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Fusion Systems Japan

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Not good for a long term job - Senior Consultant Fusion Systems Japan Employee Review

1.0
7 Dec 2011
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Pros

Fusion is a dynamic environment where there are a lot of different projects and technologies to get involved with. If you are lucky to have a good managing partner, then your chances to get involved in these technologies are wonderful. It's a great place to network and get involved with other companies and their products and build rapport with them and get a new job.

Cons

Management is completely un-supportive of employees, except a select few from 1st world countries or unless they have ulterior motives. Company was created originally to build as quickly as possible and IPO and sell in 3 years, like the original Fusion. 6 years later, they are still running the company with this idea, with no IPO in sight. "Official processes" are ignored when a partner wants something done, yet enforced in all other cases. No professional growth for employees. Sales teams has no idea about the technologies they are trying to sell and senior management doesn't believe they need to, as they can 'stretch the truth' and once in the door close the deal. Management/Partners are dishonest and will go to great extremes to stab each other, and employees, in the back for the chance to look good in the CEOs eyes. There is no training in the company, OJT is expected, even when there is no current knowledge base to learn from. This fosters and environment where techs have to spend 40 hours a week outside of their normal work to study for projects that they are told have been sold, just to find out that the sales director has lied to a customer and lost the deal. For a technology company the sales director doesn't know the difference between vmware and vnc, and doesn't see this as an issue because as sales, "he doesn't need to know the differences." General employee attitude is that of concern and untrusting, as they are always afraid and partner will come down and request they do something that will endanger their job.

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5.0
29 May 2014
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Pros

The Fusion team hired me as a summer intern in 2013. They provided me with instruction from the Japan office and one-on-one mentoring with the project Program Managers and experienced engineers. I was provided with hands-on exposure to Agile development methodologies and given specific assignments that reinforced the models being taught. The project team leaders were open and easily approachable when it came to roadblocks, and the critique of my assignments was always balanced between the needs of the project deliverable and what I needed to understand in order to deliver my task. At all times I was treated as a real contributor and not just a temporary staff member. After I returned to school to finish my senior year the Fusion managers stayed in touch and provided excellent references and support in my job search. I was invited back to the office and allowed to see the finished product that was released to the public. The team I worked with was great, lead by a very senior program manager that was actually off-site, but in communication with us on a daily basis. It was also a very international team with consultants from Asia, Europe and the US involved and each of them highly skilled in their practice areas. The practical application of basic computer science skills was invaluable. The insights from the senior developers changed the way I developed code after this position.

Cons

As an intern I didn't earn as much at Fusion as I thought I might have deserved. The office was in a warehouse and was in need of a significant upgrade to compare with other software development companies in California. (Note: They since have moved into a new office tower in Torrance, CA)

1.0
12 Feb 2014
Anonymous employee
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Pros

is it sad that i can't think of a single pro? i really tried... but i can rattle off tons of cons

Cons

laughable salary. make sure you negotiate well because raises and bonuses are non-existent words at this company. 5 COMBINED vacation/sick days. partners are only happy if you're out making money. be prepared to be unhappy & unsatisfied while here. they will constantly tell you that they're in an "entrepreneur phase" and that you have to live uncomfortably if you want to live large and reap the benefits later on. they've been saying that for years. they will always tell you company is doing badly so they don't have to give any raises. if you ask for a raise, they will tell you that you'll get one in a few months, then just shun you again in a few months. if you want to torture yourself, work here. if not, stay away at all costs!

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