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Yogesh Gupta
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Pros
There are policies and procedures to ensure you get a reasonable work/life balance (in 55 reviews)
Flexible working hours along with WFH option (in 23 reviews)
Cons
Recent changes disconnected senior management from employees (in 13 reviews)
Usually upper management gets the boot first (in 10 reviews)
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"Thoughts from a long-time employee"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Progress full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
- good group of people to work with
- flexible working hours and ability to work from home
- excellent employee stock purchase plan (15% discount from lowest price in 27 month offering period)
- company stock has been relatively stable
- new management with new ideas on making the company successful
- new CEO seems very direct and open to answering questions.Cons
- did have a large reduction-in-force back in January under new management team. Was sad to lose some good colleagues but hopefully the cost reductions will put us in a better position to succeed
Advice to Management
Ultimately, the shareholders/employees want the company to do well and grow. The previous management was not successful so it was time for a new team to try. I think there are some good ideas and I hope that we're successful.
Progress 2017-08-16 06:24 PDTHelpful (7)
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"Progress Stopped Making Progress"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Progress full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
-They simply hire the best people, the brightest most talented people you will ever meet
-They have great benefits
-Many offices have a "young startup" feel
-The pay is reasonable for most rolesCons
-Where they hire the best talent they don't seem to retain them, the best people are all either let go or leave for better opportunities
-The is a major communication problem at this company
-They are constantly changing direction
-Incredibility depressing to work here over the last few years. They don't seem to know what they are doing, everything is held together with chewing gum while their amazing talent is told to wait for direction. When one direction is picked they go with it for a few months and then turn around and change their minds.Advice to Management
-Provide more guidance to your staff, be more involved on a smaller scale, the company is not so big that the CEO can't meet with every employee at least once.
-Learn more about your talent before they leave for other opportunities
-Make each employee feel like part of the company, like they matter to the grand planProgress 2018-04-03 12:59 PDTHelpful (6)
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"Great people on the ground, upper management not so much"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Progress full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
There are some terrific people at this company who really care about the technology and the work they're putting out. Great, friendly environment with managers who get the work-life balance.
Cons
The decisions made at the C-level are puzzling at best and harmful at worst. So many acquisitions have flopped over the years, and so many good people laid off with no consideration of knowledge, experience, value, etc being lost to the company. With the continued offshoring of work, there is no stability and great people are leaving right & left.
Advice to Management
Focus on stability and continuity. Actually get to know the products and people working on them so that you can understand the value being delivered to your customers, instead of recreating the wheel every year with new buzzword "strategies."
Progress 2018-03-29 15:53 PDT![Progress Logo]()
"Good company"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Progress full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
pleasure working there for entire career
Cons
long hours, base pay is low
Advice to Management
more interactions with employees on daily basis
Progress 2018-03-09 20:05 PSTHelpful (7)
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"Getting More and More Depressing To Work Here"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at Progress full-time
Pros
Flexible hours
Nice co-workers
Teams band together to solve issues
Relaxed attire and work environmentCons
Company has an issue deciding whether they want to do date-driven or feature-driven development.
Has an identity crisis. Each CEO picks a new direction and logo for the company and leaves a year or two later.
Not much job stability here these days. Even though it's common knowledge that the pay at Progress is usually less than the same positions in other companies in the area and a couple employees left of their own will after the initial layoffs, there is still not enough money to go around. I've seen emails about lay offs, goodbye emails from co-workers, and emails about program cuts at least once a month for the last year. No sign of that stopping this year.
When I first started, the environment and benefits made up for the pay. Ever since the new CEO took over, everyone feels uneasy about when they'll end up on the chopping block. It's made worse by what Progress used to be: really makes it feel like your watching family is getting the boot.Advice to Management
Don't treat your workers like parts. People that once ignored better job offers out of loyalty and community at Progress are rewarded with pink slips. The way things are going, you'll never break even because everyone with decades of experience is going to leave before you have the chance to lay them off. There will be no one skilled enough to maintain the current software or help you keep up with market demand.
Progress 2018-02-28 17:01 PST![Progress Logo]()
"Account Executive"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Progress full-time
Pros
awesome coworkers, relatively low pressure sales environment, good place to see if sales is right for you.
Cons
payroll is constantly wrong, and slow to fix. Legal team opperates as a blocker on deals, not an enabler.
Advice to Management
Fix the payroll problems
Progress 2018-02-26 12:59 PST![Progress Logo]()
"Great Company with a bright future. Focused on the right things."
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Progress full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
Great company to work for! Very intelligent people who are always willing to share knowledge.
Cons
In the recent past, the company seemed to have lost their focus, but now seems to be back on track.
Advice to Management
Keep focused on the strengths of your core products.
Progress 2018-02-07 11:49 PST![Progress Logo]()
"Consulting Engineer"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Progress full-time
Pros
Learn new technologies used by customers
Cons
Information sharing is pitiful. There were too many instances of the same information being managed/changed by multiple parties making it all the more confusing for customers.
Advice to Management
Work smarter so that information can be easily shared and maintained.
Progress 2018-02-20 05:12 PST![Progress Logo]()
"Object design"
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Pros
Great professionalism and work ethic among staff
Cons
No room for growth
Advice to Management
Listen more to the staff
Progress 2018-02-04 23:03 PSTHelpful (1)
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"Exciting place to work"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Progress full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
The company creates tech for cutting edge web/mobile dev
Cons
There can be some incertitude at times
Advice to Management
Continue with the positive changes that they have made since new CEO
Progress 2018-01-11 09:46 PST
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Progress Response
Aug 21, 2017 – Human Capital
Wow - more than 10 years part of the team. You really know the ins and outs here at Progress! We are so happy to have you on board. It's employees, like you, that make Progress such a special place to work. Thank you!... MoreLess