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    Jive Software Reviews

    Updated April 6, 2018
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    Pros

    • Great people who are smart, helpful and dedicated (in 26 reviews)

    • This is a great company making a great product that has a lot of potential (in 20 reviews)

    Cons

    • There is absolutely no work/life balance at Jive as the pressure to perform is intense (in 9 reviews)

    • Incredibly high turnover due to management not listening to talented employees (in 7 reviews)

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    1. Helpful (1)

      "Paralegal"

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      Former Employee - Senior Paralegal in Portland, OR
      Former Employee - Senior Paralegal in Portland, OR
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Jive Software full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Great Company, great people.

      Cons

      Nothing to mention here, Great!

      Advice to Management

      Keep it up!

    2. "Lots of really smart, collaborative people at Jive"

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      Former Employee - Product Manager in Palo Alto, CA
      Former Employee - Product Manager in Palo Alto, CA

      I worked at Jive Software full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      The people are great. Top engineers, product managers, etc. Generally super folks in almost departments. Everyone pitched in to help each other and find solutions to some tough problems. Collaboration at Jive was not just a motto, it was practiced by most everyone. A lot of respect between teams and co-workers. Just a great place to work.

      Cons

      In a 1-1/2+ years I reported to 5 different managers with 5 different management styles. However, most were very good people managers.

      Advice to Management

      Stay focused on core competencies and be cautious of cool ideas that are out of scope with core business

    3. "Site Reliability Engneering"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Portland, OR
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Portland, OR
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Jive Software full-time

      Pros

      Brewspace was the most excellent of all the things that were Jive.

      Cons

      Brewspace is now read only

      Advice to Management

      Turn Brewspace back on and then release it to the public (or even just alumni)

    4. "Senior Product Manager"

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      Former Employee - Senior Product Manager in Palo Alto, CA
      Former Employee - Senior Product Manager in Palo Alto, CA
      Recommends
      Negative Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Jive Software full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      great snacks, cool product, awesome people

      Cons

      Moved to Campbell after Palo Alto , Difficult career progression.

    5. "Full Time - heading to contractor"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Jive Software full-time

      Pros

      Jive is a great product. The (mostly ghostly) staff are knowledgable.

      Cons

      Oh boy. There is no one left in the office. The 4 floors of Jive in Portland are almost empty. There are 3 people, on my floor. Everyone now is globally distributed. All new hires are now contractors. So no benefits. In September, no office. The big "For Lease" sign is up on the building. And when that happens, keystroke monitoring will be the norm.

    6. Helpful (5)

      "Not what it used to be"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Jive Software full-time

      Pros

      It depends on your perspective. If you compare working for Jive to working for some other poorly rated company than you might find some pros. If you compare Jive to even just an average software company you will not find any pros. Those that existed died with the acquisition (if they aren't gone yet they are on their way out the door).

      Cons

      The company was acquired by Aurea Software in 2017. Aurea has crushed the culture and is slowly eroding the customer base. Jive is a sinking ship.

      Advice to Management

      It is too late to give advice to upper management. Also, they don't care what anyone has to say.

    7. Helpful (1)

      "Sr Manager"

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      Former Employee - Senior Manager in Campbell, CA
      Former Employee - Senior Manager in Campbell, CA
      Doesn't Recommend

      I worked at Jive Software full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Great product. Awesome co-workers. Fun environment

      Cons

      Stiff competition. Lack of long term vision.

    8. Helpful (4)

      "Was a Great Company"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at Jive Software full-time

      Pros

      Was a great company, with smart people and excellent benefits

      Cons

      Was acquired and was completely destroyed

    9. Helpful (2)

      "This company has gone down the tubes since the acquisition by Aurea. Don't expect to be treated well,"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Portland, OR
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Portland, OR
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Jive Software full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      The OG Jive folks still around are a good group
      No HR department to speak of, could also be a con
      Worksmart hasn't been implemented yet, so you won't have keystroke tracking and periodic screenshot requirements yet

      Cons

      Functionally incompetent management who lack creative ideas
      Mandatory keystroke logging and periodic screenshot and webcam software eventually required for all regular employees
      Innovation consists of copying another company but "doing it better and cheaper"

      Advice to Management

      Start over with your own ideas instead of just trying to copy others, make an attempt to innovate. Stop being the Dollar Store of software.

    10. Helpful (2)

      "Gutted"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Jive Software full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      It was a challenging and fun place to work until the acquisition.

      Cons

      With the acquisition, away went the culture, offices, people.

      Advice to Management

      New management is not the type to listen to advice.

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