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- "IT infrastructure is horrible, it is unreliable, there are too many mandatory communication channels." (in 3 reviews)
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- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
A great place to work
Cons
It had its ups and
Continue readingHey Exterminator! Thanks for writing a post and for feeling that we're a great place to work!
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
For sure one of the best places to work in Portugal
Cons
It is nor a full time at home, but it is important to go some days to he office (minimum 2); Portugal salary level
Continue reading - Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
- Independence - Collaborative and relaxed environment - Very transparent and direct when it came to matters of salary and what characteristics they were looking for in order to improve my standing with the company - The office building in Porto is great, free cafeteria in the top floor with view of the city
Cons
- Somewhat slow when we requested a change of project
Critical TechWorks Response
Hi! Thank you for taking the time to review your journey at Critical TechWorks. It feels great to know you had a positive experience. The pros you've described tell us we are on the right track, as they are a big part of who we are as a company. We'll use this feedback to grow and improve. Cheers!
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Autononomy, Agile , Lot of opportunities to learn and grow, flexibility and perks
Cons
As of now there is nothing
- Former Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
Excelent environment, agile driven, nice office, I liked the core values. Really good company for junior developers. The best masterchef in the world.
Cons
Lack of support at early stages. They give you a sword to battle against the enemy but when you call the army they say "no thanks!". Carreer oportunities are foggy. Flat organization sometimes means no one is actually acountable for the problems. Happiness should work for the unahappy as well, you know what I mean. Benefits are made just for a small segment of the company (most of them).
Continue reading - Former Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
Very good environment, from attention to employees to office quality, as well as work-life balance
Cons
Compensation did not keep up over the last few years, which meant that a lot of good employees moved to better paying companies
Continue readingCritical TechWorks Response
Hello! We appreciate your review. It's great to know you've had a nice experience at Critical TechWorks and enjoyed being part of our team. Ensuring people feel valued and are properly rewarded is really important to us. Currently, our salaries are within the industry standard and we always look to recognize and reward greatness through our compensation and benefits policy. Thank you!
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Great culture and great work-life balance
Cons
None that I can think of
Critical TechWorks Response
Hello! Thank you for your review. It's awesome to know you've had a positive experience at Critical TechWorks and enjoyed our culture. We wish you all the best in the future!
- Former Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
It has great people and cool projects, all related to the BMW Group. Of course, since it's a big company, it all depends on which unit/team you'll be assigned to, but in my case, I had a good experience with my colleagues. The technology stack was the best in the market, I learned a lot and the work/life balance was always good enough. The company provides a lot of benefits and there is no micromanagement, I really felt the autonomy during all my time there and worked in a real scrum/agile environment. I would say CTW is a perfect company to start your career, they will respect your pace and I don't think a lot of companies will do the same for you.
Cons
There is no real meritocracy in the company, they try to create a comfortable space all the time that will accommodate in a bad way many people. And if you work and deliver more than these people, the company doesn't really care. When you demonstrate you can deliver more, you'll receive more responsibility but will not see significant increases in your income. Compliments are not enough to retain and recognize good talents, especially if there are a lot of outdated seniors developers doing less and receiving more.
Continue readingCritical TechWorks Response
Hi! We appreciate your review and all the constructive suggestions. It makes us happy to know you've enjoyed your journey at Critical TechWorks. Even if we can't please everybody in every department, we strive to improve in all areas and the pros you described tell us we are on the right path. Providing a good and Agile work environment, where everybody can feel like they have room to develop and grow, and respecting the work/personal life balance will always be key for us. You suggest that there is an absence of meritocracy and people are accomodated in a bad way. We believe that our flat hierarchy and the autonomous mindset you've described allow every team member to keep progressing and evolve with great ideas and great work, which we always try to reward through our benefits and compensation policy. Of course, we are not perfect: every system has its flaws. We'll use your feedback to get better! Maybe one day we'll see each other again! Thank you.
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Good as a first Job terrible if you want professional / challenging projects
RecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
- Work environment - Office - Cafeteria has somes food available
Cons
- Managers / HoI are imcompetent to say the least - Salaries are outdated - BMW supposedly benefits are a joke
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
Work life Balance, Commited to the Culture, Good effort on giving all the tools necessary to form good people
Cons
Maybe the Salaries should be higher
Critical TechWorks Response
Hello, colleague! Thank you for taking the time to write a review. We always love to know our colleagues are enjoying their time at CTW and it's great to read that you feel like you are given the proper tools to grow as a person and a professional. That's what we strive for! Our current salaries are within the industry standard and we always look to further reward our colleagues through our compensation and benefits policy.
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Critical TechWorks has an overall rating of 4.3 out of 5, based on over 156 reviews left anonymously by employees. 90% of employees would recommend working at Critical TechWorks to a friend and 83% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.
90% of Critical TechWorks employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Critical TechWorks 4.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.5 for culture and values and 4.2 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Critical TechWorks to be career development, benefits, culture and the cons to be management, compensation.
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