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  1. 5.0
    Current Employee

    Great culture, management, and additional opportunities

    Apr 14, 2023 - Technical Support Specialist 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Great communication with management and employees, great opportunities for growth and involvement in the company, they really take care of their own even if you're a co-op student, part-time, or full-time. Everyone is treated equally with respect and support no matter the seniority.

    Cons

    There could be improvements made in communications between departments (e.g. between Sales, Dev, and Support) but these processes are currently being revised.

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    Safe Software Response

    HR Business Partner

    Thanks for taking the time to share your feedback with us and the Glassdoor community. We wholeheartedly believe that creating a positive working environment and putting human needs first are foundational to a happy team. That said, you put it best that there are always improvements that can be made with even more cross-team communication both for work and fun so we are actively working on this. Please don't hesitate to share your ideas with us or your Team Lead about what we can work on. Ps. Virtual coffee chats are coming back very soon!

  2. 5.0
    Current Employee, more than 1 year

    Great Place To Work

    Feb 22, 2023 - Annonymous in Vancouver, BC
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Great Culture, Modern offices, convenient location, good career progression

    Cons

    Nothing that stands out so far - always improving

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    Safe Software Response

    HR Business Partner

    Hi Safer! Thank you for taking the time to share your review of Safe Software. It's awesome to hear that you've been able to enjoy the flexibility of working in the office as we continue to practice our remote-first philosophy. It's our goal to ensure that our people come first by providing them with a space to collaborate, innovate, and thrive. Let's keep improving together!

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  4. 2.0
    Former Employee, more than 1 year

    Job Perks Don't Overshadow Poor Management

    Feb 10, 2023 - Anonymous Employee 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Great benefits, people are overall quite nice, RRSP matching

    Cons

    Inflexible work model, manager loved to micromanage, lack of career growth

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    Safe Software Response

    HR Business Partner

    Thank you for sharing your feedback with us. We recognize that autonomy, flexibility, and career development are important to our team, so we are committed to continuously finding ways that we can provide these for our valued team members. That said, we’re encouraging our leaders and staff to have more open career development and feedback conversations so that we can tackle these challenges together head on. Transparency is important to us, so we appreciate your transparency in this post. We wish you all the best!

  5. 5.0
    Current Employee, more than 1 year

    A people first company that passes the feeling on to the customer

    Apr 11, 2022 - Anonymous Employee 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    I joined over a year ago and can truly say that Safe Software is a great place to work. Managers and colleagues genuinely care about you. Getting to work with passionate, smart, and inventive colleagues who are always working on improving outputs and process brings meaning to every day. The founders are quirky and always have their ear to the ground about what's going on in the industry, and challenge us to bring our best to the table without burning us out. The proof is in the pudding, and happy employees make for happy customers. Safe has a lot of happy customers.

    Cons

    The company is scaling and along with that comes creating more structure for efficient systems. They haven't been the biggest on vertical hierarchy, which I find is a good thing, but the approach has its limits once an organization reaches a certain size. Part of the challenge at the moment is creating enough systems and delineating responsibilities clearly without losing the high autonomy culture. Pay is good but medium and could be more competitive in the current market. The in-person/remote work policies could be clearer but are in good faith and feedback to improve them are generally well-acted upon.

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    Safe Software Response

    Senior HR Generalist

    Hi Safer! This review is so well-written and highlights the strengths and areas of improvement of our team. Thank you for taking the time to put it together. It is our goal as an organization to make sure that everyone at Safe feels respected, valued and supported. This helps enables them to do their best work and feel like they truly belong. With company growth, we recognize the importance of developing the supporting infrastructure, tools, and procedures to guide our team and enable their success. That said, we have a few internal improvements in progress to enhance your experience as an employee both from a technology as well as a career development perspective. If you're open to chat, our team is just one message or call away. We hope to hear from you!

  6. 5.0
    Current Employee, less than 1 year

    Exceptional Culture

    Aug 23, 2022 - Anonymous Employee 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    The People - Friendly, easy going, knowledgeable. The Company - Upstanding reputation with clients, community and its employees. Growth - Plenty of opportunities to develop, self-learn and grow. Exploring and learning feels promoted and encouraged.

    Cons

    Pay and Benefits are tiered to be about industry average for the Vancouver/Surrey region.

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    Safe Software Response

    Senior HR Generalist

    Hi Safer! Thank you for taking the time to write this wonderful review about Safe's culture. You've captured our team's values so eloquently in your writing. We are thrilled that you've been enjoying your first few months on the team and have been able learn from and alongside your fellow Safers. Our ears are always open if you have any additional feedback you wish to share with us.

  7. 5.0
    Current Employee, more than 1 year

    Great people!!

    Mar 25, 2022 - Anonymous Employee 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    The people who work here are top notch - not just smart but so kind, helpful and genuinely great people. Everyone is here to support each other, no matter what team you're on. With about 200 people working here, theres always interaction between teams, so everyone coordinates very well and it's always respectful, collaborative, fun and supportive.

    Cons

    I honestly cant think of any right now. You get to choose if you want to work at home or in the office or both, so you even get to pick your commute time for this job

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    Safe Software Response

    Senior HR Generalist

    Hi Safer! This review brought a smile to our face. Thank you for putting together such a wonderful write-up of our team and for giving Glassdoor readers a glimpse into what your day-to-day interactions are like. We want to do our best to ensure that each employee feels valued, supported, and listened to. As always, we are open to hearing your feedback so please do reach out to the team if there are ways you think we can continuously improve your Safe experience.

  8. 5.0
    Current Employee, more than 1 year

    Excellent internal environment

    Jul 7, 2022 - Anonymous Employee 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Teamwork, having fun, designing for future

    Cons

    Salaries can be more competitive and higher than other companies.

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    Safe Software Response

    Senior HR Generalist

    Hi Safer! Thank you for taking the time to stop by and leave your review and highlight an area that we can continue to improve upon. We know that compensation is always an ongoing discussion, so we are reviewing our salary data regularly and improving our internal tools to ensure that we stay on top of salary trends. Our goal is to offer competitive salaries, salary transparency, and pay equity for our team while ensuring that we manage how we scale and grow. We're so glad that you're along for the ride with us!

  9. 4.0
    Former Employee

    Good company with lots of potential

    Feb 2, 2022 - Anonymous Employee 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Leadership is invested in the people and the processes.

    Cons

    Nothing major, you can do great work here if you’re in the right role!

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    Safe Software Response

    HR Generalist

    Thank you so much for your review. It's great that you were able to live one of our top core values - being all about the team. We are continuously working on ways that we can identify career development and growth opportunities for our team to empower them in their roles. This is a part of our overall Career Development strategy and quarterly feedback discussions. We hope that you found your time at Safe fulfilling and were able to build some great relationships along the way!

  10. 4.0
    Former Employee, less than 1 year

    Friendly Environment

    Jul 14, 2021 - Web Developer Intern in Surrey, BC
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Very Friendly environment, and owners

    Cons

    Low starting salary, although it is competitive enough for starting internships

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    Safe Software Response

    HR Generalist

    Hello there! Thank you for your kind and honest feedback about your Web Development internship with Safe Software. Our team is constantly looking to improve our Internship and Co-op offerings. This includes reviewing our Co-op Salary Grid and ensuring that we're offering a rate that is competitive with the industry and our organizational size. I appreciate you bringing this to our attention.

  11. 4.0
    Former Employee

    Excellent working environment

    Jan 11, 2021 - Administration Assistant 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Excellent working environment. Community lunches. Own offices. On-site gym.

    Cons

    No cons that I can think of.

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    Safe Software Response

    HR Generalist

    Hello! Thank you for taking the time to write a review about your time working at Safe Software. We're glad that you had a chance to enjoy some of the in-office perks at Safe before the team pivoted at the onset of the global pandemic to a remote-first work environment. We do anticipate that we'll be able to resume community lunches and our on-site gym facilities in a reimagined way once we've fully re-opened our office, however, staff will be able to choose whether they'd like to work remotely, on-premise, or hybrid.

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Safe Software has an overall rating of 4.5 out of 5, based on over 64 reviews left anonymously by employees. 99% of employees would recommend working at Safe Software to a friend and 99% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Safe Software employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Safe Software. This rating has decreased by -2% over the last 12 months.

99% of Safe Software employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Safe Software 4.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.5 for culture and values and 4.2 for career opportunities.

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