Serious management issues - Software Engineer ForAllSecure Employee Review

2.0
Jun 19, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

A few exceptional people still work there, for now. The CEO, a CMU professor on leave, could sell ice to Inuits.

Cons

Some of the best people in their trade have left the company or were fired, and were not replaced. Several employees were fired without notice, and without being placed on the elusive 3-month performance plan, which the company execs lie about. Code quality is low. Unfortunate technical decisions were made, seemingly based on misunderstood blog posts in a cargo-cult fashion. Everything moves very slowly. Engineers are not empowered to choose the tools that make them most productive. The Palo Alto office has a giant, austere, red slogan on the wall, just like in a scene of the satirical movie "The Death of Stalin" (2017). I can't remember what it says despite seeing it everyday for months. CTO's technical skills are not adequate.

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5.0
Apr 24, 2024
Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Great people to be working with on a day to day basis - Interesting work in a growing field - Fully remote - Senior leadership supports work life balance

Cons

- Need to execute quicker

4.0
Sep 26, 2024
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good people, interesting work, good mission

Cons

Early challenges finding direction, leadership could be opinionated at times

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