Large company, good benefits, questionable top management - Software Engineer Quadient Employee Review

2.0
Mar 22, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Large multi-national corporation with office on almost all continents. Good benefits, interesting technology, good work-life balance.

Cons

The company says they are "service-centered" company, but they are 100% sales oriented and driven. Mediocre sales rep is more valued, rewarded, and recognized than the top technical/software engineer or analyst. The top executives (VP and above) are all revenue insented with big bonuses while employees that are eligible for bonus (MBO) have majority of their bonus be driven by EBIT. Solutions are sometimes deeply discounted so the "revenue" can be shown on books even though the cost of the implemented (delivered) solution sometimes is higher than billable amount! That's just wrong from many business perspectives, except for rewarding the top executives. If numbers are short at the end 2nd quarter or end of fiscal year, layoffs/cuts are the common practice to quickly eliminate expenses and 'hit the numbers'. Lots of top-notch talent was lost due to this practice.

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5.0
May 14, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good benefits and great people.

Cons

Really big company so there are a lot of hoops to jump through if you want to get anything accomplished.

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3.0
Jun 10, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Lots of great people. Good long term vision. Strong product offering.

Cons

The mailing industry is declining. The company is pivoting to software, but is caught between short term revenue generation and long term profitability. Unfortunately, widespread layoffs of longtime employees in key positions has weakened the company culture and morale.

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