MDA Reviews

Pros

Flexible schedule, work from home during Covid, friendly staff, fair wages, great events,

Cons

not enough communication from management, not enough emphasis in connecting as a community, employer not all that humble when they are shown to be wrong about certain matters, HR doesn't seem to be interested in the mental wellbeing of employees

Pros

- Nice time off schedule - Smart and nice coworkers - Cool space programs

Cons

- HR is absolutely terrible they kick their heels at the thought of doing any little activity that falls under their job purvue. They are also really slow at giving out important job related information (I essentially had to learn everything related to my onboarding l through digging around myself or asking my coworkers). It's also ironic because they get frustrated and mad when you ask them or follow up for things as if you're inconveniencing them by asking them to do their job - The overall structure with management does not really make sense and often impedes program progress - Benefits and salary are also subpar compared to the industry

Pros

Interesting field of expertise. Lots of opportunities for self-growth. Great team work. Knowledgeable staff. Professional managers, treating you respectfully. Flexible schedules. Passionate workers. Not a stressful place to work.

Cons

The integration process is bad, working at a remote office is even worst. Everything takes forever to get done. IT Security is over the top with some old school mentality, as if they never came to this century yet. The staff in place are highly resistant to change despite any positive arguments. Lot of wasted potential here in my opinion. A lot of personnel has left the company, making it difficult to get support on anything or building up relationship. In part possibly due to how the company has been dealing with the Covid situation. You will often sit doing nothing but waiting on someone for something ir some process. Giving you a feeling of uselessness at times. Salary is not competitive with the industry (in my field of expertise). The benefits are "okay". Yearly salary doesn't match inflation rate. My advice: Negociate a high compensation at the hiring level and consider maybe 1% yearly increase if that's what you're in for.

Pros

Ambitious growth plans, strong leadership and a knowledgeable team committed to doing work that is out of this world!

Cons

Some old technology but well on the way to improving it.

Pros

- Interesting work - Opportunity to work on various different aspects of software development - Worked on new technologies using modern practices (team dependent) - Great and intelligent direct managers and colleagues

Cons

- Poor direction from upper management - Very closed minded when it comes to flexible work alternatives (WFH post pandemic) - Low salary, too focused on salary statistics coming out of Ontario

Pros

Great mentorship, professional development, and helpful in integrating new hires (especially with the pandemic).

Cons

None that I can think of currently