CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc. Employer Reviews

Great company, great benefits, perks, competitive workforce and excellent training.

ch is a great place to start your career. they offer great benefits and you get insight into the corporate world at a mostly casual level. coworkers are pleasant and easy to get along with. management is lacking, which is odd since you will typically have 2-3 supervisors at any given time. no sense of teamwork on the account management side, so expect – more... to work through lunch and stay late often if you are given a high volume or needy customer. male counterparts will get better opportunities and make more than females. your opinion is rarely asked on issues that affect you directly, or at least in my experience this was an ongoing issue. i'd say, start your career here right out of college, learn all there is to know and get gone. you won't be rewarded for your hard work here. – less

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Very fast-paced environment, two computer screens, two phones that ring off the hook all day. Not sure how it is at the corporate level, but the branch level (bay area) is severely lacking in management. Women there work extremely hard and are extremely undervalued; while the men do as they please and work very little. Other than that, it is a fun job – more... and a fun group. – less

Days were very busy with two lines and two monitors being utilized at all times. Organization was paramount. The toughest part of the job was learning the freight market. The most enjoyable part would be the relaxed environment with some very good people that were friends both in and out of work. Management was constantly changing protocol and positions – more... which made it difficult to really sink your teeth into anything for an extended period of time. The constant internal changes were confusing and to most co-workers, unnecessary. – less

I liked working there, for the most part; however, I felt as though their was preferencial treatment within the senior employees and management. Also, I felt as if certain people that were more willing to brown-nose were given better opportunities, but not everything was as promised. I guess this is a perfect place to work at and get mixed signals.

Decent job for college grads but don't expect it to be a career at the branch level.

STOP! Don't waste your time.....Poor Management and no job security.

Some days you are loaded others you are not.
Learned about 3pl companies. A Lot of "meetings"
Most of the people are cool but there are a lot that their position goes up to their head. Management Favors a lot...so obvious. Hardest part is dealing with your team members stress that just adds to yours. The most enjoyable part are the team engagement activities – more... ch robinson provides. – less

Fast paced environment. They care about the bottom line money.

I worked for CHRW for 8 years and miss the culture. You can blaze your own trails and be rewarded with your own branch and/or leadership roles. Great company!!!!!!

It is a great job, I enjoy working for my boss, I enjoy my coworker, I'm a temp, so I'm not sure of job security, I have been there 1yr 7mths, wish I could make more money so I do not have to work paycheck to paycheck other than that it is a great job.

This is a very poor place to work. They make a lot of money, but employee's are very low paid (upper $30's to lower $40's), expected to work a lot of overtime, I'm told they actually waste time taking roll to see who is at their desk and working by 8 a.m. and who is not, there is a lot of "not my job" attitudes, especially by the Ocean Import Manager. – more... The HR person on site is not even trained in HR and biased when it comes to conflict resolution, they expect all account managers to generate a sales lead (about 2 a month actually) when they don't even give them enough resources to do the fundamentals of their jobs, even though that is not what they were hired to do, their job descriptions do not match the actual jobs, they hire people for the lowest salary they can, very poor training, there is very little knowledge or talent or exposure to industry experienced personnel to develop the lesser talented people. The middle management in place now needs to be re-evaluated by actual trained legit HR people to see if they are the right fit for their jobs, not the "HR" person on site, who also needs to be seriously evaluated to retain her position. The first level people are generally great to work with, they recognize they are all in the same boat, and feel just as taken advantage and fooled as the next guy, but the morale is very low and people are constantly diminished because the middle management need to secure their positions by keeping their thumbs on the lower rung employees by being disrespectful to them. In general, I can't find much great to work with in this company on a day to day, other than can wear jeans to work, the pay is low, the stress is high, the work life balance is not balanced at all, you are not rewarded for hard work, you are constantly measured on the things they can find easily measurable (such as when you come into the building, or how many emails you have sent) but not on substantial contributions that really matter, such as how much time was saved performing tasks in certain ways. All in all, all the middle managers are under 35 except for 2 (who happen to be the best ones there), this is clearly their first time managing, and they don't know how to treat employees, train employee's, or develop employee's, they only know how to tell them they aren't performing well. The "HR" manager doesn't know a thing about being legit HR, she is not objective, and warning to all who wish to apply, don't be fooled about the "bonus structure", ask for what you think you are worth. – less

Great starter job- good for entry level college grads looking for sales experience. Not much room for job advancement however.

CHR offers the chance for learning the position you are placed in from the ground up, or for expanding one's already good skills.

It falls down on management. Management does not know how to keep good people, and does often not realize when an employee is not only not producing, but actively detracting from the group's advancement.

Working at CHR was fun, the corporate culture is one that promotes team work. If you are fresh out of college or want to break into the industry, it is a good place to start out. Not a good place for someone who has been in the industry for a while. Unless you are part of the clique, you get stuck making very little money and working very hard. You – more... can expect to work very long hours. They are relentless with pressure to make goals and they expect too much out of people. – less

a typical day at work is scheduling pick up and delivery appointments. I have learned the importance of multi-tasking to get things done in a timely manner. Management is very helpful and always willign to provide help if needed. My co-workers are very supportive and willing to help if necessary. The hardest part of the job is being able to maintain – more... all aspects of the job. For examaple, there is so much and many accounts to learn, not wanting to learn how to set appoitments for all accounts is very difficult. The most enjoyable part of the job is the ability to multi-task and met deadlines in a efficient manner. – less

-Create solutions to improve clients’ supply chain efficiency.
-Source and close carrier sales, while directing an effective business cycle for customers.

The overall work environment is fine, although it varies depending on the location. My personal experience is that they let you do your job without question, as long as you are hitting, or get close to your goals. The problem I have with this company is they do not reward based on results. Their metrics are objective and they always say that next year – more... will be when you get your big raise. They start you off at the lowest possible salary. – less

The work environment is good to learn the ins and outs of the logistics industries.