Long View Systems reviews

3.7

75% would recommend to a friend

(474 total reviews)
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Brent Allison

85% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Long View Systems has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 474 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Long View Systems employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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474 reviews
1.0
Jul 30, 2015

Exasperated with failed leadership

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Not many pros these days. You will read about the company vision and the "core pillars" in many of these reviews. There may have been a time when the company truly believed in them and actively operated and lived by them. That hasn't been the case in the Denver branch in some time. The downtown location is great, and there are a handful of people who do truly care about what they do.

Cons

The current US leadership/management team doesn't appear to have real success as a goal. The revolving door of turnover is spinning endlessly. You're hard pressed to find too many line-level folks who have been there more that a year or two. Account managers, project managers, marketing staff, engineers...all are leaving at a mind-numbing rate. Morale is poor, and after a round of layoffs followed by steady employee attrition, there's little hope on the horizon that things will get better. There does not appear to be any real effort to improve the product, standardize any kind of process or policy, or even bring in new work. Engineers with no sales experience and no interest in sales are being harassed to become presales engineers with zero training or coaching. The bonus program is a farce being unreasonably weighted to favor the company with a penance payed out to the engineers who actually do the work. Training has become non-existent. Longview stresses "perks" like the Career/Life planning and "work/life balance" with extreme conviction during the interview, but once you're on the payroll, the work/live balance is a bad joke. You will have to fight, claw, and beg for any semblance of balance if there's billable hours sitting in a bucket somewhere. And for those let go in the too-frequent "layoffs", there's no warning, usually no explanation as to why they are let go, and virtually no severance. Oddly the team leads, and all levels of management seem immune to the mood swings of a downturn

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Long View Systems Response
10y
Thank you for your review. We are sorry to hear that your experience at Long View wasn’t what we had hoped it would be. Our Director of People Services would like to speak with you directly so that we can learn more about your experience in an environment that is more interactive than a review website. Can we ask that you call her at 403-515-6900 and ask for the Director of People Services? Thank you in advance.
1.0
Aug 20, 2015

Eye opening

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Pros are free lunch, if you work days in the office. No matter how poorly you perform, your looked upon favorably if in office, at least in the U.S. As far as Canada goes, it doesn't matter, as you appease the right people.

Cons

Challenges of work here , are a "Canadian first" culture. Can't really blame them, they are Canadian. Leadership is lacking in, well, leadership. Technical resources are stretched thin or to the point of brewing for a MSP. Training is far more than lacking depending on your department. If you are in a "value added" department, you might get the training you signed up for. If not, well, don't expect leadership to explain complicated systems, or tools if needed. Breaks, few and far between, in certain hourly departments. Overtime is doled out to those who don't make a fuss, no matter how poorly they perform, otherwise, your OT is highly scrutinized. "People services" is the equivalent of HR, and regardless of these reviews, where they reply, "please contact so and so, they really want to speak to you", it's just another way to save face. I of course, engaged people services on multiple occasions, yet they were "shocked" by my revelations in my exit interview. Of course I had brought my concerns to their attention. Many, many months prior. As always, if you play the game, you'll do fine, however, this would involve violating their "four pillars" approach to everything. Line level associates are all new, and barely trained. Good luck with promotion unless you kiss major behind, and stab teammates in the back. Think of all the worst parts of google and Microsoft, and you get an idea of how this place works. Lots of infighting, no real team work. Basically, never attempt to go above baseline, as soon as you do, your expected to keep it at that or they analyze your throughput to see what's wrong. Pushback to EVERYONE is popular, until they decide it's not. The it's seen as challenging leadership. God help you if you decide to leave Long View Systems. They will 100% trash talk you, say how they have you a chance, etc etc ad nauseum to sway opinion of you if you leave. This is despite the fact they don't give you assistance of any kind in your job. If you make a mistake? Good luck.

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Long View Systems Response
10y
Thank you for your feedback; we truly value your opinion. We are happy to hear that you shared even more feedback with us during your Exit Interview. Based on your comments above, Our Director of People Services would like to speak with you directly so that we can learn more about your experience in an environment that is more interactive than a review website. Can we ask that you call her at 403-515-6900 and ask for the Director of People Services? Thank you in advance.
2.0
Jul 11, 2015

Houston, we have a problem!

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Pros

- Fairly good compensation package (3 weeks vacation) Medical, dental, vision. - LVS knows how to have fun after work. Fun Christmas parties every year.

Cons

- Pay is very low considering the bill rates. - Career, Life, Planning sessions don't really seem to mean much. - Management (CSMs) in the downtown office don't communicate much with team leads at client sites.

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Long View Systems Response
10y
Thank you for taking the time out to tell us about your experience at Long View and the aspects that you liked and disliked. Understandably, the consulting world comes with challenges which sometimes include being offsite and away from the main office and are sorry that you felt disconnected. We are happy that one of our Core Values, Fun, was abundant in your time at Long View Systems. Thank you for the 3+ years you spent with us; best of luck in your new role!
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