Nearly-20yr-old-company still making startup mistakes - Anonymous employee Untangle Employee Review

3.0
27 Aug 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Some interesting coworkers/products to work with/on

Cons

Lolz, well despite the obvious "positive review campaign" they recently pushed upon employees (again), here's the truth: Lack of transparency from C-levels, SS/DD in every all-hands/Town Hall; Shady OEM partners; Globally-dispersed small company with leadership that thinks people "need to be in the office" in 2021 (even though they're not in an office themselves); More products than QA can handle (which is why they quietly outsourced a lot of it to cheap contractors in India); Overall sales have plateaued/hit the wall, yet they keep their entrenched sales "leadership", regardless of numbers or failures or breaches of vendor contract(s); Reduced annual raises for employees in 2021, even though they kept the Co. profitable during a pandemic; Absolutely zero culture/community involvement (Repeatedly told me "no" about organizing charitable donations during the holidays/etc.) :/

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5.0
11 Aug 2021
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CEO approval
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Pros

There's not a day that goes by that I'm not learning something new so there's tons of opportunities to grow. Management is very open about what's going in the company. They don't try to hide why decisions were made and they actively seek your input in those decisions. Hybrid work environment so you can stay home if you want or come into the office. Untangle is just big enough that finances are secure but not so big that you'll feel like just a number. Right on Pearl St in Boulder if that's your thing Snacks and drinks provided at office. Team lunches

Cons

Infrastucture could use improvements, but don't we all? Not much of a break/snack room Right on Pearl St in Boulder if being downtown isn't your thing

1.0
29 Mar 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

My manager was great but the leadership of this company is a joke. Seeing these fake reviews forced me to speak out.

Cons

Look at the tone and wording of these reviews: "Keep up the good work" or "Stick to your guns" or "Keep reaching for the stars" these are all reviews written by the same hr employee meant to make the company look good. The truth is this company just laid off a ton of it's support staff who have been with the company for years while it continues to hire VPs and Managers. It is disorganized and management is deceptive. I was brought on during an acquisition and was one of the few people left to support a legacy product then they fired everyone with any knowledge of the product. Untangle acquired a company called Total Defense and if you google reviews you will find dozens of complaints on BBB and ripoffreports, this is the acquisition that is sinking the company.

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