No work life balance, no respect for people PTO, bad project planning - Software Engineer ICON Employee Review

2.0
Sep 1, 2021
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Pros

I worked with some great coworkers. Potential projects that could change people life. Flexible hours and location.

Cons

Where do I start. Work life balance is definitely ignored. Software engineers and QA are often overworked and had to work extra hours very regularly. Projects planning is not good and not up to standard, considering how important our mission is. Many people left including myself because we're tired of the promise of change from upper management. The pay is also not competitive considering how hard we work and how many times we're guilt tripped into delaying our time-off. The company hire so many contractors with so-so skills from oversea instead of investing in an internship program to offer local students a chance to learn and succeed. If you have very little experience, it's a so so place to start. If you got 2-3 years of experience or more, save your time and energy- start somewhere else.

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5.0
Jun 19, 2026
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Pros

Really great manager. Remote work major plus. No micro management. Great pay

Cons

Annual salary increase this year isn't until September which is odd.

2.0
Jun 23, 2026
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Pros

Very little pros to working here other than it's very easy to stay under the radar. The work load is light.

Cons

Very little room for growth, eventually got laid off because ICON over hired too many CRAs it could handle. The CRA bridge program was supposed to be only 3-6 months but people we not able to promote despite being there for 2+ years

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