Tacit Knowledge Reviews

Pros

Great work life balance. Good benefits.

Cons

Career growth is limited .

Pros

Work with equipment that works

Cons

Lots of people and work

Pros

great place to work i recommend it

Cons

cannot think of any negatives

Pros

Once had a highly regarded reputation in the eComm/CMS space. I worked with some of the most talented engineers and delivery professionals in my career, many of which I've stayed close friends with.

Cons

Once the Newgistics merger went into full force, the culture went south. HQ in Austin was absolutely clueless on how to maintain good culture with highly skilled knowledge workers in San Francisco. Benefits were cut, upward mobility was virtually nonexistent, and there was a mass exodus of top notch leadership. The managers that remained or were brought in were absurdly incompetent and sometimes unethical. It caused a steady outflow of top talent to where the great culture that once thrived became virtually unrecognizable. The sales pipeline was once overflowing and then it dried up. HR was the worst I've ever seen in any company. When they cut our benefits, they had an entire year to communicate the change, yet they waited until just before benefits enrollment. They were also very poor at time keeping, many times making mistakes in payroll and vacation accrual.

Pros

Tacit Knowledge is an engineering-driven company, with a focus on quality. Employees are very supportive of each other, and take interest in each others' projects. This is genuine interest, not like my last job, where someone asking you what you were working on meant you should watch your back. I've never worked at a place where everyone likes each other this much, or where everyone was this good at their jobs.

Cons

This is a consulting company, so there is likely to be travel (this could be a "pro" if you really like to travel), though it's not excessive. The interview/hiring process is pretty long, but this is only a con until you get through it. I guess high standards have costs.

Pros

Tacit only hires drama-free people, so we all get along great. Coworkers fast became friends and drinks on Friday are the norm here. Everyone is easy to work with because they also experts. People know what they're doing so that means a frustration-free zone too. My manager is approachable and easy to talk to...about anything which means the company stays healthy and transparent, any small issues does not escalate and productive outcomes are assured. Our office is close to public transit so it's easy to get here. I get complete benefits and life insurance at no cost to me as well as a nice 4 weeks of paid time off per year.

Cons

Haven't had 401K matching but we will in a few months.

Pros

Really good software consulting pros who know what they are doing and happy to share their knowledge. Hiring process is designed so people are a good fit both technically and culturally. Nobody takes themselves too seriously, but they are very serious about their work and the craft of software development. Whether it is eCommerce implementation, Dev Ops consulting, or 'proper' Project Management you want to pursue, this is the place to do it.

Cons

Typical consulting concerns; travel can be taxing, and projects that go on too long can feel stale.

Pros

* London, Guadalajara, Chișinău know how to deliver software. The developers and the PMO staff in these locations and NY are highly talented. * I have never had the pleasure of being employed at a company that is so dedicated to the Agile methodology before Tacit. * The Product Management side of the company is smart and enjoyable to work with. * PMO management in London is inspiring and should take a greater role in managing the NA offices.

Cons

* The San Francisco PMO management team went from greatly inspiring (2015) to less than uninspiring (2016). Reminiscent of a "Lord of The Flies" style - PMO management in San Francisco adopts practices like: ** Public humiliation in standups ** Alienating and talking over the Tech team ** Telling members of the project team that they are "Slowing down velocity" for taking vacation that was knowingly approved in meetings with project members. ** Failing to deliver projects where other PMO teams before 2016 have delivered before.

Pros

Commitment to IT craftsmanship in a wholistic sense, work-life balance, no politics amongst colleagues, no passengers on project teams, colleagues who are balanced in having great skills and personality (you want to have drinks with them), lots of client-facing opportunities if you are at an onshore office.

Cons

Benefits aren't as great even though the salary is more than competitive. Currently we have more work than we can recruit good enough people for, and a lot of old-timers are leaving. There is still worry that Tacit will lose its culture of craftsmanship as it merges more closely with Newgistics.

Pros

- Very bright software consultants that have a real passion for what they do. - No politics - The team quickly becomes like a second family - Growth is a real possibility- if desired - Everyone respects, helps and appreciates each other If you express an interest in something, everyone is willing to spend time to talk through and help you better understand that specific area of interest.

Cons

- No downside at Tacit, seriously!