Not a good place for software developers - Software Engineer Connexity Employee Review

1.0
Sep 24, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Free lunch, Casual dress code, Company Events ( pretty much the same things other reviewers have mentioned ).

Cons

1. Unless you try very hard to hang out and please the senior managers, your chances of career advancement are poor. And if you suck up, you have good chances even if your performance is not so great. 2. Big layoffs in summer of 2011, despite management's repeated assertions that layoffs are not planned. 3. Many of the best IT workers the company had, have left the company for other jobs in the last couple of months. 4. Outsourcing to India is in full motion. The parent company STG has a big outsourcing operation, so expect more and more jobs to be shipped abroad. 5. Management has lost credibility with the employees. In water cooler chats, employees are often talking about the lies being fed to them. 6. It is true that the senior managers have kind of an elitist attitude and often come across as rude. 7. Senior IT managers have recently been treating employees with disrespect. It is been turning into a typical high pressure, low respect, low reason IT sweat shop. So don't believe the great things they say about themselves on their websites. 8. I feel obligated so say something about IT project managers since I noticed that other people have been doing the same. I thought I was the only one who had a negative opinion of them. Seems like many people dislike working with them, but just never speak about that because of fear of reprisal. So bottom line is, IT project managers are indeed incompetent, bossy and often pushy. They have no understanding of the work being done and that ignorance show up from time to time. I'm not surprised that the teams of highly educated, highly skilled engineers don't respect these PMs. But don't expect anything to change. 9. Overall I think it is not a good place for software engineers. It used to be much better, but no anymore. So stay away.

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5.0
Sep 15, 2023
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Pros

Work hard, play hard mentality. Great culture and a lot of fun events that made my internship memorable.

Cons

Can be a bit empty in office sometimes as most work remotely.

4.0
May 23, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Endless opportunities for the self-driven and ambitious. I was lucky enough to work under a single manager, David Weinrot, who entrusted me throughout my tenure to drive countless initiatives. He represents, for me, my time with the company. I still carry with me today much of what I learned wearing the many hats he provided access to across the company. Though demanding, he was a great partner in brainstorming new ideas, driving innovation and providing support when needed. This training provided me with the launchpad I needed to, after 5 years, move onto managing an organization with a budget of $120MM that leveraged all of the skills I learned under his direction.

Cons

The company as a whole, while I was there, had a lot going on. I am sure many things have changed since then, though I suspect success will hinge on comfort with agility and change, as with any modern company.

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