Not much opportunity. - Anonymous employee DeLorme Employee Review

3.0
Nov 21, 2014
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Pace was relatively stable and slow....boredom can unfortunately set in when things go that slow. The company did match 401k which was nice. Easy to find motivation to leave. I owe my current career to the leadership of DeLorme. I now am a data department head myself, and I learned all I know from my experience at DeLorme. I learned these lessons by seeing all the things that don't work (and perhaps never did) and by listening to my dissatisfied coworkers at lunch or over walks.

Cons

Office culture was toxic at the time, always that 'sinking ship' feeling. Things went slow and pay was laughable. There were many rules related to productivity...or managements completely archaic ideas of productivity. Breaks were monitored, notes were taken by management on any non assigned activity, and there was an endless stream of mindless work. Automation was avoided while manual labor was applauded. I

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DeLorme is a pretty good place to work at. The managers are very nice and understanding. It is a small company so the quality of one on one interaction is high. If you have a problem with your computer the support team is there in a flash. There are bonuses. And people respect one another. I enjoyed all of the people I worked with. I would highly suggest working for this company.

Cons

Location, Location, Location. Not being in Portland is a big downside and with the price of gas now its a killer. I mean Portland is only 20 minutes away; on a good day. Moving closer to Portland would be a great move for the company. Also the salary is a problem. While I do understand you are living in Maine and the price of living is not as high, you could afford to pay your employees more. $23,000 a year is not very good. And while that was in sales I am sure that the salary must go up for people programming the software.

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