Good place to work, but has some problems - Anonymous employee Foundry9 Employee Review

3.0
Jun 12, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Dedicated & talented employees are given opportunity to advance & best projects to work on. If you do good work, you will be rewarded and promoted. Being able to work independently and being proactive are key. Hours are 10-6, you rarely have to stay past 6:30. No drama, no crazies. Solid, stable business. Decent bonuses if you work hard and contribute.

Cons

They really should invest more time/energy into employee development and growth. Somewhat authoritarian attitude toward rules - more flexibility and care about employee happiness needs to be shown. Needs major help with biz dev. - clients are limited mainly to financial services. Poor communication about upcoming changes.

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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
Aug 14, 2014
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Pros

- Great financial services experience - PM's are also client services / account managers, so it's a good opportunity to get client management and relationship management experience - On-site technical staff are mostly helpful and collaborative - Excellent location in the Flatiron district of Manhattan - Nice renovated offices with an open plan and enough conference room space. - Dedicated QA team - Highly experienced PM, technical, and UX leadership - Perks such as drinks and snacks

Cons

- Process is broken. It often is an obstacle rather than helpful. Too much time is spent on managing inadequate software, and not enough time solving major problems. - Communication is problematic. Leadership micro-manages. There is a culture of secrecy and punishment so employees are scared to communicate problems when they arise as a result. Some key employees don't even read e-mail due to the high volume created by the communication system in place. - PM's are used as scapegoats, but are relatively powerless to enact change. - Sweatshop environment caused by poor staff planning, broken process, and lack of a problem-solving management approach - all of these issues converge and result in many staff needing to work longer hours than necessary to deliver projects by the client's deadline - Lack of willingness to make decisions based on profitability - Too heavily reliant on one client - High turnover

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