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Computer Guidance

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Know one thing about CGC - If you work there long enough you WILL get fired (or laid off). - Business Analyst/Technical Writer Computer Guidance Employee Review

1.0
Oct 23, 2010
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Pros

Pro - the other employees. CGC has approximately 96 employees, btw, the estimate of over 150 is incorrect, the President of the company will tell you this himself. The software they produce is not CAD software. It's Construction Management Software. Back to the employees. I have worked with MANY skilled employees at CGC. As a matter of fact, the employees are the best, and almost the only - quality asset. Unfortunately, I have seen so many fantastically dedicated employees pushed out the door. For absolutely no "known" reason other than that they seniority, and the junior workers make less, so this translates to the best resources being terminated.

Cons

Turnover is 79% at last report. I've worked there over 4 years, and I've had six different Managers. Now I report to the President of the company. I've not been told ONCE that I've done a quality job (although I must be doing so, I have yet to be fired or let go) but multiple times in a meeting in front of others that I was doing a very POOR job. If you dedicate yourself to this company, it is a one-way street. A quote from the President "that's what I do, I use 'em up until there is nothing left, I throw them away, and I get new ones."

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5.0
Mar 13, 2018
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Pros

The work is very interesting and we code using the most current web technologies. I've also learned so much about business and construction. Things I've built have been used to manage construction projects from stadiums to bridges. The office is bright and modern and everybody is very nice and helpful. Lot's of long term staff. CGC has very low turnover and great benefits including the ability to work from home.

Cons

It's work and there are deadlines but this is the best company I have worked for. It's so much better than my last job that I can't really think of anything to write that is a negative.

1.0
Feb 1, 2014
Anonymous employee
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Pros

a pay check, but that is debatable

Cons

Working here starts out OK, but as the layers start to unfold it all goes to hell. The application is a horrible on-screen mess that you will NEVER get trained on. You will be dropped in the pit to support in on day 1. Everyone is willing to help, but that doesn't matter as you have no starting knowledge point to work with. The technology behind it is expensive and inflexible. They have no change control process so there is a hotfix for something every 12 hours. The developers don't communicate changes so the application support team are the first ones to find issues and that makes angry customers, and they don't know what is going on, so then Tech services is left to troubleshoot something they don't know about. The team that deploys the software can't seem to do it without running into to some issues, can't tell if it is programming issues or tech issues, but then it goes to tech department to fix. They have a SaaS environment for customer but that seems to be a hot mess, I've heard of everything from connectivity to backup issues. Their Professional Services doesn't know the application, so they get to bill more hours to the customers to learn it. Any training for technology outside of the company application is "googled" extensively. The company was just sold to Explorer software, so I'm sure there will be a few years of trying to intergrate the 2 products together. Customers or Jobs seekers, stay away. Employees, bail while you can, you won't make the cut again.

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