Incompetent Management, Poor Communication - Senior Developer JBS Dev Employee Review

1.0
Mar 23, 2013
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Pros

Work from home. Company pays most of your health care and dental plan costs. Paid overtime (at least at the time I worked there).

Cons

Terribly managed. The people in management positions are inept programmers who somehow became managers. There is a reactionary mindset as opposed to a proactive one. It's nice that they foot the bill for much of the health and dental plans, but those plans are pretty low-tier and lacking. One co-worker kept his dental from his last job via COBRA rather then taking the dental from JBS. For a company where everyone works from home, you'd think they'd be better at communicating, but communication is a big problem. They tend to take a reactive approach to things rather than a proactive one. And if you try to be proactive, they treat you as though you're being a nuisance. In the almost 2 decades I've been doing this sort of work, I'd never experienced as much stress as I did at JBS. The company acts as if they are afraid of their clients, always saying "Yes" to unrealistic timelines and invariably failing to deliver on time when they've made promises like that. When I interviewed with them, they sold me on the company as having the best of the best. While some of the newer employees are pretty sharp, this company is, in no way, employing the best of the best. Not even close. I've worked with much more talented people than I did at JBS. All in all, working for JBS was a miserable, stressful, frustrating experience. It would serve as a textbook example of how not to write software or run a business.

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5.0
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Pros

The company offers an excellent work-life balance, comprehensive benefits, and clear paths for upward mobility, complemented by competitive salaries. There is a refreshing absence of micro-management, with a clear adoption of a horizontal leadership model. The culture is outstanding, fostering collaboration among brilliant colleagues. Furthermore, JBS Dev provides a stellar range of offerings for increased commissions over time.

Cons

Company-wide meetups occur only once every two years

2.0
Feb 8, 2026
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Pros

The development team is great

Cons

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