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ToolBox Solutions

Acquired by SPS Commerce

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ToolBox Solutions is a great place to work - I have a lot of friends here! - Software Developer ToolBox Solutions Employee Review

5.0
20 Oct 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The technological challenges are fun and interesting. The leadership team really are involved and interested in not just what we do but making sure we are all growing and getting better. They pay for our certifications and we all do in house lunch and learns to help us get better. There is a huge commitment to knowledge transfer and making sure we help one another out. It's an agile shop and I like scrum so that's a bonus. The social side is off the hook with an extra week off a year for company events that we do overnight. They are pretty flexible for when you need to work from home and/or make up time if you need to be out of the office for something personal

Cons

The owners don't always recognize how hard people are working for them I don't think. They don't really know how hard it is to build software I don't think. There is a lot of pressure sometimes.

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ToolBox Solutions Response
12y
First of all, thanks for all the nice words. Too often people only leave feedback when they are not happy or the experience has not lived up to expectation. I believe ToolBox is the kind of place where, if you get what we have here, it will be the best place you have ever worked. If you don't get it, it won't be all that great. As you mention, the people we have here are amazing both from a skill as well as a personality perspective. Again, as you mention, the challenges we have here are good to work on and plentiful... you won't get bored here. Again, the events are really special and unique here. I know sometimes pressure mounts when the volume or work exceeds the capacity of the teams but we always make it through by either hiring more people or working through a temporary situation. Since you posted this, we have worked on having more touch points and I hope you believe that the leadership team and owners specifically have been more communicative. Thank you for your positive feedback, I think it's a pretty special place to be.

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4.0
11 Apr 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

They tried pretty hard to make everyone happy but I just remember the place being super under staffed which was very not good.

Cons

They were really disorganized with stuff which made it harder to get things done which I and a lot of others found frustrating.

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ToolBox Solutions Response
10y
The truth is that we were understaffed in some areas. ToolBox was acquired by SPS Commerce in Jan 2016 and since then, no one has been let go and we have had a number of new positions added. We follow an agile process. As per the agile manifesto, we actually do respond to change over following a ridged plan. Some may think this is disorganized. We’ve had ZERO turnover in development in years, not everyone gets agile. Our ridiculously low attrition rates would argue with what this person is saying. We are anything but disorganized. The owners do not drive 200k cars, they drive pickup trucks and SUV's every day. That is just a bold faced lie. Ridiculous. Our compensation package is very competitive with the market. It’s a performance based culture, bring more value and you are compensated appropriately. We pay for certifications and push people. Some people refuse to get better and grow themselves and post drivel like this instead. Check out our job postings to see how we’re growing!
2.0
19 Jan 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

average company with low salaey

Cons

no growth stress and slow

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