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Simple Machines reviews

3.3

50% would recommend to a friend

(15 total reviews)

61% positive business outlook

Simple Machines has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 15 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Simple Machines employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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15 reviews
1.0
Feb 5, 2024

Hard pass due to the CEO

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You will meet good engineers and good people here as colleagues. The work has its ups and downs, and although it is generally dull, it is to least demanding enough to pass the time. The pay is good (but not worth it).

Cons

I could never be bothered to write a review after leaving, but seeing a recent review sparked me to add my voice to the discontented. Maybe it helps someone like me to not step in the trap. First and foremost, the CEO is a total liability to the company. He is condescending, controlling and a narcist. He deploys the usual charming on one day, horrible on the next tactics to try and control employees. Carrots are dangled and whips are cracked. I have never worked at a company where so many people get fired / rage quit / or bite their lip until the get a chance to leave. I met so many good engineers that had their spirit and self-confidence completely broken before moving on. If he could just learn to let go and let the excellent people that work for him do their thing, it might be a better workplace. The senior leadership serve as his echo chamber, because no one ever stood up to him while I was there, and no one ever addressed the issues that the employees brought forward. It could be that they've realised that he is incapable of change, but so doing have become stagnant bobbleheads, waiting for a big payout when SM gets sold? I don't know really.

1.0
Jul 14, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Above competitive salary Onsite locations are good for commute

Cons

CEO will pretty much hire and fire as he pleases, they're pretty much only afloat because they're a bodyshop/recruitment agency to an Australian-based insurance company. Nothing radical about it No inhouse training provided CEO loves to brag about how much money he spends on whatever his latest obsession is ...

1.0
Jan 29, 2024

Toxic work culture

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

None noted other than the CEO likes to flash his cash which can translate to some nice meals out

Cons

A gaslighting controlling CEO with a jeckyll and hyde personality who hires and fires on a wim and over sells the company culture which is non existent and highly toxic. Revolving door of people.

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