MathWorks – “Good products, poor leadership.”

Pros

Pay and benefits are more than fair and it's been a strong compliment to ownership that not many people, if any, have lost their jobs. The building is modern, colorful, and comfortable.

Cons

I do believe that ownership cares about employees but strategic direction is lacking. If you think about it, how many companies have started out of a garage and 25 yrs later the same two people are running it? Even Bill gates, hired a CEO and Steve Jobs, well....he's Steve Jobs. The creepy thing about this place is that some of the people that go far back with the owner have a relationship that I don't trust. I would be careful about what and who I say anything to.

Advice to Senior Management

Start letting the people you hire make mid level decisions. I mean, are you serious? It wouldn't surprise me if Jack and Jean have meetings about what type of toilet paper to buy. Also, what do people do in these meetings all day? It's like Congress.