"Smoke & Mirrors" Strategy - Anonymous employee Bsquare Employee Review

1.0
May 29, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Some smart, hard-working people. Good customers and projects. Free parking, beverages and occasional snacks.

Cons

Lots of turnover since current CEO took control and little replacing of employees. Existing staff end up taking on way more work than at other mid-sized companies which hurts morale. Building up hype on an IoT product that is still not developed, without any real R&D funding while sitting on tens of millions in cash, and cutting costs to make the financials look better is not a long-term successful strategy - it's smoke and mirrors. Read the latest financial reports - with the Microsoft licensing business approaching an expiry date, and little growth in professional services or software revenue, time is ticking on the company. Weak CEO from another outdated era of ultra-conservative management when command and control were more important than trust and empowerment. Culture is strange, environment is not fun or rewarding.

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Pros

Flexible hours; well communications from top management; very professional work environment;

Cons

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Thank you! We implemented our Work Anywhere policy in early 2020 and it was well received. And one of our leadership teams’ goals is to be transparent with our team members on all aspects of the state of the business. We are glad to hear that is being felt throughout the company.
5.0
Apr 8, 2016
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Pros

I worked at Bsquare for over 9 years and it was an absolutely wonderful experience. There are all sorts of personalities and styles through the company but what unites everyone is the desire to implement embedded & IoT technologies. If you're interested at all in those areas you should give Bsquare a look. My favorite parts of working for Bsquare: 1. Great company culture and super intelligent workforce. 2. Nice giveaways like free Pop/Coffee and weekly fruit supply. 3. New technology everywhere always. 4. Serious stability with plenty of cash in the bank to weather even the worst of storms. 5. Exciting development in the products area with DataV.

Cons

I can't think of too many bad things to say about Bsquare. Like a lot of technology companies in the IoT space they're working hard on new initiatives to drive revenue and provide customers with better access to knowledge from their data. If you're not interested in an agile approach to new business areas and development this might not be the place for you. But if you like the stability of a medium sized company partnered with the excitement of new technology initiatives then Bsquare should be at the top of your list.

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