Comme ci comme ca - Web Developer Dotfive Employee Review

3.0
21 Apr 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Remote working is, by and large, extremely convenient. Management is trusting unless given good reason not to be. The range of project work can be quite wide, and there is scope for utilising a wide skill set in many cases. Regular performance reviews. Generally friendly and reasonable.

Cons

Remote working can be isolating - not specifically a Dotfive problem per se, but one to be aware of. Management of work is hard with a distributed team, and Dotfive didn't always manage this particularly well - sometimes unclear exactly what you were supposed to be doing. This can actually be a little stressful. The use of spreadsheets, in house bug trackers, daily email digests of completed work and daily timesheet of the same information led to frustration and a lack of clarity and direction - some projects would meander along for literally years, others felt somewhat chaotic (this should be taken in perspective though - the company clearly delivered projects and was solvent, so they obviously aren't broken). Could be cliquey - a remote working pitfall which I don't think people are often mindful of.

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5.0
21 Oct 2024
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Pros

You will always be remote. No micromanagement. Great team.

Cons

Switching from project to project often.

1.0
16 Jan 2024
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

There are no pros to this company, would give it zero stars if I could

Cons

An ingrained culture of bullying and belittling. The CEO is an unpleasant character, and no one will stand up to him. There is always someone within the company who is the current 'target', this person will be fired and their reputation dragged through the mud, At which point a new person will become a target and the process starts again. There are odd processes in place that make no sense to anyone, a lot of in house systems that are not fit for purpose, but everyone is made to use them No doubt there will be a reply questioning my integrity, which is absolutely impeccable.

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