Lying, hostile management, incompetent HR - Senior Software Engineer Auction.com Employee Review

1.0
20 Mar 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

They pay well and have a no-PTO program for some employees.

Cons

Managment is actively against you, here. I was personally told by my boss that promotion was "a distraction" and that I should focus on my work. Mangers insist you do things their way, then when things go wrong they chew you out publicly for making a bad decision. They're making great money (they say), but the raises are paltry and we're constantly being told there's no budget for new equipment or software. They'll want to give you stock options and tell you we're going to IPO in the next 12-18 months, but internaly we're told there are no plans to IPO. It's a "distraction". Oh, and the "training" they offer is in cutting-edge tools like Excel and Word. I've never worked anywhere with HR as incompetent as it is here. If you're lucky, it will take them months to get you important paperwork. I've been waiting on something over 6 months now, they keep telling me they're "working on it". Several requests to HR went completely unanswered. But they're quick to urge us to write good things on Glassdoor! The company is also constantly reorganizing and rearranging everyone. We've had 3 business reorgs in the last 6 months. This does not bode well.

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5.0
7 Jan 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Very flexible and fun environment. The pay is great and they offer a lot of support and training.

Cons

Mostly part time hours available so no health benefits, etc and recently several employees were laid off.

4.0
31 Mar 2026
Recommend
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Business outlook

Pros

Great company, always growing and implementing new ideas to make the company better. Very receptive to feedback.

Cons

Not much opportunity to grow and very limited hours. Not a real part time job, it’s part time, part time. Just a little something extra.

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