI worked at Groundswell Group full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Can learn a lot from different projects
Cons
payment can be better to employee contributes more
Groundswell Group2019-10-29- Helpful (4)
"find another consulting company"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookI worked at Groundswell Group full-time for less than a year
Pros
small organization - self training opportunities
Cons
lack of focus; unclear direction
Groundswell Group2019-11-21 - Helpful (2)
"Career limiting"
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
I worked at Groundswell Group part-time
Pros
reasonable benefit package of you have family
Cons
They gender-engineer senior leadership to have more women. Gender not aptitude opens the door to leadership. You hit the glass ceiling quickly if you are one of the seventy percent male consultants.
Groundswell Group2019-11-21Groundswell Group Response
November 25, 2019 – Communications & Engagment Specialist
Good Day, Although we cannot deny this was your perspective, our statistics simply say otherwise; female leaders are outnumbered by MORE than two to one at Groundswell. To be frank, this is not a statistic we have ever focused on, we are focused on the best leaders, male or female. Empowering woman and supporting woman in data, as they are a minority, are extremely important initiatives for Groundswell, but "gender engineering senior leadership" is just simply false.
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November 18, 2019 – Communications & Engagment Specialist