Very smart people blocked by terrible management - Technical Lead Intergen Employee Review

2.0
22 Sept 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Meaningful work (especially on government clients) and very smart people in the technical teams.

Cons

The company is going through two big challenges: growing pains due to the Empired Australia merger and moving from a traditional project delivery life cycle to a strategic partner/service delivery life cycle. The senior managers have mostly been promoted as a reward for longevity and have little to no understanding of the fundamental changes in the business landscape. Despite some "innovation" awards from big brother Microsoft, there is absolutely zero disciplined innovation or strategic planning. Senior managers engage in turf warfare to slice client opportunities into business units. Managers focus on squeezing production staff to deliver poorly discovered & poorly planned products to badly estimated timelines, all in the name of utilisation as the holy grail of commercial KPIs (thereby confusing speed for velocity). Staff are despondent and demotivated, with the well-intentioned but skindeep attempts at culture building failing due to the fundamental workplace issues not being addressed.

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5.0
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Pros

The people, full of passion and they really earn their expert status. The relationship with Microsoft, it's close, closer than they can disclose. The room for growth, great leadership and professional development opportunities. The access to cool projects, you can work on the most exciting projects in the world.

Cons

Don't pay at the top of the market. Maybe too much of a focus on Microsoft Don't have a bonus system for regular employees. Owned by an Australian company. :) just kidding

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