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Looking to be challenged? - Engineer Compeat Employee Review

4.0
Oct 17, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

If you enjoy wearing many hats and solving complex problems, this is the place to be. The top benefit of working here is Autonomy. There’s a tech stack that needs a lot of love, which means there is potential for expanding your knowledge and getting your hands dirty, which when done correctly has the potential for a raise/bonus/promotion. So far, I’ve had the freedom to use the whichever coding language I feel is best to solve a given problem, which is huge. Companies I’ve worked with in the past have wanted to use one language across the board, which at times just over complicates the issue. These is a push for continuous learning which I appreciate greatly. Our team typically gets together over zoom to share our learnings from previous sprints, new technologies used, etc... Overall, the atmosphere is pretty relaxed. I must admit I was a bit hesitant in joining the company because of the lack of reviews, but really happy I took a chance. I can see myself being here for years to come.

Cons

In an effort to cut costs, we’ve downgraded some of the cloud services we are using in-house. This translates into lack of dashboards and insights. Honestly at this moment, I can’t think of anything else. Our retro’s typically have a small number of improvement concerns raised by the team, which is pretty accurate at this point.

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Compeat Response
5y
"A tech stack needing some love" - awesome empathetic description. And yes, all of you in the Development team have been doing just that for the past 9 months more than ever and we so appreciate it. Thank you for the transparent review and we could not be happier to see that you're feeling so positive about remaining part of this incredible team of people.

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5.0
May 22, 2021
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Pros

Compeat is a great place to work. Great work culture and leadership.

Cons

Nothing that I can think of at the moment.

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Compeat Response
4y
Thank you! Culture is important to us and we're so glad you're experience has been positive.
2.0
Jun 12, 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Day to day isn’t too “corporate”. Most coworkers on the floor are friendly and knowledgeable.

Cons

Leadership who were active in the trenches have jumped ship. Replaced by a rainbow of C-Level flavors and overstretched “product leads” who fiddle endlessly with roadmaps and ticket assignments. Execs pop down to Earth (via video) now and then for some “so proud” shtick, but fail to demonstrate basic engagement with problems in development. Releases and simple fixes alike pushed back for months; hundreds of man hours put into unreleased and unnecessary products; basic lack of quality filtering in management hires; etc., etc. “Merged” with Ctuit offices but keep no plan for communicating between them, much less adopting what worked in them. Deliverables managed by Ctuit in a few hours across two timezones take a week or longer between Houston and Austin. Totally different standards of "complete" and "customer ready". New third-party communication tools bought on every quarter with pretty swim lanes hailed as the solution to all problems, meanwhile no one enforces plain adherence to abiding by set deadlines. Ctuit’s relaxed comradery all the way up the chain replaced by sycophantic “haters gonna hate, we love our dogs and coffee!!!!!!” type culture while cliques, gossip, and disgruntled staff bubble under the surface; and HR voices concern about Glassdoor a month before a slew of mysterious 5 star reviews appear.

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Compeat Response
7y
It's always tough getting feedback from a former employee who didn't feel positive about their experience with us. What we can confirm for certain is that we definitely don't make anyone post reviews. It's up to our employees and we simply ask all to speak openly and honestly. The team continues to strive for creating an environment where everyone feels they can innovate, speak up and be their best....veteran talent and new hires alike. Wishing you well and thanks for the feedback.
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