Disorganized & paranoid senior management ruin otherwise good culture - Senior Software Engineer Exegy Employee Review

2.0
28 Jun 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Exegy has very talented people working in engineering roles. There is typically great work life balance. The corporate culture is really good. There are good benefits for the area.

Cons

Senior management is often disorganized in deciding what projects should be worked on when, consequently you will frequently work on things that go straight to the dust bin for no other reason than they changed their minds. Compared to other finance jobs, the salaries are low. They are especially low for those needing Visa/Green-cards. I would go so far as to call the salaries they pay immigrants as abusive. Senior management is paranoid. During the pandemic they were very concerned people would be off gallivanting the country on working vacations instead of in Saint Louis ready to come back to the office at the drop of a hat. Consequently, they thought of a variety of schemes to try to ensure people were at home. The "decorate your workspace" competition, where everyone was encouraged to post photos of their home office space. That was pretty benign compared to some of the other things they did... which was to hire private investigators to follow people around town. This wasn't always limited to work hours either. I think senior management tends to think employees as property.

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
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Recommend
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Pros

Architectural Impact: helped the design and implementation of the comprehensive automation suite currently utilized by the Managed Services Department. ​Technical Collaboration: Benefited from high-level technical synergy with talented peers and gained significant experience integrating emerging hardware solutions.

Cons

Stagnant Workplace Culture: The internal environment was consistently taxing and lacked the morale necessary for long-term engagement. ​Coercive Resource Management: Management frequently leveraged layoffs to pressure remaining staff, using "team player" rhetoric to justify unreasonable increases in individual workloads. ​Structural Understaffing: There was a systemic failure to backfill vacated roles; despite repeated assurances that hiring was a priority, responsibilities were permanently absorbed by the remaining team. ​Compensation Inequity: I ultimately chose to resign due to a persistent discrepancy between my specialized output and my compensation. I was effectively performing the roles of multiple individuals without a market-rate salary. ​Retaliatory Legal Action: Since my departure, the organization has initiated litigation against me. This includes an affidavit from the CEO containing several demonstrably false statements regarding my conduct and professional history. ​Security & Ethical Concerns: Due to the organization's disregard for standard security protocols and ethical business practices, I cannot recommend them as an employer or a service provider.

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