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Inconsistent Communication - Anonymous employee Compeat Employee Review

1.0
12 Nov 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Some nice people, competitive salaries, most employees have standup desks, ability to occasionally work from home, office is located in low-traffic area.

Cons

This place is more focused on flashy new products and working on the latest technologies rather than on making sure the business is running smoothly and that the customers are happy. While you might initially be lured into this company because of it's impressive technology stack, just know that - for any company to be successful and to be able to keep talented employees - communication needs to consistently occur within and between departments. Otherwise, it becomes an issue of the blind leading the blind with the customers dealing with the consequences.

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5.0
22 May 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Compeat is a great place to work. Great work culture and leadership.

Cons

Nothing that I can think of at the moment.

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Compeat Response
4y
Thank you! Culture is important to us and we're so glad you're experience has been positive.
2.0
12 Jun 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Day to day isn’t too “corporate”. Most coworkers on the floor are friendly and knowledgeable.

Cons

Leadership who were active in the trenches have jumped ship. Replaced by a rainbow of C-Level flavors and overstretched “product leads” who fiddle endlessly with roadmaps and ticket assignments. Execs pop down to Earth (via video) now and then for some “so proud” shtick, but fail to demonstrate basic engagement with problems in development. Releases and simple fixes alike pushed back for months; hundreds of man hours put into unreleased and unnecessary products; basic lack of quality filtering in management hires; etc., etc. “Merged” with Ctuit offices but keep no plan for communicating between them, much less adopting what worked in them. Deliverables managed by Ctuit in a few hours across two timezones take a week or longer between Houston and Austin. Totally different standards of "complete" and "customer ready". New third-party communication tools bought on every quarter with pretty swim lanes hailed as the solution to all problems, meanwhile no one enforces plain adherence to abiding by set deadlines. Ctuit’s relaxed comradery all the way up the chain replaced by sycophantic “haters gonna hate, we love our dogs and coffee!!!!!!” type culture while cliques, gossip, and disgruntled staff bubble under the surface; and HR voices concern about Glassdoor a month before a slew of mysterious 5 star reviews appear.

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Compeat Response
7y
It's always tough getting feedback from a former employee who didn't feel positive about their experience with us. What we can confirm for certain is that we definitely don't make anyone post reviews. It's up to our employees and we simply ask all to speak openly and honestly. The team continues to strive for creating an environment where everyone feels they can innovate, speak up and be their best....veteran talent and new hires alike. Wishing you well and thanks for the feedback.
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