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Service Management Group Reviews

3.5

50% would recommend to a friend

(259 total reviews)
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Jonathan Berkowitz

35% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

Service Management Group has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 259 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Service Management Group employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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259 reviews
5.0
3 Aug 2023
Recommend
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Pros

SMG perks are brilliant, my favourite one being, remote working. I stay easily connected, as my global team mates are only a quick Zoom away :) closing the gap from Ireland to Kansas, Cyprus and Abu Dhabi! Importantly, Leadership is strong from the top down and they actively listen. I really like the culture as there is an openness to change, everyone has a voice, we celebrate wins on internal channels, respect work-life balance and offer high autonomy. There's also unlimited paid time off, a stipend for tech equipment and 14 weeks paid parental leave. I get to work alongside a team of hardworking, talented recruiters and managers. I am challenged every day in my role and I feel incredibly lucky that I was selected to work in a company like this. We are consistently growing at SMG, allowing everyone to have an impact on our future as we innovate our platform and services. There are a ton of opportunities to grow and develop here as the company expands. Why did I join? For an incredibly challenging but amazing assignment to hire bar-raising engineers for SMG's ambitious plans. SMG really cares about crafting it's products around the human who uses them. This is important to me as I love good design and delivering actionable insights. I have found that if you ask for help or advice people are always very generous and willing to give their assistance. The company has a huge heart and giving back is baked into the company DNA with a quarterly Day of Giving for volunteer work in the community.

Cons

Rapid growth and change can bring challenges. What's been different about SMG however is they listen to issues and will discuss openly and be very transparent around challenges, keep communication fluid with engaging all employees every month on our Company and Culture Connect calls.

1.0
17 Jul 2023

The Demise of SMG

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Pros

-Ability to work from home -Constant reminder on how NOT to treat employees - DO NOT trust any of the most recent positive reviews. Brand new hires are being guilted into leaving reviews before they uncover what a mess the company is.

Cons

-Since the new CEO took over 160+ employees have quit. Most of these employees were not only long tenured employees but top performers at the company. -Over a dozen employees were laid off after they helped train outsourced labor. -Workload for all departments is crushing with all of the departures and horrible process changes by C-Suite -No roadmap to share with clients or internal teams as key leaders in the business don’t understand what SMG does -Nearly the entire sales team has quit, resulting in the lowest sales in company history. -Outsourced labor has reduced the quality and speed to resolve tickets and launch items. The backlog grows with each passing day with no plans from upper management to intervene. -The entire C-Suite has quit and been replaced with individuals who do not care about people. They drive a message of “get on board or get out.” -The very few leaders that are left are unengaged and simply nod their head “yes” to the CEO rather than speaking the truth for fear of being replaced or outed as an ineffective leader. -Internal teams have been able to hide/cover up the SMG demise from clients, but the cracks are showing and it’s just a matter of time before clients also start departing -CEO peddles a fake narrative on all company calls and doesn’t address the absolute mess he has created. -Leadership does not like when you raise red flags or suggest an alternative way.

2.0
20 May 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Depending on the team, some motes of the original company remain and it's possible to still have a good time doing good work PTO is above average for the area Hours are flexible at least in the tech department Technology is sometimes interesting Good work life balance if you're not a manager or top level engineer

Cons

EDIT: CEO Approval should be negative. GlassDoor changed it to neutral. I do not know why. Company got bought out and forced to take a new CEO New management is pushing old management out one individual at a time New management is getting rid of the office building, removing any anchor to have a local company culture New management got rid of Christmas bonus in favor of a meager salary raise New management keeps changing things just for the sake of it It is impossible to get a promotion unless either: - You are buddies with upper-middle management - You document EVERYTHING you accomplish and spend an unnecessary amount of time pleading your case at every moment (which takes hours a week away from actual work) - Leave, work somewhere else for a few months, and get rehired in the position you should have already had Moving to pure SaaS and AWS architecture (maybe some people like that, I hate it) Management lies to your face about the direction of a career and the company as a whole - For example, while not a priority of mine, I'm well aware prioritizing diversity over blind qualifications is all the rage these days. C-levels keep promising to fill open roles (that they open by forcing people out) with diversity hires, but then don't actually hire diversely. And then they blame existing employees for just wanting to do their job. C-levels brag about vacations and luxurious homes in all-hands meetings in a segment they call "tell me something good"

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