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Updated May 16, 2023

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Found 63 of over 70 reviews
3.8
71% Recommend to a Friend
80% Approve of CEO

Found 62 of over 70 reviews

3.8
71%
Recommend to a Friend
80%
Approve of CEO
SPARC CEO Elizabeth Buske (no image)
Elizabeth Buske
14 Ratings

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    1. 5.0
      May 16, 2023
      Business Analyst
      Current Employee
      New York, NY
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good because it good and good

      Cons

      Bad cause it’s bad and bad

      1. 1.0
        Sep 19, 2022
        Supply Chain Analyst
        Former Employee
        Recommend
        CEO Approval
        Business Outlook

        Pros

        I guess the bonuses are nice

        Cons

        This company doesn't care for their employees especially if you are at the bottom...not much room for growth, lack of support and resources from upper management, small team and high turnover. I was missing 3 people on my team and had to carry extra weight for over 8 months.

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        1. 5.0
          Sep 15, 2022
          Director of Quality Engineering
          Former Employee, more than 5 years
          Charleston, SC
          Recommend
          CEO Approval
          Business Outlook

          Pros

          Great growth opportunities. Great culture. Very talented teams and awesome projects!

          Cons

          There were no cons working here.

          1. 3.0
            Jun 13, 2022
            Designer
            Current Employee
            Recommend
            CEO Approval
            Business Outlook

            Pros

            Everyone is very friendly and collaborative

            Cons

            Corporate structure keeps employees at a low level and severely underpayed

            1. 5.0
              Feb 18, 2022
              Anonymous Employee
              Former Employee, more than 3 years
              Recommend
              CEO Approval
              Business Outlook

              Pros

              Best work experience of my career!

              Cons

              The commute on Clements Ferry.

              1. 4.0
                Apr 23, 2021
                SME Account Manager
                Former Employee, more than 1 year
                Charleston, SC
                Recommend
                CEO Approval
                Business Outlook

                Pros

                Culture, people, Fun. innovative, and challenging

                Cons

                pay, focus time, direction, and management

                1. 4.0
                  Feb 8, 2016
                  Senior Software Developer
                  Former Employee, more than 1 year
                  Charleston, SC
                  Recommend
                  CEO Approval
                  Business Outlook

                  Pros

                  It really is a fun work environment as portrayed in social media. Management cares about doing things well for customers, not just doing a "good enough" job, and technical competence is valued. Collaboration is high. Schedule is flexible. Unrestrained awesomeness is understood (where else can you ride a bike to your desk (don't hit the dog), and wear board shorts and a neon tank top and drink craft beer on tap while you write excellent code?)

                  Cons

                  Past all the fun and games, and all the great people, and the truly enjoyable work environment, some of the technical work is simply not engaging or interesting. There are stale projects where it's hard to tell what kind of impact you are really making. The acquisition by Booz Allen means uncertainty about the future of core values and culture, although things are OK so far. The Booz Allen performance rewards system (raises) leaves much to be desired. If you get hired for $75,000, don't expect to make $100,000 in 18 months just because you do a great job and prove you're worth it.

                  5
                  1. 5.0
                    Jun 8, 2015
                    Anonymous Employee
                    Current Employee
                    Charleston, SC
                    Recommend
                    CEO Approval
                    Business Outlook

                    Pros

                    Sparc has become a home away from home. I have had opportunities to grow in ways I have not been able to at previous jobs. It is obvious that we are team, with each member being an important part. In a growing company it can be hard to know everyone and keep up with new hires, but Sparc works hard to make everyone known and recognized. Call it culture, call it corporate pride, call it whatever you want but Sparc has it in spades. People here are proud to tell people where they work, proud to recommend friends work here, and happy to come to work everyday. Dogs, beer, nerf darts, slow clapping, Humans of Sparc, unlimited vac, planned and impromptu parties, flip flops and shorts... Sparc is just a fun place full of super smart talented people.

                    Cons

                    Like all growing companies, especially startups that grow fast, there are growing pains. To be fair all companies need to strengthen certain areas, at Sparc I would say these would be: -Health Benefits -Corporate Communication -Tuition Reimbursement/ Training The great thing about Sparc is that as a small company, input is received and opportunities to better the company are taken.

                    1. 5.0
                      Jun 10, 2011
                      Anonymous Employee
                      Current Employee
                      Charleston, SC
                      Recommend
                      CEO Approval
                      Business Outlook

                      Pros

                      - Fun place to work - Very open communication with everyone, including the SLT - Everyone treated as equals - Agile, always evolving work environment - Very good benefits, including health insurance with no monthly premiums! - Work with cutting edge technologies

                      Cons

                      Because SPARC is growing so fast, nearly doubling in size in the last three months, the company is going to have a hard time keeping its culture as awesome as it currently is. If we can scale the culture to meet the growth in the company, it'll remain and awesome place to work!

                      1
                      1. 3.0
                        May 31, 2015
                        Anonymous Employee
                        Current Employee
                        Recommend
                        CEO Approval
                        Business Outlook

                        Pros

                        Perfectly adequate work environment. free beer (sometimes)

                        Cons

                        Pretty much everything they sale you on to get you to work there is either a half truth or an outright lie. The health insurance is mediocre at best, free beer is only on very rare occasions (although obviously much more often than most companies), professional development/continuing education is extremely hard to take advantage of and comes with A LOT of prerequisites that make it virtually useless. Senior employees are allowed to act as unprofessionally as they want even if it creates hostility - if you complain you simply hear: "sorry, they has worked for the company for a long time, so you'll just have to deal with it"

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                      SPARC has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 70 reviews left anonymously by employees. 71% of employees would recommend working at SPARC to a friend and 67% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

                      According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, SPARC employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at SPARC. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

                      71% of SPARC employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated SPARC 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

                      According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at SPARC to be career development, benefits, culture and the cons to be management, senior leadership, compensation.

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