* A great and understanding culture - I feel like I can bring my whole self to work and it is welcomed. There is an open culture around issues like mental illness etc and it is respected. There is very little time for toxic people on the team - they tend to self-select out after a while or just not accepted in at all.
* Management (especially in the Belfast office) is very quick to address concerns that employees are having and address them in a quick and respectful manner.
* Work is interesting - while I can't speak for others, it feels like I am learning something new everyday through my work and I find that enjoyable. It might seem like a boring product from people who don't take the time to fully grasp and understand and learn it, but everyday brings new things to learn.
* Flat structure: everyone from the most junior to the most senior is listened to.
* Working from home: as I mentioned in my previous comment about mental health, it is encouraged if you're having a hard time with your mental health or in general life to take a day to work from home, or even take the entire day off. I really like this as I feel it encourages a good work-life balance. Management, especially in the Belfast office, seem to recognise that people shouldn't be "on" all the time, and working late is discouraged.
Cons
* Goal setting was recently introduced, and it's a little shaky at the minute, but it's getting better.
* Poor communication between sites/teams - with some entities in the company using private channels, but this has been getting better as of late.
Flexera Response
3y
Thank your taking the time to share your experience. I am so happy to hear that you can be your true self at work. As a global company we are aware that we have employees with different cultures, races and personalities and love celebrating all those differences. We are also proud to give our employees an excellent work-life balance.
Great people, great culture and pretty good work life balance. Salary is competitive and benefits are good (not great). They also have a fully remote business model that helps with work life balance. If your in a couple areas you can go into the office if you want to however.
Cons
Some fragmentation in the business makes driving positive outcomes more difficult then it should be. A little bit of a feeling that you have to justify your existence, nothing too severe, but it does add to some anxiety about job security.
Flexera Response
1mo
Thank you for this. Glad the culture, people, and remote flexibility are resonating.
The point about fragmentation and job security anxiety is heard. That feeling should not be part of the day to day experience and we are paying attention to it. Your suggestion on bringing SMEs into QBRs is a good one. Decisions are better when the people closest to the work have a voice. We appreciate you taking the time to be that specific and will share this internally.
Direct leadership frequently used 1:1 meetings to discuss personal matters rather than tracking project timelines, yet would later blame subordinates when timelines slipped. It was an incredibly uncomfortable environment where it felt impossible to succeed. Good ideas would be implemented and well-received by others, but direct management would find something negative to focus on, like claiming it took too long
Communication from direct management was passive-aggressive and often crossed professional boundaries. The language used in team settings was frequently inappropriate, including the use of highly offensive, derogatory language disguised as jokes. I was uncomfortable most of the time I worked there.
Flexera Response
3w
Thank you for sharing this feedback. We work hard to build an environment where people feel supported, valued, and set up to succeed. We encourage anyone with concerns like these to connect with us or use the feedback channels available to all Flexera employees.