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It's a decent place depending on your career goals - Anonymous employee Information Management Services Employee Review

3.0
Feb 24, 2017
Anonymous employee
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Pros

-You can end up working on multiple projects at once -Laid-back atmosphere -You get an office instead of a cubicle -Free donuts/bagels on Fridays -Work/life balance is emphasized.

Cons

-Depending on the projects you work on, you may do little to nothing. If you want to barely do any work during the week and just surf the web all day, that's on you. -Can be too slow-paced. You may be told that your project will implement this and that very soon but it never happens. -Lack of team building. Lack of formal on-the-job training. Little to no emphasis on continuing education. -If you decide to stay longer than 2-3 years, you could find yourself deficient in programming when looking for other software developer jobs due to having unchallenging or simple work. -Pay is lower than average. Can't really compare to other companies about benefits but I think health insurance was great. -Not entirely a con, but bonuses are gift cards. Maybe others get something more for their efforts or longevity with company.

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5.0
Jan 16, 2024
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Pros

Work is interesting and company fully embraces work/life balance

Cons

Pay is middle-tier for the area

2.0
Oct 20, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Atmosphere is informal. Projects are often gov't contracts that get extended or delayed for reasons outside the company's control. Most people get put on multiple projects. This is good -- it enables you to learn from a variety of situations. It's sort of against company culture to directly pressure you. You won't be forced to work a certain way as long as you can juggle your tasks at the slow & steady pace that's expected of you. We develop primarily on Windows, which can be awkward compared to Unix-like systems, but we do keep up with developments in software. We don't develop in a cave.

Cons

Going hand-in-hand with that atmosphere, management style is passive and laissez faire. This is a double-edged sword. If you get on a project with management that's interested in what you're doing, the job can be fun and educational. If not, you can waste a lot of time and be quite lonely. Oftentimes I'm told that things will be happening 'very soon' and then wait months before work begins. I've never had an in-person code review. Some of my tasks are reviewed more thoroughly than others. Some of it is barely looked at. Again, this varies by whom I work with; some teams are quite good about feedback. The pay is relatively low. They're honest about this up front.

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