BMC Software Reviews in Austin, TX Area

Pros

I did like having my own office, and there were a few talented people. They are smart enough to have Usability team for UI design, which most companies don't have.

Cons

I don't have much confidence in their ability to develop new products. They are good at buying existing companies/products, and integrating them with their existing product stack. This doesn't make for a great job for a developer, though.

Advice to Senior Management

If you aren't in M&A at BMC, you are in the wrong part of the company.

Pros

Good people for the most part

Cons

During the recent all hands meeting the #1 question asked was "when do we expect to have the the merit Increasesalary freeze lifted?". The answer - "when the market demands it!" In other words, regardless of how much productivity and revenue are being realized even after all the downsizing; BMC will lift the freeze only when it's been determined that we're loosing employees to the competition due to compensation issues. What kind of short sidedness is this? Why not stay ahead of the curve instead of waiting for good people to leave. Very, very telling in my opinion.

Advice to Senior Management

It doesn't matter, they're not interested anyway.

Pros

Was once a place to be proud of, with a great leader. Now comprised of used car salesman mentality leadership from little start-up BladeLogic. Fired or removed all managers and sales reps who understand complex customer relationship sales in favor of "buddies" from aggressive point sales backgrounds.

Cons

Benefits and pay continue to decline while the management style is now one of fear. Not a good way to retain top employees, which is why they're all leaving and going to CA and HP (who are actually experiencing sales growth). Don't let the skewed Wallstreet numbers fool you. The mainframe business continues to shield the company from the real numbers.

Advice to Senior Management

Get rid of the current sales management regime. Get back to running a business with integrity before you lose all quality employees and customers!

Pros

Very flexible regarding work location and hours. A lot of good people who care about the company, some areas of very good managers.

Cons

Excellent ideas with inception of business service management made very frustrating by the process-strangled and siloed organization which makes delivery or any real execution difficult if not impossible.

No opportunities for advancement; employees remain at the level they entered the company despite work or growth. Good management is not supported, focus is on protecting turf and avoiding being caught in the next layoff. Executive management is very short-sighted, even though there are many good employees who care about working for the future of the company, the structure and direction is constantly changed and reorganized, resources are eliminated, strategy is trashed as new companies are acquired. There is no way to build on progress or make real contributions. Growth through acquisition is not a strategy for success and disenfranchises good, effective employees.

In financial downturns, BMC had/has a great opportunity to strategically use its cash reserves and financial strength to invest in retaining its best people and working for future growth which would have rocketed BMC far above its competition -- instead it focuses on current stock price, and now is falling behind competitors. Number one priority is cutting costs rather than investing in the future. Constant layoffs has killed the former environment where employees felt they had a bond with the company.

Advice to Senior Management

Stop managing by short-term stock price. Instead of looking over your shoulders at analysts, focus on the future, stick with a direction and plan for the long haul. Stop the layoffs, which are pushing the company further and further behind -- a company that was once leading competitors by far is now struggling to stay even thanks to short-sightedness, constant restructuring, performance-killing layoffs and deep budget cuts.

It would be a good idea for executives to travel on commercial flights and show their personal commitment to belt-tightening for the long-term good of the company instead of distancing themselves and laying off the masses. Actions speak louder than words to employees who are looking for reasons to give their best instead of looking for positions at competitors.

Pros

BMC is Ethical company that puts an emphasis on doing things above board.
BMC offers a good work/life balance and respects the fact that its employees have lives outside of work.
The people at BMC are friendly and helpful

Cons

Unclear strategic vision
Not enough focus on driving results
Too slow to execute
Mired in the past
Not agile enough
Difficult to get things done in the company
Fragmented silos
No marketing leadership or vision - chasing PR over substance
Too tops down focused - not enough initiative at the grass roots levels

Advice to Senior Management

BMC needs to reinvent itself.

Pros

Many opportunities for sharp individuals. BMC is a large corporation that offers a lot of advancement for those that are sharp and can navigate the political spider web. There are a lot of cultural clashes going on as a result of recent acquisitions, so there should be a lot of room for growth in the near future for those that can avoid becoming a casualty.

Cons

Politics and mismanagement are out of control. There are far too many layers of middle management and since the company gives no profit sharing or stock options to employees, everyone has their own interests at heart rather than those of the company as a whole.

Advice to Senior Management

Wake up. If you don't improve the compensation and benefits of your employees, you will continue to lose top talent to competitors.

Pros

Good pay and work-life balance. Good management

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