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Software Engineering Excellence, but bad people management

Software Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Capgemini for 1 year
August 20, 2012
Berlin, Germany
3.0
Doesn't RecommendPositive Outlook
Pros

Very talented software engineers with a very "German" approach. Large-scale, high-quality systems. Processes are in place for basically everything, including a career plan.

Cons

Very traditional in every sense. Agile methodologies are not very common. Bosses tend to be former engineers or sales people who are measured solely against their revenue targets. I had a boss who was a nightmare as a people manager, but upper management refused to change something because he hit his (financial) targets.

Advice to Management

Watch out for employees complaining about their bosses. Even if they do a great job revenue-wise, they might be great sellers. Being a bad boss at the same time might hurt the company's long-term revenues nevertheless.

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