Chickens coming home to roost - werkgeversreview Minion, Buck Catcher bij NetBoss Technologies

1,0
11 nov 2014
Aanbevelen
Goedkeuring directeur
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Pluspunten

After being with the company for only a few years, I'm struggling of thinking of something positive to say. Most of the people I liked and respected have moved on some time ago because they can't bear the culture or been laid-off.

Minpunten

Where to start. This is a company that's been circling the drain for a while - I keep thinking it's on it's last gurgle but it seems to always manage another rotation. I really can't comprehend the modus-operandi of the the people at the top. There's a repeated pattern of under-investment in technology and over-selling of the product. The inevitable outcome is dissatisfied customers and a lack of repeat business. They struggle on with occasional big wins, hire people, fail to deliver (well) and layoff staff. Every time there's a problem they fling some unsuspecting engineer across the globe to put the fire out without any support - presumably as a blame shield. The customers are wising up now, this time the company had to turn away a big contract because of the stringent penalty clauses - clauses that wouldn't have been an issue if the company had good software it could deliver on-time. Which brings me on to my next point. The software quality and practices are astounding - and not in a good way. The code base for the major products is a decade old and looks like it was written by people that hated humanity and the future. There's never time to fix it and all attempts at replacing it get canned because they don't contribute to the bottom line RIGHT NOW. So junior engineers (the only ones who last, they're cheap) keep pilling on more of the same. It's beyond salvage.

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5,0
1 dec 2016
Anonieme werknemer
Aanbevelen
Goedkeuring directeur
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Pluspunten

+ Above Average Compensation Packages + Established Marketplace + C-level executives were level headed, objective and visionaries who allowed their engineering team to 'get stuff done.'

Minpunten

+ They are no longer an option for employment as they were acquired. + Was Located in Sebastian, FL and not Melbourne, FL

2,0
18 sep 2014
Anonieme werknemer
Aanbevelen
Goedkeuring directeur
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Pluspunten

The best part about working here was the initial growth opportunities that were presented during the creation of the new company in 2010. Unfortunately, it became quickly apparent that the opportunities only existed if you were part of the "club" or if you were willing to give up all semblance of a life by being willing to work and travel at a moment notice without any compensation, either financial or in the form of banked time off. Because of the companies financial situation, existing benefits were cut and the focus of upper management completely shifted to getting today's dollar no matter what the cost to the company reputation or loss of future business potential.

Minpunten

Company was spun off from a larger company as a private company by a group of investors in 2010 with hopes of a turn around in previous business trends. The new management wasted the opportunity presented to them by continuing poor the poor business practices that caused the previous company to shed them. There have been large annual layoffs every year since 2012 with most of the senior and more experienced (i.e higher paid) employees having been let go. The company has done poorly at attracting new customers and is reliant upon a shrinking existing customer base for new revenue.

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