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"I get to have a great work/life balance" (in 37 reviews)
"Can work from home most days of the week or even full-time" (in 24 reviews)
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"Meaning any work life balance you have is not allowed by this company to some degree" (in 20 reviews)
"Even upper management on site os involved" (in 18 reviews)
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"Great Company, Great Mission"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Blackboard full-time (More than a year)
Pros
-Great place to learn about the software development process
-Competitive pay
-Employees recognized for hard work
-Opportunity to grow your career if you grow your skills/experience
-Generous PTOCons
-High deductible healthcare plans
-Telework policy can be strictAdvice to Management
Hire for not only the skill set but also a cultural fit- each location has a different culture. Both aspects are equally as important.
Blackboard 2018-04-20 07:30 PDT ![Blackboard Logo]()
"Large Company with Good Values"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Blackboard full-time
Pros
Remote Work
Family Life is a PriorirtyCons
Health Benefits Cost Increase (As with every company out there)
Advice to Management
Continue to trust and empower your employees, and they will take care of your customers!
Blackboard 2018-10-03 10:16 PDT![Blackboard Logo]()
"Okay job"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Blackboard full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Easy and repetitive. Pay was okay. I felt we were underpaid for the amount of clients we had and the amount of stress we had to deal with during rush seasons.
Cons
Underpaid. Unorganized at times. Wish there was part time opportunities.
Not a whole lot of room to move up.
A lot of people hired were extremely unprofessional.
Co-workers near me would holler and use profanity while I had a customer on my line. Extremely unprofessional environment. Also co-workers slacked off a lot.
Facility disgusting. There were ants always on my desk and it was clean (I always cleaned it with cleaning wipes). Place is just in bad condition. Fan vents on ceiling haven't been cleaned in probably 20+ years. Dust is so caked on them, big chunks of dust would fall onto my desk while I was working. The building needs to be torn down and just rebuilt.Blackboard 2018-12-01 13:28 PST![Blackboard Logo]()
"Analyst"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Blackboard full-time
Pros
Well compensated, opportunity for growth in role if you are competent at your job.
Cons
Company has been in downward trend for years and so continues to lay off employees and shrink headcount.
Blackboard 2018-11-18 15:33 PST![Blackboard Logo]()
"Terrible management, no advancement opportunities, and bed bugs!!!"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Blackboard full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Gain experience about college processes.
Cons
Main issues are awful management, no advancement opportunities.
Managers and employees have frequent turnover rates.
Coverage issues cause some employees to do 2-3 times as much work as other employees at the same rate of pay.
A bonus was offered after three months if employees met all performance goals, and no bonuses were ever given.
Frequent "training" with increases to workload with no matching pay increase.Advice to Management
Clean up the reoccuring bedbug issue or no one will want to work for this company anyways!
Allow pay raise incentives when adding additional work responsibilities.
Don't be dishonest about giving an incentive bonus that employees work hard three months for only to receive nothing.Blackboard 2018-12-08 12:18 PST![Blackboard Logo]()
"Summer Internship"
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Great opportunity to get hands on experience in a large, corporate, tech environment.
Cons
There are not many cons.
Blackboard 2018-10-30 16:36 PDT![Blackboard Logo]()
"Good place to work"
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I worked at Blackboard full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
Nice company culture and atmosphere
Cons
None that I can think of
Blackboard 2018-10-29 04:42 PDT![Blackboard Logo]()
"Account Executive"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOPros
The pay and commission structure is great.
Cons
Uncertainty and constantly changing territories.
Blackboard 2018-10-22 13:31 PDT![Blackboard Logo]()
"Technical support"
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I have been working at Blackboard full-time (More than a year)
Pros
It is good pay for bilinguals in this area
Cons
They take advantage of the bilinguals. Just because more pay they wring us out for every dollar. English speaking agents take 10 school while bilinguals have been given 100+ schools to handle with no proper training
Blackboard 2018-10-25 06:03 PDT![Blackboard Logo]()
"Flexible job but no growth"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at Blackboard full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
Very flexible with regards to working from home. Good Pay
Cons
Not much room for growth
Benefits not very goodAdvice to Management
Better benefits and internal movement opportunities and training
Blackboard 2018-09-30 06:27 PDT
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Blackboard Response
Jul 16, 2018 – Sourcing Specialist
Thank you for your review. We’re happy to hear that you felt recognized for your hard work and had the opportunity to grow your career. We believe in hiring both for skill set and culture fit so I’m sorry that you felt differently. We will ensure this stays a focus in future hiring.... MoreLess