PeopleMatter Reviews

Pros

Great environment- the benefits of having a fun and challenging environment make going to work pretty sweet. I love bringing in my dogs and everyone from the top down

Cons

If you don't want to work hard and be challenged that would be a con for someone.

Pros

While the pom-pom waving culture at PeopleMatter is overblown - there is a great culture for those who know how to work in teams and can communicate effectively. As in any small company - change is constant and its harder on those who expect everything to be easy or handed to them the way they want it. There's a ton of opportunity to make variable comp money, have an impact and develop your skills, and work on a platform that delivers what its expected to. Most employees are great to work with and the location in Charleston is world-class.

Cons

Its not an easy sale - there are big obstacles to overcome, but it makes your really develop skills that will accelerate your career. Management is not very transparent - and at times was very bloated. Not in the trenches enough with their front-line. Starting pay is not aggressive for the industry - they rely on the depressed wages in the Charleston market since there is so much competition for these types of companies/jobs.

Pros

I truly enjoyed working at PeopleMatter. Not for one day did I ever feel uncomfortable or out-of -place. During my tenure, I not only had the chance to take a deeper dive into the world of product management but I learned that I do have a voice in not only day-to-day tasks but also longterm planning and strategy. I can say that at PeopleMatter I probably experienced the most professional growth than at any other firm. Co-Team Members and Senior Management were always game for in-depth conversations about product enhancements and where the company was going. People and their diverse talent are definitely the Company's strength. Also, the work/life balance was one of the best I have experienced.

Cons

As in any start up, expanding the footprint and building out the product created some growing pains. Often, decisions about the roadmap had to be made quickly which resulted in some people being left out and feeling merely directed to execute the work.

Pros

- Non-management is filled with awesome people - Opportunity to work with smart people - Challenging work - Should help most people advance their career - Able to work with modern tech

Cons

- Widely known they underpay until you threaten to quit with an offer from elsewhere - More outsourced teams from Argentina than internal - Outsourced teams will make your life miserable - Will and have promised the world to many people - You will not get much stock in the company, so you're working toward making others very rich - Takes 5 years to get all of your rather small stake in the company - Controlled by VCs and a large client - Try to act like a startup when convenient - Tons of management & senior executives that aren't needed - Sold themselves down the river to their largest client - Management who really do not care about the people - Management who openly has favorites, while having disdain for others - Management doesn't listen to those they rely upon to become successful - Extremely high turnover that they refuse to address - Waste money on worthless marketing stunts - A CEO no one working on the product likes - Wasteful company meeting every week - Yearly reviews that are throwaway and amount to a standard raise - No real company culture, since they push the one they want rather than letting it be organic - Management who don't understand your work, so don't hold much value in it - Care more about the process than the people and the quality of their work

Pros

Generally a fun atmosphere. Benefits are pretty epic across the board. Charleston engineering is a tight crew that works well together and gets stuff done. And you cannot beat the location of the main office.

Cons

Features are decided based on customer pressure, and hard deadlines set based off of engineering best guesses. Company has taken in so much venture funding that management seems to spend more time placating the board than thinking about the future.

Pros

Very fast-moving company that allows you to quickly grow as they do. I've worked here over a year but have felt like I have been here for 5 because of all of the milestones we have achieved in that short time. My colleagues are awesome and it is truly a great place to work. Location isn't too bad either.

Cons

I sometimes feel like some of the work i'm doing is all for not because Senior Management will come down and make processes mandatory that should have been thought through more. As we grow, we are becoming more rigid and it is limiting some of our creativity in a time when it could be one of our biggest assets to differentiate.