Codazen reviews

3.5

55% would recommend to a friend

(56 total reviews)
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Mike Merchant

62% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Codazen has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 56 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Codazen employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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56 reviews
1.0
Mar 20, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

None to mention. Horrible startup company that I have ever worked for.

Cons

For Job Seekers: Codazen, formerly known as MCW Software is a real horrible place to work. Michael Merchant ( the so called principal consultant and CEO) runs this place like a 'mom and pop's local shop'. There is absolutely zero corporate culture in this place. Michael is very very mean person and he can never be a mentor to anyone. I recommend not to take a job here. Candidates will get nothing from here. Don't expect to grow here, there's nothing much here as Michael and his family takes over everything. There are lot of other companies that are looking for talents like you and that are willing to pay you well and respect your work and provide you a better work life balance. Look beyond! For Clients: This place has only one experienced resource and that's Michael himself. All the rest are interns that are paid peanuts for working on the real time projects. Do not take a chance here. There are a lot of other matured companies in Orange County that does much better job.

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Codazen Response
11y
Thank you for providing feedback and I am sorry that your employment experience has not met your expectations. We are always recruiting software engineers at all experience levels and have several engineers with 5-10+ years of experience. We run a popular summer internship program with top universities such as UC Irvine and UC Berkeley. For those employees that are not consulting in the field, during this time, there are a lot of interns in the office. Several of those former interns applied themselves and are now Codazen Consultants working alongside our Senior Consultants at top companies such as Kelley Blue Book and Oculus VR, a Facebook company. Codazen alumni have worked for companies such as Bechtel, KBB, Western Digital, Esurance, Sign Now, and Terradatum. Our organization will never be perfect. There will always be challenges. That is why my door has always been open to feedback, concerns, mentoring -- anything. In the future, I would encourage you to raise these concerns directly. “Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.” – John Wooden
1.0
Mar 16, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Lots of great talent at the company (unfortunately they are all undervalued) -Coworkers are welcoming and go out of their way to help others

Cons

-Management does not uphold anything that they promise -There is little to no discussion for career growth, opportunities or pay increase -Review cycles are often skipped and if they do take place, are often done by an engineering manager who has no clue what you have been doing -As a consulting company, there should be more than one client

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Codazen Response
4y
While difficult feedback is hard to hear, we always want to improve. We are working hard to enhance the employee experience for all current and future employees as we refine & enhance our processes around performance reviews and compensation. We continue to strive to improve communication between managers and employees to improve performance and provide opportunities for career growth.
1.0
Mar 11, 2022

Poor Management, No Upward Mobility

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

-Smart, young and fun teams who help each other -Company has pool of up-and-coming engineering talent

Cons

-Management is handful of men who shirk responsibilities, make excuses and defer decisions. In one year the teams were reorganized four times. -They talk down to people and humiliate publicly. One particular manager is known for tearing people down. - No HR department, only a part-time consultant. Don't expect to get any HR help. They could use an HR attorney to explain why managers should not talk about politics, political conspiracy theories or anti-vaccination theories. -If you're a serious designer, don't expect to design, unless you want to review other people's designs or design logos. The company's emphasis is not on its creatives but on its engineering side. -Hyper-vigilance on the timesheets. They are picked apart to the minute. This style of management has created anxiety among people. If you have downtime and can't find something to put on your timesheet, people get scared of management because downtime is picked apart. -Management hears but doesn't listen. Codazen only has the world's largest social media company as its ONLY client. Managemnent is at the mercy of what the Evil Empire wants. Teams get thrown under the bus by management because they're scared of losing business. Codazen engineers can't accept code because the company has to review everything and there's no technology used outside of it.  -Work-life balance depends on project. -Company can't market itself to grow business. Also, they don't know how to help creatives, devs or engineers grow in their careers. -Not enough work outside of their only client to learn new things. - Benefits are minimal and basic. NOT competitive.

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Codazen Response
4y
While difficult feedback is hard to hear, we always want to improve. We are making investments to help address the concerns you have raised above to ensure a positive work environment for our current & future employees.
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