Senior Java Engineer - werkgeversreview Senior Java Developer bij Lab49

1,0
31 jan 2017
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Pluspunten

People are great, or were great as most of them left anyway. No reason to join the company at all. While they may seem to be a company that pays a lot, it's not worth it as there are others on the market which pay just as good.

Minpunten

- very poor communication top-down (non existent in fact) - company lies to it's employees promising no lay offs, where in fact they happen few weeks later - all the talent pretty much left the company - project architecture is not consistent, hasn't been proven to work, in fact it's known not to work due to some serious issues - everyone who's ever been their client no longer wants to do anything with them - one of the biggest clients they have pretty much hates the relationship they've built, which doesn't bold well for the future - don't get swayed by the bonuses as they don't exist - work/life balance is horrible; they will never personally ask you to stay after hours but will assign you with so much work it would be impossible to finish it on time and set the expectation bar really high, putting you into a corner where you feel like you have to stay making that decision yourself; then when prompted about doing "long hours" they conveniently say they never ask anyone to stay late; - there have been occasions where some of the senior staff would elevate their voice, not to say shout at you, if the work haven't been delivered on the deadline, which to begin with is ridiculous and undoable. And if you have had it and decide to leave, they will not release your references to potential new employers. What a shameful behaviour. Pretty much one of the worst experiences I've had in my career.

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5,0
16 sep 2024
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Pluspunten

- Working groups around Blockchain, AI, and other interesting topics - Book Club - Open and transparent leadership team

Minpunten

- Uncertainty around what you will be working - Can do a great job on a project, and still be left on the bench when it is finished

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4,0
26 mei 2026
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Pluspunten

Hiring is well-gated, so you'll work with smart people. Projects are exclusively in finance so it's a great place to gain exposure in that industry. You operate with a good amount of autonomy.

Minpunten

It's a consulting company, so engineers are only valuable if they're billable. That means your success is tied to someone else's ability to secure a pipeline of work for you, or your own ability to upsell at your engagement - which may or may not be up to you no matter what you do. There isn't a dedicated sales team at Lab, so this can get spotty. Upper management's presence is felt in seasons - non-existant for months at a time, all over everything the next. They were nowhere to be found as AI got rolled out massively in 2026 and we got caught without a strategy and action plan - either for leveraging internally or for pivoting our model.

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