Horrible Culture please read ! - Customer Service Representative Sarnova Employee Review

1.0
Aug 19, 2019
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Pros

The hourly pay , Bring you pet to work day, free food brought in.

Cons

The management here is very negative and talk about employees in front of myself and other peers and other senior management or a regular basis. You are micromanaged down to the second as it relates to how many times you use the restroom, if you need to take a quick phone call, break time, etc. Your after call time is also looked it, it should take less then 1 min. The management will have someone assigned to stay after there shift to see if you are min your scheduled breaks, getting up often to use the restroom etc. Be aware even upon the hiring process you advise them of a documented medical need it will be taken into consideration for extended break times etc. During my time here in customer service your are expected to respond to personal e-mails from customers, manage what is referred to as electric request, manage the company E-mail box in which clients send around 100 plus request a day and respond to and require research ,process returns, while still handling incoming calls. Phone calls are typically directed to you because both your first and last name must be provided along with your phone number and extension.You are expected adhere to 4 mins a call. Internal partners you work with are rude and everything will fall on your shoulders because you are expected to be liaison between the customer and back office team sales etc. I would strongly advise someone to reconsider this role unless you are trying to just have a temp job for nice income and or move forward in another company within the year or so. The turnover is now at 93% percent for certain departments that includes Tri-Anim within Sarnova. There isn't much promotion within Sarnova. Once you work 12 months are you open to apply to different roles however There are few roles like inside sales, contracts. Higher positions like management, accounting, corporate, human resources etc. They are limited and typically look for external candidates with a bachelor degree and prior years experience. Lastly health insurance is okay there are 2 choices to pick from low and high with a choice of a HSA. However the heath insurance will be costly with both eye and dental the amount out of each check came to $130.00 per check and 410K does not match I believe only at 2%. The PTO you only receive 1 day within the first 90 days the other 2 weeks are accrued with hours worked and each 4 hours given each time you get paid. You cannot use this time within the 90 days and you aren't allowed time off until after 90 days of employment. I hope this information helps someone make a informed decision.

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Sarnova Response
6y
Thank you for taking the time to post a review. Our Customer Care Department is best in class and an overwhelming 90% of our CC team members are proud to tell others that they work for Sarnova. That statistic puts our CC team at the top of the pack as it pertains to job satisfaction. Our Customer Care team is exceptionally vested in the support they provide our customers as we truly help our customers save lives. Being mindful of that fact, it is very important that our CC team adheres to attendance requirements as gaps in coverage for our customers can have a significant adverse impact on our customers and team members. Lastly, our benefits benchmarks detail that our benefit coverage is very good compared to companies of our size Nationwide. We are always sad to hear that a small number of our employees have had a negative experience while working at Sarnova. But as always, we love hearing from everyone, both good and bad. We can never improve if we don't hear from folks on the team.

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Sarnova Response
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Thank you for taking the time to review your experience at Sarnova.
2.0
Dec 27, 2025
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Pros

Good Retirement Match, Great Co-workers, Great customers in a rewarding market. Great opportunity to experience the dark side of corporate sales, so that you can fully appreciate the great job in your future. The bond and networking among former employees is second to none. Former employees are helping each other daily and it is amazing to experience.

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A very rapid shift from a rewarding customer focused approach, to what has become purely a corporate profit driven model. Account Manager are pushed to sell without regard for ethics or morals. The quest to make more money is all consuming across the management group. Their private label "Curaplex" brand has several substandard product offerings wrought with quality issues. Although many Account Managers have reported issues with this product line, the Leadership continues to downplay, mask, and outright cover the problems. This private label brand carries the highest profit margins across the entire product offering, so it's pretty easy to see their motivation to push these products, regardless of quality. They actually pay the Sales Staff extra commission to sell it, a tool to further discourage the reporting of issues and concerns. The turnover remains high, even with solid pay. Numerous employees continue to search for a way out, only bound to them by a very challenging job market.

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Sarnova Response
5mo
Thank you for taking the time to express your disappointment. We are saddened to hear you are not enjoying your experience. Please be assured that your comments have been escalated to the appropriate level. Thank you!
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