19 Oct 2022
Good company in general
Anonymous employee
Irdeto
Part of MultiChoice Group
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Irdeto reviews about "lot of politics"
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8 reviews
1.0
1 Oct 2024
Recommend
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Pros
The office is good and the canteen as well
Cons
It is a toxic environment with a lot of politics. Managers are evolved engineers and are not trained to be a manager. This results in micro management. Engineers are left in the cold by (engineering) management and are not valued appropriately. They don't get the salary that is promised. The company wants to have the image of a diverse company with a nice culture, but this fails miserably. The culture is bad. Colleagues are dishonest and try to steal the jobs of others and take pride of work they did not do theirself.
3.0
29 Sept 2022
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Pros
Work-life balance can be achieved
Cons
Irdeto is a very dynamic company, depending on how one sees change. Dishonesty, and a lot of politics, no career development opportunities.
4.0
10 Jul 2018
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Pros
Lots of fun events in the Ottawa office (hack days, team outings, borrel), nice people to work with. Small office allows you to get to know everyone. Great flexibility to work from home. Interesting products to work on. Salary is good compared to other places in Ottawa. I had a lot of opportunities for professional development during my time there and found it a good place to be for where I was in my career.
Cons
A lot of politics to navigate, particularly in the Hoofddorp office. Seems like a bit of an old boys club. In some parts of the Ottawa office there’s a resistance to ideas from anyone who hasn’t worked there for 10+ year/wasn’t there before the Irdeto acquisition. I think they could have promoted from within more. One of my colleagues commented that the best way to get a promotion is to leave the company and come back again in a few years. There’s probably a bit of truth to that. Probably the biggest drawback I observed is that there is a small group of people who are considered “superstars”. If you’re not in that group, the likelihood of having your ideas considered is very small.
3.0
2 Apr 2016
Recommend
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Pros
Balanced pressure/fun environment. Good benefits. Mostly good management
Cons
Low tech env. A lot of people that should not be in engineering especially in testing. Lack of innovation. A lot of politics.
1.0
9 Dec 2020
Recommend
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Pros
Come if you want to end your career and spend your time playing politics.
Cons
Toxic culture, dishonesty and a lot of politics, no career development opportunities.
4.0
22 Jun 2021
Recommend
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Pros
Plenty of snacks Nice office space
Cons
Lots of leadership politics in higher positions
2.0
21 Apr 2021
Recommend
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Pros
Good benefits, personal development support, many good colleagues
Cons
Toxic environment, a lot of politics, they do not care about their people eg. employees' mental health.
Irdeto Response
5yI am sorry to hear of your experience. Irdeto does provide significant support in health and well being including via our counselling service providing externally by our Employee assistence programme. We also offer coaching, mentorship, yoga and mindfulness training as part of a support package designed to take great care of employee mental health.
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