It was a good company, but it has degraded badly in the past few years
It was a good company, but it has degraded badly in the past few years
The people here are great, with no problems there. Unfortunately, that's pretty much the only good thing any more. Oh, and that folks can bring their dogs in to work, but most folks are much too busy to do so any more.
Salaries are so-so, not great, especially considering the long hours that are really needed to get our jobs done. Nice benefits package, though.
Stock has basically been horizontal for several years, so, unless something changes drastically in the market, there's not much opportunity for earnings beyond salary and bonus (although the ESPP is decent).
Division reorganizations every year or so are an incredible waste of time and energy. It seems like a low cost-benefit ratio and a lot of wasted time. Very Dilbert.
Reviews are now rather rigid here: 20% of people get an "A", 70% get a "C", and 10% get an "F". Even if your whole group is stellar, or even if they are awful, 20% of them will get a great bonus and pay increase, and 10% will get neither.
Guess the thing to do is make sure you join an under-performing group, then you'll have an easy time getting an "A". Seems like this could be handled with a little more finesse.
Most folks I know are just biding their time, waiting to escape from what was once a great company to work for. We really miss Carol Bartz!
Quit with the stupid re-orgs, and quit drinking the Jack Welch Kool-Aid. We create software; we do not make lightbulbs. You cannot manage us like a manufacturing company and expect to be successful.
Or, as many believe, are you really just ripening us for a takeover so you can get your nice, fat buyouts?
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