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The most demeaning way to judge a software developer

Software Developer II
Current Employee
Has worked at Paycom for less than 1 year
May 3, 2020
2.0
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookApproves of CEO
Pros
  1. Good people and culture.
  2. Good events to keep employees happy.
  3. If you know your stuff, then you will be rewarded with promotions.
  4. Time is given to solve issues.
  5. CEO is good and cares for employees.
Cons
  1. It is the most demeaning way to put up the names of bottom-performing developers on the board for the world to see. This is not a sales job, and you do not motivate your software developers this way. This should be between the supervisor and the employee.

  2. Old stack, still using PHP. The testing platform for developers is always broken, which hampers productivity.

  3. Sometimes, an employee's work is not gauged properly.

  4. Some team leads are very good and push the developers, while some are bad and inexperienced. It depends on the team you are in.

  5. Stock options are bad, I mean so BAD.

  6. The interviewing process is not aligned with the work that is done.

Advice to Management
  1. Put that board down, which judges software developers that way and for the whole world to see. This way, many good employees who are capable developers will leave the company.

  2. Please change the stack and work on latest technologies to attract good talent.

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