Software: Good people, bad management - Software Engineer BD Employee Review

3.0
Jun 15, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

- Very smart colleagues - Good workl/life balance - Pay is reasonable - Good benefits - 401k match *and* pension

Cons

- FDA regulated, so very bureaucratic - Decisions take a long time to be made and then aren't communicated clearly - Management won't examine the underlying causes of poor departmental performance. - Management rewards optimism over competence.

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Cons

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