Fulfilling work, brilliant team, lots of growth potential - Drupal Developer CommonPlaces Employee Review

4.0
Oct 22, 2016
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Pros

Commonplaces was a place where I learned and grew as a developer more than any other position that I had. The dev team was brilliant and eager to help out, and were open to ideas and suggestions. The management team was understanding and patient, and provided clear objectives. Excellence was rewarded, and failures were met with understanding and help. I could be honest with the management without any flak, even when I offered constructive criticism of the leadership. I felt appreciated and understood. It was a fun environment, with nerf dart wars, a mini basketball hoop, and the ability to take every other Friday off ("flex fridays") if you got your hours in. The management proactively asked the team for their input, and presented many opportunities to present it. It is a team of highly skilled professionals in a relaxed, casual environment. I'm sure that many people reading this will consider it a dream job.

Cons

While the majority of the work was fulfilling, and an appropriate level of challenge, I was overwhelmed with a couple projects that were, in retrospect, beyond my organizational skills as a project manager. However, I can't really blame them for this, other than giving me too much freedom and autonomy, and I consider this to be my responsibility, as I was over-confident at the beginning, and a series of personal events negatively effected my performance, which eventually led to a burn-out. Had this series of personal events not happened, there is no doubt that I would still be happily working there.

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5.0
Jan 18, 2024
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Pros

My coworkers were both skilled and good to work with. Working on a team focused on producing good work is great. Over the years, I have recommended to others to leverage CommonPlaces for our technology skills. And I have recommended others apply to work at CommonPlaces, because I enjoy working here.

Cons

There are ups and downs on the todo list. I prefer having a constant of billable work to pull from. With CommonPlaces, I can find myself overflowing for 6 months, but then a lowell hits. This is when I focus on non-billable projects, but it affects metrics.

5.0
Jun 23, 2015
Anonymous employee
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Pros

CommonPlaces is a wonderful place to work and grow in your field. As long as you get your work done, management encourages employees to take time for professional development and internal projects. The team mentality is a huge asset as you are encouraged to work with and talk through projects with the whole group, no one is left alone and the camaraderie between the team is amazing. The culture at CP is amazing, and it's definitely improved over the past few years. People are positive and like to have a good time; having your own Nerf Gun is a good idea when visiting the office. Hours are flexible and you are allowed to work from home whenever you want (within reason of course). Again, as long as you get your work done, you can take a day off or leave early, it really isn't an issue.

Cons

While there is a team mentality, you do need to be able to work independently and shouldn't expect someone to tell you what to do every step of the way. There are some employees who want to spend their time learning and working on internal projects and do not understand why there needs to be a balance between that and actual client work.

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