Model N Reviews

Pros

Lot of benefit package.
balanced work environment.
flexible timing.
transfer of product knowledge from seniors to juniors is good.
overall ok.

Cons

the location of the company, product not hitting indian market. there will be a saturation of product knowledge at one stage.

Pros

Model N's work has a clear purpose. My manager was flexible about my hours and vacation time. I did not encounter issues with office politics or favoritism. Model N is more willing than most employers to sponsor foreign workers who need H-1B visas or other sponsorship. (Perhaps as a result, the workforce is more diverse and international than in the average company, with a particular focus on workers from India, where Model N has an office.) The Redwood City offices are modern and clean, with good facilities and computers. The company is profitable.

Cons

My salary was lower than I would have received at other tech companies in the area. Benefits are just the basics, like health insurance (e.g. not like Google, with free meals, the ability to take your dog to work, etc.) Model N's financials were poorly documented in its early years, resulting in long and difficult audits. Management has been promising an IPO since at least 2006, but it never comes. (At one point, they almost had it, then called it off when the economy turned bad.) There have been large layoffs in the past, correlated with bad economic times (the tech bubble burst, etc.).

Advice to Senior Management

I appreciate that you've built a company that provides livelihoods for many people, and also eases the logistical burden of pharma and semiconductor companies in managing their revenue. You're doing good work. To take it to the next level, I'd recommend three things. (1) Try to ensure there are no future layoffs due to the economy by prioritizing employee retention and hiring above other expenses. (2) If possible, consider offering some inexpensive extra benefits for employees, like the ability to bring dogs to work. (3) Keep growing. There are many large companies with complex revenue issues, and you could expand past the pharma and semiconductor industries. Doing less customization of the software on a per-client basis may make it easier to scale up.

Pros

Provides challenges. Willing to give you increasingly challenging opportunities if you can prove your capabilities. And the Management team is top notch.

Cons

Up to you to make the best case for rising up. Initiative is appreciated and can help you here. Without initiative, one might stagnate.

Advice to Senior Management

Not much I can give. They do a great job of steering the company for the short and long term.

Pros

Challenging tasks where we can get a exposure for advancement.
Fun at Work. No Hard rules,restrictions or timings.
Excellent work and Personal life balance.
Flexibility of work.
Very cooperative Management and staff.
Transparency from High level Management.

Cons

Little Politics among high level Managers.
Poor Company Branding.
After certain period with the company there is nothing much to learn for you.

Advice to Senior Management

Training plan for new joins should be improved alot.
Futuristic Human Resource Planing should be improved.
Equal importance should be give to all products.

Pros

Growing company that is a leader in it's niche. Very bright people, high energy, strong focus on the customer. Annual meeting in California is nice. Top leaders are very smart people who are easy to work with.

Cons

Culture and standard operating model is to work very long hours. Its expected. Hard to have a personal or family life. Learning curve for the product is very steep and not a great process to bring people up to speed efficiently. Makes your first couple of years with the company more painful than it needs to be. Company is ripe for acquisition so long term future is unsure.

Advice to Senior Management

Improve repeatable processes so people can work smarter and not harder

Pros

Intelligent employees willing to share information
Weekly company meetings with a lot of information (though sometimes it's overkill)

Cons

No career growth or professional development within my organization unless your an engineer. Always expected to do more, even when juggle 3-4 projects.

Advice to Senior Management

Serious look into and define career paths and professional growth plans for all levels of the company; it's been on the employee sat. survey for a while now.

Pros

Learn cutting edge business and technology with smart people working with industry leaders as clients

Cons

Top heavy for the amount of revenues it brings in

Advice to Senior Management

Reduce instability by reducing top heaviness

Pros

* Small Company and rapidly growing in the software life sciences space
* Lots of Marquee Clients
* Decent Work-Life Balance

Cons

* Work is downright tedious/monotonous especially in the professional services side. If you are expecting a consulting type gig, it's far and few
* BA's now are doing a whole bunch of menial support tasks that should be handled by Tech Support

Pros

Great opportunities for career advancement, personal growth, and development. Debate and questioning of the norm are encouraged practices, and politics don't come into play.

Cons

Working on a complex product oftentimes means that nobody understands the complete picture. Knowledge is often silo'd and it can be difficult to manage cross-team communications when everyone is busy. This is not a problem if you're OK with playing detective and tracking down the right people to get your answers, but it can be somewhat of a challenge.

Advice to Senior Management

Encourage better cross-team communication and knowledge sharing.

Pros

Nice place to work.
Good balance between in professional and personal life.

Cons

Very small company.
Bit of political environment in immediate managers.

Advice to Senior Management

They are excellent and take every care to reach out every employee.
They give every importance to the employee's interest.
Keep the pat .... going on!