Job Title: Program Manager
Location: Chicago, IL
Submitted on: 01-Dec-07
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I thought I had done my homework, asked all the right questions, and had a
pretty good idea
of what the program management position would entail. Instead I ended up
working for the
most unprofessional, uneducated and unmotivating company I have ever had the
displeasure to be employed by. The training for the position was non-existent,
expectations
were impossible to meet, my manager was a glorified copy editor with no prior
managerial
experience that single handedly ruined an entire department (which eventually
led to her being
removed from the position). This particular manager had no clue on how to
develop
employees let alone have the common courtesy to respect the boundaries of
employer/employee relationship. The position was a daily barrage of meetings to
meet about
what we were going to meet on. The pay is weekly (which is THE BEST) benefit
Cintas has to
offer. Expect long days, stressful atmosphere, with very little satisfaction or
appreciation for
your hard work. The company benefits are THE WORST to be a Fortune 500. For a
new hire
expect to receive 5 sick days after 3 months and 5 vacation days after 6 months
of service. You
automatically get 2 weeks paid vacation on you anniversary date of hire. Cintas
has managed
to give the least amount of holidays they could squeeze out. Think all the major
holidays and
nothing more. New Years Day, Memorial Day, 4th July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving &
day after,
and Christmas Day... that's it! No floating or personal days... oh yeah, they
used to let you
take you birthday as a holiday but they took that privilege away quick fast and
in a hurry. The
benefits read on 1 sheet of paper... medical, dental, vision, STD, 401(k) (LTD
is paid for by the
employee). That's about it, nothing extra--no tuition reimbursement, no flexible
spending
account, NOTHING is invested into their employees to make them want to stay. Be
prepared to
sit in tiny cubicles with hand me down computers that work if you were lucky
enough to get a
new one. My computer crashed 7 times before they even explored the option to get
another
one. They continued to refurbish my old one. The dress code policy is something
from the
1950's. Males must wear a shirt, tie, dress slacks (no khakis at any given time)
and women
MUST ALWAYS WEAR HOSE... yes I said hose... in the winter and in the 101 degree
days there is
nothing better than to have melting nylon on with your closed toe shoes. Closed
toe shoes
ONLY. Don't expect too much from the career advancement side. Career development
doesn't
exist. If you are a minority forget about it all together... It is a "good old
boys" haven. Please
don't come to the job thinking you are going to get the tools to succeed because
you will
need to be creative and either buy them yourself, or wait like a buzzard at
someone who has
resigned and pillage to get pens, paper, scissors etc. Oh and if there is a
possibility you have
to travel be ready for 2-3 star accommodations at best. We are talking Hampton
Inns, Best
Westerns etc. They will also not let you expense lunch while you are out on
business either.
You get 7-10$ for breakfast and 25$ for dinner. Expect to come into the office
before leaving
for your trip and return to the office upon landing. Cintas prides themselves on
the Spartan
way of life... but they take it ENTIRELY too far resulting in high turnover and
a lot of unhappy
employees. Oh and as far as a holiday party goes... be prepared to pay for
one... Cintas does
not foot that bill either.
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