A Candidate for Most Improved Company - Scrum Master Applied Systems Employee Review

5.0
26 Mar 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Working from the modern UK office, Applied Systems have improved so many things for the employees under the current leadership. The Company culture is excellent now (hasn't always been that way) and employees are part of the Company rather than just being a resource.

Cons

Still many process practices are old school and need modernising (but this is starting to happen).

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5.0
1 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Well known within the space and lots of opportunities.

Cons

Certain sales roles are limiting

1.0
20 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Appears ot be an innovative company from the outside. Lots of access to customers and research. Strong upper management push for new tech initiatives. New CEO might clean it up.

Cons

There is a hierarchy of UX designers with titles that separate them in skills and respect in the org. I was not allowed to really contribute or engage and was actively silenced because of my title as SR. I was not a Lead and Principles UX designer. I was shocked. Leadership appears disengaged with designers at EZLynx division, with a major transition happening at the top. The product team holds disproportionate control over UX decisions, including managing UX staff directly. The UX org has 5 hierarchical tiers UX including UX management, which creates significant bottlenecks. I came in with 15 years of experience and after two months - I was unable to do my job because of the harassment from a fellow designer. I found the environment hostile to UX professionals. After filing an HR complaint about harassment isolation, public claims that I did not know how to do my job. I was fire the next day in retaliation. They are being investigated. Not recommended for experienced UX practitioners who are looking to the future of AI and UX design as a step toward future software development.

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