It started out amazing. - Structural Designer The Bernard Group Employee Review

3.0
29 May 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

It started out very busy yet fun. Great team and camaraderie. It's an ESOP company. They had a flexible work schedule.

Cons

Didn't listen to experience and replaced the process with a process that made most of the designers go from loving their job to dreading going to work everyday. Said new process created much more work and the timelines didn't get bigger. Designers were no longer able to build their own prototypes. This is huge because that is how we become better designers. I was told by several of my senior peers that I was performing at a senior level. I didn't have the standard 10 years of experience but had 7-8 years in corrugated. When I had open conversation with my boss over a period of a few months about a senior designer position, they changed the job description so that I no longer met the criteria and held the other senior designers to higher standards. I already was performing at a very high level (confirmed by my boss) and was even doing extra to help the team but I felt I had to jump through hoops for a promotion. This made me feel unappreciated.

avatar
The Bernard Group Response
1y
Thanks for leaving a review as a former employee of the company. We appreciate both your positive comments and those comments in which you see opportunities for improvement. Anytime we receive feedback, we see it as an opportunity. We firmly believe The Bernard Group is a great company with great people and we take pride in our culture. Thank you again!

Explore other reviews about The Bernard Group

5.0
11 Mar 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great benefits, Employee Owned, growing and decent work life balance.

Cons

Good raises are a little hard to come by.

avatar
The Bernard Group Response
3mo
Thank you for your comments and for giving us 5 Stars! We firmly believe The Bernard Group is a great company with great people and we take pride in the culture we have. It is always great to hear positive comments from our co-owners. Thank you again!
4.0
26 Nov 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

12 hours x 3 days with time to recoup on your days off. Good place to work and the people are so nice.

Cons

Lacking on expected yearly raises with doing satisfactory or above satisfactory work.

avatar
The Bernard Group Response
4mo
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review and for your positive comments. We agree that The Bernard Group is a great place to work. Anytime we receive feedback on improving, we see it as an opportunity. Based on your additional comments, we believe you are no longer with the company, but would appreciate learning more. Please feel free to reach out to The Bernard Group's Human Resources team so we can better understand your comments.
See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All