A great place to work! - Product Owner Devbridge Employee Review

5.0
Nov 28, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

The company has a unique, positive, and active culture. Everyone is really talented and easy to get along with. Management is flat, company health and operations are transparent, management communication is frequent, and office decisions are made as a group. Salaries are competitive, professional development opportunities are frequent (training courses, conferences, etc.), and the benefits (health, dental, and 401k) are good for such a small company. The company has experienced 80% annual growth for the past 6 years creating plenty of career opportunities. Friday company-sponsored lunches are a nice way to meet everyone, the dress policy is casual, the kitchen is fully stocked with snacks and beer, and you can always play ping pong, foosball, or videos games to blow off some steam. Employees enjoy hanging out with each other outside of work, and the company sponsors monthly activities like camping, games nights, and sporting events. The company also creates its own apps to improve working processes (Devbridge TV, PowerUp App, etc.) which makes client engagement and communication much easier. Designers are very creative and the development team is extremely talented.

Cons

The designer and project management teams work in Chicago, while the development teams works in Lithuania. This introduces some operational constraints (time offset, language hurdles, etc.), and occasionally causes some project delays.

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5.0
Jun 4, 2024
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Pros

It was great, but has since been acquired by Cognizant.

Cons

The culture changed once acquired.

2.0
Jan 13, 2017
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Recommend
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Pros

Devbridge Group aspires to be a successful digital company and at times creates an atmosphere that is reflective of this. Additionally there are several perks, not dissimilar to other startups, like ping pong, Friday lunches, gym memberships and video games.

Cons

The actual pros of working for Devbridge start and stop with what I wrote above. Unfortunately, the company has issues with hiring and retaining good talent and it's reflective of serious problems stemming from senior leadership. The team of co-founders can't seem to get out of their own way. They are unable to trust their employees and because of this, micro management is rampant. There is also a high level of disrespect and dismissive attitudes toward the rest of the organization, specifically to women. The company also suffers from "bait & switch" hiring practices. It's not uncommon to be hired for one position, only to be shifted into another without a discussion. Others found themselves hired for mid-level positions with promising responsibilities but in reality, the positions were stripped down to entry-level tasks. Unfortunately, senior-leadership lacks enough awareness to recognize that they are setting their employees up for success. Instead, when someone leaves the company or is fired, it is communicated to everyone else that "they couldn't hack it".

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