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Chuck Harris
34 Ratings
Pros
The environment is nice and laid back (in 6 reviews)
Some smart people work at NetSpend (in 3 reviews)
Cons
Management and upper management see a lot of promotions while neglecting the masses (in 5 reviews)
This company has left such a nasty taste in my mouth I'm moving out of Austin (in 5 reviews)
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"Developer"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Netspend full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
Current developer at Netspend. Have been here for 5 years and love the team. Management is very supportive and gives me all the support they can. Pretty laid-back environment and really smart people.
Excellent mission that helps people that can't get a bank account. CEO is really cool and is very ethical.Cons
Some red-tape to deal with given it's a financial company. The IT operations and information security teams can be hard to work with and make it hard to go as fast as we'd like.
Advice to Management
Devops!
Netspend 2017-02-28 09:17 PST![Netspend Logo]()
"Great company to work for!"
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Positive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Netspend full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
The company is great and the management recognizes people who think outside of the box. Company actually listens to employees and reacts accordingly.
Cons
Legacy software stack is a bit of a bear and is difficult to navigate around, but management realizes this and is working (albeit slowly) to rectify this issue.
Advice to Management
Continue to listen to the employees, let them have a voice!
Netspend 2017-09-01 11:26 PDTHelpful (3)
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"Avoid this company. Worked here 2.75 years and the environment and culture was slowly destroyed by TSYS."
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Netspend full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
The cons far overshadow any Pros left here.
Pay rate was near the scale average.
If you're in management, you are more likely to get a promotion.Cons
Management and upper management see a lot of promotions while neglecting the masses. Saw my manager and their director get three promotions in 2.5 years while people under them got none. They hired new replacements to fill the gaps once they advanced. Leaving reports under new management constantly.
A relaxed environment turned to a stressful rule based environment.Advice to Management
You're already bought into the TSYS culture and changes; no advice left for you.
Netspend 2017-05-17 14:44 PDTHelpful (4)
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"Avoid this company like the plauge"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Netspend full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
There are some Team Building exercises on occasion
Cons
Mid and upper level mangement is the worst I've seen in 15 years of Software Development. Everyone that works there has only been there less than 3-6 months. The first day I started, was told that developers only stay there about 2 weeks, because is a bunch of website re-skins. This company is a predatory lender that preys on the lower income bracket of customers and charges them exuburent fees. I sent email to H.R. To say that I needed to go to the hospital over the weekend and they said that would be my last day at NetSpend = discrimination. This company has left such a nasty taste in my mouth I'm moving out of Austin.
Advice to Management
Overhaul your entire mid to higher level mangement. Don't throw lower level employees under the bus. Quit setting this place up as a mill hiring new batch of employees every 90 days and firing
Netspend 2017-02-24 10:10 PSTHelpful (2)
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"Bad first impression"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Netspend full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
My coworkers were great as were the people in other departments I interacted with. The perks weren't bad they have an office downtown.
Cons
HR and management was unorganized, providing incorrect information about position and expectations. Also there was a lack of support and miscommunication about expectations for the role.
Advice to Management
Ensure role expectations are established prior to hiring and communicate this initially to employees to make sure everyone is on the same page. Also follow up HR to make sure they aren't driving away interested candidates with a first impression of incompetence and misalignment between departments.
Netspend 2017-01-12 23:11 PST![Netspend Logo]()
"Great place to work"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Netspend full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Very mission-driven leader aiming to leave a great legacy.
Awesome culture that values both hard work and fun.
Long track record of giving back to the community.
Highest performing company in a fast growing, dynamic industry.
Located downtown, in the heart of Austin.Cons
Downtown location may make commutes difficult for folks that live on the fringes of the city.
Netspend 2016-12-15 19:25 PST![Netspend Logo]()
"Solid company with great dev team"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Netspend full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
-Development team leadership is strong and promotes growth
-Compensation and perks are good. They reward good work.
-Office location in downtown Austin.
-Most people in company are team players and willing to help.Cons
-As the company has grown, sometimes the fun culture can be lost periods of time, as people push through priorities.
Advice to Management
-Keep innovating and providing more tools and features to the underbanked.
-Keep rewarding your top performers as you have done to retain talent.Netspend 2016-10-19 17:15 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Analyst"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOPros
Occasional opportunity to work from home.
Cons
Bad leadership, no career ladder and options.
Advice to Management
Try motivating and developing your staff.
Netspend 2016-10-01 18:24 PDTHelpful (5)
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"Unprofessional / Lack of Direction"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Netspend full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Netspend has a fun / relaxed culture. They try to do fun things for their employees. They also give back to the community.
Cons
Leadership has no direction and does not communicate with it's teams well. Some members of leadership do not seem to care about their employees and there are no development discussions and very little opportunity for advancement.
Some internal teams are very unprofessional and make many errors.
Seems to be an overall "laziness" where many people are not accountable for doing quality work.Advice to Management
Focus on training for your leaders and hold them accountable.
Netspend 2016-10-21 08:54 PDT![Netspend Logo]()
"Compliance"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Netspend full-time
Pros
Good location / benefits.
Cons
You sink or swim. Not much direction.
Netspend 2016-09-29 23:17 PDT
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