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      5thColumn

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      5thColumn reviews

      3.9

      74% would recommend to a friend

      (22 total reviews)

      Raymond Hicks

      64% approve of CEO

      74% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.2

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.8

      Culture & values

      3.8

      Compensation and benefits

      3.8

      Career opportunities

      3.7

      Work/Life balance

      3.7

      Senior management

      5thColumn has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 22 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The 5thColumn employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

      Reviews by job title

      22 reviews
      1.0
      Mar 13, 2015

      Run and run even faster from this company!!!

      Engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The good reason about working at 5thColumn is the satisfaction of leaving 5thColumn and Ray Hicks!!

      Cons

      No respect, demeaning, the company actually makes money off of their employees, by not paying salaries and benefits. They treat their clients very poorly by making promise and then not being able to have the resources to cover that promise. The owner is a crook who claims that he is a security expert (with no Certs to show for).

      1.0
      Mar 13, 2018

      Smoke and Mirrors

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The marketing and branding of 5thColumn made this company appear to be a legitimate company. The idea of what the culture was supposed to be was better than what it actually is.

      Cons

      The founder is a coward with zero leadership skills. There is no vision. There is no product. There is no organization. Good employees either quit or are used and thrown to trash in place of inept, investor installed dinosaurs.

      1.0
      Feb 3, 2020

      Don't Believe the Positive Reviews

      Director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      There are ZERO pros to working at 5thColumn. Any positive review that's on here was done so at the direction of Ray and/or other senior management to balance out the negative ones.

      Cons

      Everything is wrong with this company. 5thColumn is all smoke and mirrors. Terrible management, dishonest with employees and clients alike, poor communication. There is also no HR department to manage internal situations that might be of concern (sexual harassment, harassment, dishonesty, etc.) is just taken directly to Ray and he couldn't care less about the employees.

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      5thColumn Response
      6y
      Thank you for taking the time to write a review. We are disappointed that your experience here at 5thColumn wasn't up to your expectations. We take pride in our open door policy and wish you would have taking the opportunity to help us build upon the great culture that we have. We wish you the best on your new opportunities in the new year.
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