High pay but limited autonomy and top-down culture
High pay but limited autonomy and top-down culture
It was high-paying relative to Pittsburgh jobs.
It is a top-down culture. You are just doing what you are told to do. There is not much room for exploration. Everything needs to go through Luis.
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United StatesOctober 20, 2015One 1-hour technical phone interview that I didn't get past. The interview seemed fair for a technical position, and someone with more coding experience probably would not have struggled with it. My only complaint is the general lack of responsiven
