Rotten to the Core - Anonymous employee SmartFocus Employee Review

1.0
Dec 31, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Absolutely none. Couldn't leave this field blank.

Cons

Yeah, so the majority of these negative reviews stem from the sales/marketing dept in the London office, but the dysfunctional, bullying culture that this company cultivates permeates into the development department as well. This place is a revolving door of developers. Even with a small team, management does not properly recognize those with actual skills and talent to help with the redesign and re-architecting of the franken-code. Priorities are not managed and urgency is non-existent. The bar is extemely low and the bullying and territorial culture does not promote collaboration or camaraderie. Those who have the smarts realize this is a sinking ship and find much greener pastures elsewhere.

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Pros

Blend of new technology that helps solve problems between the customer and ecommerce site

Cons

Headquarters is based in the UK and also offices in France and Barcelona. This can cause delays in some operations.

3.0
Dec 10, 2012
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Pros

Can do attitude. This is a great company if it did not have the items in CONS. You have the ability to learn and move with the flow. There are tons of opportunities to learn and really make a difference.

Cons

To focused on sales. If you hate selling anything, this is not the place for you. All Management cares about is hitting the goals. Which is not a bad thing, but you have to have a solid product. Most clients are fooled by the Salesman (No brainer here) and Client Services will take the heat. This isnt a problem because you just bring the Sales guy back in the picture. Management is ambitious. But over the top ambitious. They'll shoot themselves in the foot if they have not done so already. - Work/live balance tips on the Work side heavily - Compensation is okay. Build experience and jump to a competitor. - Career Opportunities are available if you can sell. Test yourself, find a product you know is dysfunctional, and see how many people you can sell it to. The first 3 don't count. - CEO is on cloud 9. - Country Vice Presidents: Suck.

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