Blindly Treading Water - Senior Software Developer Instem Employee Review

2.0
21 Sept 2020
Recommend
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Pros

+ Everyone is social and amicable + The work isn't particularly tedious or boring and the skills you can learn can be used elsewhere + The work itself is flexible and not too demanding

Cons

- Management is very single-minded, mainly about sales - There's a lot of inefficiency going through the place, any time someone has tried to improve the flow or request resources have been shut down by upper management and it never goes anywhere afterward. - The people in charge see everyone below them as objects/tools, only to do our jobs and nothing else. - There's an obvious amount of bias towards outsourcing / contractors, there's little faith on the 'main team' in the company itself. - Pay rates are very middle-of-the-road, there's no competitive edge with working for a different company for potentially better rates, the company 'benefits' don't really make up the difference either. - It feels like the company has been on a downward spiral for some time, despite starting off on a strong footing, things have changed for the worse. - For a technology company, there's a lot of antiquated tech or refusal to keep up with the ever-marching pace of tech in the industry.

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5.0
15 Jun 2022
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The people, the benefits, the values

Cons

Rapid growth brings a lot of change--but this is being handled proactively and is being well communicated

3.0
5 Feb 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great team. Good benefits and communication

Cons

Since equity purchase culture has suffered with layoffs and always focused on financials

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