4.0
Nov 28, 2010
Current employee
Santa Barbara, CA
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook
Pros
Biggest pond in the area, if you want to associate with the best and brightest technically in the Santa Barbara/Ventura area, QAD is where you belong. Tons of autonomy and flexibility. For most roles, you are trusted as a responsible adult professional to get the job done as you find best. Fantastic, friendly, sharp people to learn from and work with.
Cons
Company is stagnant, no opportunities to move upward. Must be in management to move up, there is no long term career path for tech-only track. Owners run it like a private mom/pop shop even though it's a public company, so you get the worst of both worlds in this aspect.