Filter
Filter
"On site cantina with many food options available, plus food trucks brought in on a regular basis" (in 18 reviews)
"I'm trying to think of something, ummm maybe the dress code policy" (in 17 reviews)
"You've heard it before, but this place is run like a high school" (in 8 reviews)
"In peak season when we are approved for overtime, we can make more money than a supervisor" (in 7 reviews)
I have been working at CastleBranch full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Interesting work with the ability to move up or move to a different role if desired. On site cantina with many food options available, plus food trucks brought in on a regular basis. Management teams also think of different ways to incentivize good performance. Interesting and diverse work force. Amazing Holiday Party with open bar and incredible door prizes. Management has recently changed, and since then many positive changes have happened. It is obvious that the CEO and other upper management team care about the people working here. I personally have had some health challenges this past year and have been met with nothing but compassion and a desire to help me fit into a role that will allow me to function but not exacerbate my issues. Truly, if you give your all and come to work with a positive, can do attitude you will find that your efforts will be recognized and rewarded. Great benefit package.
Cons
Although a lot of work has been put into the new compensation plans, I feel that they are still not quite there, at least for some roles.
Advice to Management
Keep up with the recent trend of asking for feedback and putting employee suggestions into place. The training and HR department are amazing and it has been nice to see the company invest in making these teams more robust..it has paid off. I know that the tiering plans are revised as certain issues come up, but honestly I think that we should scrap them and come up with something else. Employee feedback is always welcome, but maybe an employee advisory committee or even an anonymous survey regarding compensation issues would be a nice idea. I truly believe what we have in place now is not working, and I know many of us would like to be part of finding a solution.
I have been working at CastleBranch full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Good base salary and commission structure. Six figure potential after your first year
Cons
not many cons, typical b2b sales job
Helpful (2)
I worked at CastleBranch full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Food trucks, ping pong tables, skee ball, free beer
Cons
Monotonous, impossible goals to hit consistently, no interaction with anyone
I have been working at CastleBranch full-time
Pros
Flexible when needed, onsite gym, game room, lots of provided food
Cons
Pay and ability to move up
Helpful (3)
I worked at CastleBranch full-time (More than a year)
Pros
There are many positive aspects of working here. Everyone cites food truck, food days, etc. However, the social culture has improved greatly and the small size of the company means that everyone has a chance to interact with each other.
Cons
As previously given, management training, while continuously ongoing, is still falling a little flat. Additionally, I was placed in a department upon hire that I had not applied for, and felt misplaced for the duration of my employment when I had applied for a different position, albeit within a similar vein of the business. My primary experience was one of discomfort with being placed in the QA department when I had applied for Data Entry for a different department. I attempted to transfer to the department I had initially applied for and felt I would succeed in, but was declined and it felt like that was the start of the decline of my comfort with my position and ultimate release from the department, which I had never intended to be placed in to begin with. Despite this situation, I do greatly miss the job, the staff, and wish that I had been given the opportunity to succeed in the role I initially applied for and felt qualified to perform.
Advice to Management
If I had to offer any advice, it would be to listen to your employees and try not to place them in departments and positions that they do not feel comfortable with being in.
Helpful (2)
I worked at CastleBranch full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
socially this is a fun place to meet new people, experience new food trucks and try new beers. As a work place its a disorganized group of great expectations. What they do is awesome, how they're doing it is a tragedy.
Cons
Training is possibly the worst I've ever been through and as a previous corporate trainer I think I have a good gauge. The disorganization and haphazard way things are thrown together was beyond frustrating. Supervisors are way too busy to be training and the SME's they choose to stand in aren't prepared. Sup's also need a little training, just because you can do the job doesn't mean your good at managing those who do the job, watch your interactions and assumptions. Oh and the pay is low. Don't get me started on the antiquated systems.
Advice to Management
You have a gold mine there, sooner or later if you don't get it all together someone's going to stake a claim and walk away with it.
Helpful (1)
I have been working at CastleBranch full-time
Pros
Fun campus that tries to compensate for demanding work
Cons
Training is poor and I hated how the management was on top of you wanting to know when you went to the bath room or took a break
Helpful (2)
I have been working at CastleBranch full-time
Pros
Great perks. Food Trucks on site, Rec room, free beer on Wednesday. Gym Classes.
Cons
Behind the scenes conflict between departments
Helpful (2)
I worked at CastleBranch full-time
Pros
Air conditioning, elevator, break room, gym?
Cons
Reminded me of the show MTV Boiling Point(s), only the hidden cameras never popped out. Absolute nightmare.
Advice to Management
N/A. They're not open to advice.
Helpful (3)
I worked at CastleBranch full-time
Pros
Insurance after 90 days, even if you're temporary. Your own desk area, although small. Drink cart on Wednesdays. Bagels/pastries on Mondays. Team building activities when computers go down. Monthly meetings. Monthly "bring your own condiment" food parties.
Cons
Where to begin? For one, the training is two weeks. The trainer I had was good, that isn't the problem. The problem was that they needed the training room before we were done with our two weeks, so we were moved to cubicles, and the trainer's desk was way on the other side of the operations floor. Making asking questions difficult. No one takes the time to get to know the temporary employees. Granted, I understand why, but it would still be nice to have everyone be nice to you instead of kind of snotty. Some of the supervisors are in their own world. Yes, you can ask questions and she'll get back to you, but the other supervisor at the time was always sending out emails about encouraging everyone and everything. Another huge con: when they let you go, they tell you that you're eligible to be rehired. Yeah right. If your numbers aren't up to par, and your let go, you CAN'T be hired back. Believe me, I tried. I liked the company a lot. I was recommended by a former coworker to apply, and in turn, I recommended 3 of their current employees go work there, and *I* was the only one who didn't become permanent. I applied to every opening they had after I was let go, and never heard anything back. Finally I went to a job fair and saw the woman who gave me my exit interview. She said, "You know you can't be hired back, right? Not in operations at least." Thing is, Operations is 85% of the company. The rest is IT or something else. I had some medical problems at the time of my employment there, to which I told this to the head of operations, but was told to just send in my resume to the SAME woman who told me I couldn't be rehired.
It's a shame that this company does have good bones and have this kind of business and the ability to hire tons of people, but to have policies that make it impossible to hire former employees who weren't bad to begin with.
Advice to Management
Change your policies to where former employees can come back, especially since you've changed the parameters of how to do the job anyway.
Make sure everyone gets the mandatory two weeks training, uninterrupted.
Don't hire tons of people during peak just to let 90% of them go during the off season.
This will replace the current featured review for targeted profile. Are you sure you want to replace it?
Are you sure you want to remove this review from being featured for targeted profile?
CastleBranch Response
31 Jan 2019 – Director of HR
We appreciate your comments. Thank you for recognizing the great lengths we have gone to, to improve overall. We have invested heavily into employee training and development and will continue to do so in the future. We do know that investing in training and development is crucial to the overall success of all individuals and the company as a whole.
I'm glad that we have been able to accommodate your needs relative to your health concerns. We will always work to support all staff especially those that are truly committed to our organization. Thank you for that.
I am glad you have recognized the efforts that we have taken with our comp plans and the tiers that are in place. There will always be room for improvement and we will continue to evaluate.... MoreLess