It's more of a marketing firm than a consulting one - Senior Software Engineer WAES Employee Review

2.0
Aug 20, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Very good on-boarding process. The team responsible for receiving the consultants is very dedicated and attentive. They help you very well in the process of adaptation to the country while in their office - Good entry point in Europe

Cons

- Too much marketing in a company that don't do what they show on well made videos - Some things that they promise, they don't deliver. You stay a lot of time in bench, and the first project that they find for you to have interview, you like or not, you will be pushed to do it, where they give you random excuses in why you have to pick it up - The idea of being free to choose where to work is marketing - Sales has a huge delay on allocating people in projects in a market that is full of opportunities around - Non-sense work time control systems - Once you are on a client, you are completely forgotten - There are a situation where a consultant were pushed to work in a client, even he living more or less 4 hours from the place. More consultants had similar issue, having to work far away from their homes, opposing with what they sell with life balance - Lacks of allocation process. They sell that they will look for housing for you, but this doesn't happen. You have to do most of the things by yourself, unless you keep asking for help every time.

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WAES Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We really value your thoughts about our company, so we can improve ourselves. WAES is still a young company, and we’ve realized that in 2020 some things were not how they supposed to be. Of course, we can partly blame this on the COVID-situation, but we want to clean up our own backyard first. In the beginning of 2021, some drastic measures were taken in the internal WAES team. Harsh words have been spoken, and actions were taken. Looking at the future, things are going to be different, and are different already. We’ve realized the importance of focusing on doing what we like doing, and what we are good at: hiring new software & data engineers, obtaining the best projects and helping you grow on a professional and personal level. Thanks again for your insights. This really helps us in becoming a mature organization.

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