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Bill Ballhaus
56 Ratings
Pros
Remote working better work / life balance (in 30 reviews)
Can work from home most days of the week or even full-time (in 19 reviews)
Cons
Work /life balance is OK except the last quarter of every month (in 18 reviews)
Upper management changed every 6 months (in 17 reviews)
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"Great place to work!"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Blackboard full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Great people, awesome work-life balance, cool products, really focusing on innovation
Cons
Some people stuck in their ways - not willing to change/move forward with new innovate standards
Blackboard 2017-09-13 06:43 PDT![Blackboard Logo]()
"Overrall Review"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Blackboard (More than 3 years)
Pros
Coaching, training, and feedback is excellent, the knowledge that has been learned as an Financial Aid Advisor goes beyond the job market value in regards to information provided to students and faculty.
Cons
I have no cons for or towards Blackboard.
Advice to Management
Superb job on feedback, coaching, constructive criticism, and patience.
Blackboard 2017-09-02 13:58 PDTHelpful (2)
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"Great company, great people!"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Blackboard full-time (More than a year)
Pros
- Competitive benefits and pay, work-life balance
- Brilliant and kind colleagues
- Lots of resources and infrastructure
- Opportunities for lateral moves
- Merit-based raises
- Team-orientedCons
My only complaint was that there was not enough Management encouragement to involve with the tech community or to give back through volunteering.
At the time, we struggled with an overloaded product portfolio while trying to maintain legacy products. However, leadership made the tough choices necessary to update our technology.Advice to Management
Keep up the great work. You care about your employees and your customers, and that's why they pick your products.
Blackboard 2017-08-25 06:52 PDT![Blackboard Logo]()
"It's a call center"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Blackboard full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
Sometimes they give us free food.
Cons
They utilize points to penalize you for attendance and "adherence".
Calls are back to back, and there's not really much time to decompress during peak season. It's a call center, so don't expect too much.Blackboard 2017-09-11 06:06 PDT![Blackboard Logo]()
"A good start for help desk"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Blackboard (More than a year)
Pros
It is a good starting position for people who wanna have basic computer experience.
Cons
Do not provide much growth within the company
Advice to Management
Provide better salary for employees
Blackboard 2017-09-08 10:32 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Best Engineers to work with"
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Approves of CEOI worked at Blackboard (Less than a year)
Pros
Latest tools and technologies, lot of scope for learning.
Cons
Favoritism, office politics and slow process.
Blackboard 2017-08-04 07:54 PDTHelpful (2)
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"Largest EdTech"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Blackboard full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
Largest education technology firm who started the industry focused on retaining legacy client base and driving operational efficiencies across the company
Cons
Limited investments for growth or innovation given focus on retaining legacy install base and maximizing operational efficiencies across the company
Blackboard 2017-08-16 05:20 PDTHelpful (3)
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"Blackboard Indy is the Best Place I Have Worked"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Blackboard full-time (More than a year)
Pros
The people are fantastic! Collaborative, passionate, smart and fun!
The culture is amazing! Monthly lunches and happy hours with shenanigans such as office golf, breakfast and pajamas day, chair races in May for the Indy 500, etc.
Our office was named one the Best Places to Work in Indiana for 2017.
We have a brand-new, beautiful office at Keystone at the Crossing.
My boss lets me do my job, is supportive of new ideas and does not micromanage! He lets me take initiative and trusts me to do my job.
Great work life balance!Cons
I have nothing negative to share.
Advice to Management
Please continue to be transparent in our Quarterly All Hands Meeting. It is important that all staff understand where we are with all of our products, if/how we are meeting goals both financially and in delivering our 98 products.
Blackboard 2017-07-25 08:19 PDTHelpful (2)
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"Financial Analyst"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Blackboard full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Great food for management you can eat leftovers and fun monthly team events as well as a small gym which is busy most of the time.
Cons
Endless Cons: no supervision, you are thrown to the wolves, false promises, a lot of politics, management is a nightmare, good luck applying/working here.
Advice to Management
Guide newcomers and show them where things are at least, how things work even if not an entry level position job.
Blackboard 2017-08-19 17:51 PDT![Blackboard Logo]()
"Day to Day at the call center"
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Doesn't RecommendNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Blackboard full-time
Pros
It pays well for a minimum effort job.
Cons
It can get stressful for rush due to the people being hired are mostly trash and bring drama.
Advice to Management
Need to hire better quality staff
Blackboard 2017-07-26 19:00 PDT
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