Atomic Object LLC Reviews

- Pay below average - Health care doesn't start until 2 months in. Never seen this before in previous jobs. Wouldn't you want to support your employees and help them focus on their work instead of worrying about health care? Many people commented on this, but nothing changed. Archaic and ancient. - Not eligible for quarterly bonuses, company HSA contributions, and company 401k contributions until after 6 months in. This company is full of people who have been there for many years, but some people simply might not stay for that long, so it feels outdated and not in alignment with other competive tech companies. I've worked at other places where the benefits were so much more generous, and it truly made a difference with how I approached and felt about my work. - Extremely conservative financially. I knew of people who often bought their own office supplies and meals with clients, even though the company can afford these expenses and should take care of their employees. - Hourly pay. People who had salaried jobs before might feel the difference here. Many eat lunch in front of their computers while working. Taking time off for an illness, mental health day, or vacation feels very calculated because you “earn” a limited amount. So, I found burnout to be high. - Dogmatic approach to pair programming - Contractors on projects to save money. I felt there was a different dynamic and culture. - Cares a lot about external reputation, but I found that some people are disingenuous, not empathetic, and not trustworthy. - Internal complaints about clients, but then they were so nice to their face in meetings. - In office requirement 3 days/week, but often not honored by everyone, so what's really fair? - Unrealistic expectations of employees and deadlines. - Unequal amount of PTO given to people. Some “earn” more time to rest, others “earn” less. So, you might have people who are burnt out but simply don't have the time to recover. By their logic, if you have less experience, you don't need to rest as much? - Crude jokes, loud and distracting environment at times. - Marketing that you care about people vs actually caring about them are two separate things. I wish I never worked here. I didn't quite drink the kool-aid, and they didn't seem happy with some questions I had about policies, dynamics, and behaviors.

You get pretty limited say in what projects get picked up, so sometimes you have to find ways to make a dull gig interesting- the managing partners do listen and do their best to match people with projects that they enjoy, but sometimes other constraints win. It's true that you could probably make a higher salary via a remote job for a huge product company, but I think that working face to face with good people is worth the difference. And at the end of the day, billable hours are what keeps the lights on, so it can sometimes be tough to make a case for activities and benefits that chip away at them (e.g. leave, outreach activities)