A Workplace of Contrasts: Strong Teams, Challenging Management Style - Anonymous employee Atlantic BT Employee Review

2.0
Dec 20, 2023
Anonymous employee
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Pros

The company stands out for its flexibility around employee time-off requests, which is greatly appreciated and contributes positively to work-life balance. Another significant positive is the strong team spirit; colleagues are supportive and consistently collaborate, creating a healthy team environment.

Cons

There are several areas where the company could improve: Intensive Oversight: The most prominent issue is the intense focus on monitoring employee activities, down to tracking each minute of the workday. This level of oversight often feels excessive and can be counterproductive. Rigid Management Approach: The management style leans towards being overly detail-oriented, sometimes focusing on minor aspects that can seem trivial. This approach can lead to a feeling of constant scrutiny. Inconsistent Directions and Processes: The lack of clear and consistent processes leads to frequent changes in directives, contributing to confusion and inefficiency in workflow. Limited Growth Opportunities: The company’s support for professional growth and development is limited. Compensation and Rewards: The current compensation structure, including the approach to wage increases and the absence of bonuses, does not align well with industry standards or the current economic context.

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5.0
May 1, 2024
Anonymous employee
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Pros

They pay reasonably well and allow work from home.

Cons

Not as structured as I am used to, so it is hard to find work to do when it is slow, fortunately, this has not affected my wages.

2.0
Feb 21, 2020
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Lunch on Fridays and social events

Cons

Unfortunately Atlantic BT has a lot of issues, most of them are due to the lack of real experience in any organization other than Atlantic BT. The CEO hasn't really had a real job outside of Atlantic BT and it shows. He doesn't face problems head-on, time and again he has refused to listen to employee feedback, and he thinks being solution-oriented means having more social events. Meanwhile, turnover has been disgraceful, most of the leadership there have been there for so many years they have no idea what they're doing, and it's extremely disorganized as a company. The developers believe they have near-perfect skillsets but it is not the case. They are 'ok' at best. Before coming here, I had a lot of experience with developers and honestly many are much more talented then what you have at ABT. The problem is that no one is really trying to get better. There is no training or development and absolutely no managing. Since no one is actually giving anyone meaningful feedback, no one really grows as an employee. You find out frequently through the grapevine that the President is not honest with most people, and he's a people pleaser. I'm still not sure what he does. The technology that ABT works out (outside of AWS) will be obsolete soon, and no one is doing anything cutting edge. It's just a run-of-the-mill agency that's poorly managed from top to bottom.

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