Plex Systems, Inc. Reviews

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Some of the higher ups

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Some of the the older departments have a deep "old boys club" mentality where friends are promoted over qualified individuals. Several talented individuals have recently left the company because of this.

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You must conform to their standards. No exceptions.

They don’t know what they are doing half of the time. Many projects experience scope creep and the people at the bottom are blamed for not completing the project on time.

Some of the immediate managers do not follow HR protocol. For example, there is supposed to be a mid-year review which rarely happens.

When you are first hired, they mention that you should 40 hours work week. However after the honeymoon (the first few months), you are expected to work much more than that per week.

Some of the immediate, middle and senior management have been there for many years and it seems that they are part of the good ol’ boys club. If you are not part of the club, you could be extricated which could lead to you being terminated even tough you are a talented, hard working employee.

They is a constant clash between the old guard and the new guard which the old guard usually persists.

Not much diversity. In some departments, there is a small percentage of women working compared to men. Moreover, women are scarce in management positions.

Additionally across the company, there is very little diversity in their employee makeup.

They talk about opportunities but there is very little. This is due to the low turnover of people at the top who have been there for 10+ years.

When someone is let go for various reasons, they do not offer severance of any kind regardless of you being there for a year or 15 years.

Many people have offices with a glass wall with a sliding door. (In a way, it resembles a jail cell) Because of these offices, there is very little collaboration and when you need to communicate, the primary means is instant messaging or email.

No consistent leadership. They been without a permanent CEO since October 2017.

Room for very little innovation.

They think they are much bigger than they are.

They do these employee surveys with skewed questions so that they can pat themselves on the back.

Top heavy on directors and senior managers.

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Even though they think they have a good culture, it is very “clicky”. Many immediate supervisors and their directors are part of the “clicky” movement thus making it difficult to get a good review if you don’t play their politics.

Additionally, they have the following philosophy about software: don’t do it the wrong way, don’t do it the right way, do it the Plex way which is a combination of the wrong and right way.

Because they have cells (offices with sliding doors), many people sit in their own silo and use instant messaging to communicate with each other making it difficult to get answers.

Another item, their internal documentation is almost non existent.

Moreover, they claim to have a mid year review which doesn’t happen so you never know what your supervisor thinks of your work until the annual review and you get denied a merit increase.

Lastly, they make the claim that there is opportunity to learn and advance. Sadly, that is far from the truth since those in the more advanced positions have been working there for many years.

Cons

The company needs to decide what "exactly" it wants to be. There is a distinct push and pull between the old guard (those who have been with Plex for more than 5 years) and the new guard. Also, after the current CEO was let go there is a big gap in leadership at the company.

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The company is constantly trying to grow the business into industries which they are not matured in enough to pursue. You as a hire are basically part of an experiment. Company is constantly forcing employees to say it's a great place to work so they get good ratings, etc. It's a relatively nice place to work until you get sacked with no severance, etc.

Cons

It largely depends on the group you work in. Within my respective group there is zero flexibility, a lot of micromanagement, and no growth potential. In addition, the health insurance provider is awful compared to the previous insurance offered prior to 2017.

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Plex management is misleading and deceptive. They are owned by Francisco Partners that wants to get their 5 year return on investment back and it's not happening. The internal management of the company is the most confused I've ever seen. They do not value their workers and use their abilities to the benefit of the company. They have lost their CEO, head of Marketing, many directors to lack of proper strategic planning and follow through for the organization. They show well in the sales process to potential customers and promise what cannot be delivered.

Cons

Plex is struggling to break out of the automotive space, bogged down with some basic upgrades, with limited focused direction from leadership. Eventually it will happen, but unfortunately longer than everyone expects.

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Too many new top level Director potions created, that are concerning on where the company is headed. Movement within the company is not possible, learning and career development has been an issue for years. Very little to none interested on helping internal employees grow into their career. Rather outsource some jobs No salary growth potential and no career advancement options in some areas.