ComTrade Employee Reviews about "atmosphere"
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- "People are friendly, everybody wants to help, also people are hanging out together after work, which is not specific for companies this size." (in 6 reviews)
- "CT is simply not mature enough in the terms of good Project Management practice, especially with the goal of expanding their business to Western Europe." (in 5 reviews)
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Return to all Reviews- 3.0Jul 15, 2015Software EngineerFormer EmployeeLjubljana
Pros
+ Depending on the team and department, some projects can be interesting and provide space for growth and programming creativity. Unfortunately, getting these projects is often mostly a matter of luck. + Flexible work time. + Some well-known clients and opportunities related to that. + Possibility to occasionally work from home (e.g. if your kids are sick). + Work-life balance varies project-to-project, but is generally good. Occasional overtime can be expected around tight deadlines. + Lots of events, such as picnics, dinners, new year parties and summer schools for students. Various discounts for e.g. sports and cultural activities are possible. + Friendly colleagues, mostly relaxed atmosphere. + Underground garage parking in the new building.
Cons
- Some projects involve hardly anything beyond menial tasks or dull bug fixing in a support role. Such projects have no space for creativity or professional growth. - Salaries tend to be below market competition. - The company doesn't seem to value experienced professionals, nor is it willing to pay them. Above-average developers can have a hard time finding challenging engineering problems. This, combined with lower-than-average entry salaries, has resulted in many talented people leaving the company and a high turnover rate. - Mismanagement of talent. I've seen many young engineers or students assigned menial tasks with management somehow expecting that they will become great through repetitive mediocrity. - Promotions are not based on competence, but almost exclusively on politics and tenure. People who are not aggressive, or don't have a supervisor who will be aggressive for them, are at risk of being seriously lowballed. At least until they realize that and end up leaving. - Constantly changing and reversing political direction and areas of focus - the company has a deep identity crisis. This makes it very hard to specialize in anything due to very real prospects of being re-assigned at a whim to unrelated projects and having to learn a different technology every 6 months. - As with many large companies, there is lots of corporate lingo and fancy business talk which seems to be valued more than raw technical competence - technical accomplishments are not acknowledged. - Isolation between teams leads to constantly re-inventing the wheel and zero code re-use.
2 - 5.0Nov 12, 2022Software EngineerFormer Employee, more than 1 year
Pros
- good work life balance - friendly atmosphere - interesting projects - diverse employee perks
Cons
- relatively low salary in comparison with similar companies - some teams have max utilization, while others have much relaxed atmosphere - the project depends on the team and it is difficult to change teams (even if there is a better fit at other team/project)
- 3.0May 31, 2019Senior Software EngineerCurrent Employee, more than 10 years
Pros
Flexible working hours, good atmosphere
Cons
Average salary, hard to switch projects
- 4.0Apr 21, 2022project assisstantCurrent Employee, more than 1 yearLjubljana
Pros
Diverse day to day tasks, great atmosphere, gaining new experience
Cons
There were a lot of calls
1 - 3.0Aug 11, 2021Java Middle DeveloperCurrent Employee, more than 3 yearsLjubljana
Pros
In Comtrade you can find many interesting people and a relaxed atmosphere. There is a nice Fun Room bar, enough parking spaces, and other benefits...
Cons
Management and organization. Lack of striving to improve and use newer technologies, methodologies, and development approaches. Salary.
1 - 4.0Dec 18, 2019Project ManagerCurrent Employee, more than 10 years
Pros
Atmosphere among colleagues is great.
Cons
Shifting people between projects too often.
- 4.0May 25, 2021Head of DeliveryCurrent EmployeeLjubljana
Pros
Friendly atmosphere, sufficient training opportunities
Cons
Average salary, average work environment
- 5.0Sep 20, 2019Senior DeveloperCurrent Employee, more than 8 years
Pros
Relaxed, not too demanding, good atmosphere
Cons
technical people should be more involved
- 5.0Jul 1, 2018Anonymous EmployeeFormer Employee
Pros
The great working atmosphere, great salary
Cons
Don't have negative thoughts about Comtrade
1 - 5.0Apr 27, 2020Full Stack DeveloperCurrent Employee, more than 3 yearsBelgrade, Central Serbia
Pros
A great working atmosphere with almost no pressure. Nice friendly colleagues and generally good team collaboration. A lot of projects, so you are never out of work.
Cons
The company won't invest in employee education. Sometimes priorities are not clear enough.
