Cowan Systems Reviews

3.0

41% would recommend to a friend

(286 total reviews)

Joe Cowan

49% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

Cowan Systems has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 286 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Cowan Systems employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Transportation and logistics industry (3.5 stars).

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286 reviews
2.0
27 Jul 2022

Absolutely never again

Recommend
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Pros

- Met amazing people - Got a lot of valuable experience despite a bad outcome. - New marketing director is probably the only thing to save this company from its own nepotism and arrogance. - Decent/ fair pay. Great location. - The company has a very well established mark in transportation and lives up to their name - Was able to make a career pivot based off of my experience here.

Cons

- The set in stone standards are BS and do not apply to everyone and it’s blatantly clear as they have notoriously kept rude staff members in positions of power. - Everyone thinks they’re in marketing and can’t handle being told no or that they’re wrong, when they have no actual experience conceptually or in execution. - Passive aggressive email tactics from Directors. -If you aren’t a family or a friend, don’t let them see you slip. Because no one will help you and it will be all your fault. Read that again. - Horrible HR department management. Concerns are met with snide comments and speculation and wishes are not respected. People abused their positions to get to know employees personally only to use against them later. No repercussions for the director of the department. “It’s just who they are.” - The name dropping to pressure people into taking on more tasks and wanting to you to keep it from your boss… yeah, big yike. - Employees of color are treated horribly and are dropping like flies. - The retention rate is a joke - Drivers are talked to as second class employees and it can be outright disgusting at times to hear during work hours. - Frat boy culture within certain departments. These departments are allowed to basically do what they want, so long as the company makes money. This is usually at the expense of their neighboring cohort. Don’t bother trying to ask them to lower their voices, they’ll just tattle on you. - High level employees allowed to openly talk about confidential information around the office, putting employees in ear shot in uncomfortable positions. (ie. Info about Promotions, budgets, terminations, gossip, etc.) - Pressure to adhere to an awful culture just because it’s always been the way it was. - Do not let them get to know you personally. - There is truly no system set in place to ensure that when you can’t perform at your best, your projects won’t suffer. (this may have changed with new management/ standards set to the department)

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Cowan Systems Response
3y
Thank you for sharing your experience. Comments like yours enable us to continue to improve, so we appreciate your honest feedback. Please reach out to PR@cowansystems.com if there is anything we could do to assist.
1.0
1 Oct 2023
Recommend
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Pros

They hire you if you have a pulse

Cons

Benefits are horrible No raises Management is arrogant, clueless, and way past their prime. Mgmt is fractured with no clear leadership Too much family holding jobs they know nothing about I saw a manager get promoted for ripping off a good customer and making money for the company I would swear the place is all mafia run, never will you see or hear about quality honesty or value added to the partner-customer The poor excuse for a 401k is a joke except they know no one is going to stay very long so it don’t matter HR is there to process papers This company would gain value by being sold and cleaning house

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Cowan Systems Response
2y
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. Our top priority is ensuring that every member of Team Cowan feels supported and appreciated, so we regret that you had a negative experience. While we cannot discuss individual situations on a public platform, we would be happy to speak with you directly. Please contact us at HR@cowansystems.com.
3.0
16 Jun 2016
Recommend
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Pros

I enjoyed the people I directly worked with. the building is nice. Job is challenging if you're looking for that.

Cons

The manager is new and kinda clueless. it's obvious she just leans on her employees and isn't willing to get her hands dirty...def a MANAGER and not a LEADER...not sure how ppl work for her. That why i left!

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