HUGE EGO and His Luck Has Ran Out - Inplementation Specialist WideOrbit Employee Review

1.0
Jun 12, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Work from home. Pistachios and M&Ms at the office

Cons

Most annoying thing.... after WideOrbit let go of 60+ people, the next day Eric sent out an email to the people still employed at the company telling them, "they were the chosen ones". Eric got lucky with the WideOrbit Traffic software he and his buddies developed. His lack of knowledge in the software and broadcast/advertising agency has caught up with him. His ego cost him a ton of money on a project he supported 4+ years His bad decision and ego effected many peoples lives this past February when 60+ people were let go of. WideOrbit seems to have hit a wall and has been unable to find another revenue stream to keep growing. Since, WideOrbit Traffic is in 90% of TV stations and roughly 65% of radio stations you are basically going to go work for a CALL CENTER. There are 30+ versions of their WideOrbit Traffic system they are supporting. They don't even know the definition of "Programmatic" and broadcasters are laughing at them. As I've been interviewing with companies, I've discovered how far behind WideOrbit and out of touch with the current state of the broadcast industry. Broadcasters are annoyed at WideOrbit and are hoping a competitor will replace their Sales and Traffic systems. They like to SHAME their employees. Toxic environment. I'm pretty sure you will see a flurry of good reviews after my bad review of the company.

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