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Applications International Software Developer reviews

2.0

24% would recommend to a friend

(3 total reviews)

Valerie M Cleare

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24% positive business outlook

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3 reviews
1.0
Apr 12, 2022
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Pros

To be fair, benefits were good, there were quite a few company parties through the years and there were short massages each week for those who wanted them

Cons

Where to start? The family who owns this company are a group of manipulative, selfish people who look down on others and have a silver spoon in their mouths. At first I was excited about my career here, though quickly came to realize that vertical movement was entirely dependent on how much you could suck up to the bosses, how loud you were, and how much you would let work intrude on your personal life. I've seen people describe this place as an "environment for self starters" and "not for those who are lazy" but that's just another way of saying they will use and abuse those who put up with it, and those who want to be treated with respect are fired. I saw dozens of people go through the company like a revolving door. The owner refuses to censor himself and would make lewd remarks on a daily basis to the point HR had to follow him around. He'd make a show of having employees of minority groups for his own optics at company parties and on calls, while also forgetting their names on regular weekdays. I know for a fact that the female employees who I worked with made 20% less than I did as a new hire. Many of their senior employees openly admitted to me that they were racist and/or sexist, patting me on the back for that previous fact that I was making more than my female Indian coworkers and saying there's nothing wrong with it. Management was aware of this and turned a blind eye to it. In addition there were a handful of scandals through the years of their favorite employees needing to be bailed out of jail, and the owners would personally step in to sweep it under the rug. As mentioned in other negative reviews, there is an environment of "you can do it if you put in the effort" initially but in reality it turns into a setting of passive-aggressive tension at all times, with axes hanging over peoples heads every month.

1.0
Nov 18, 2013
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Pros

Very financially stable company, minimal interruptions to coding, average salary, good benefits.

Cons

The management is rude to employees. The environment is strict, talking is discouraged, no headphones. Developers just write code, and are not part of the design process. The code is crap - a lot of old VB code with dwindling formal structure and a mess of inconsistent patterns. You will not learn good coding practices here. People are fired for strange reasons, one woman was fired on her first day for talking too much. I agree with everything written in the reviews "Employees are treated like children..." and "Do not recommend unless you do not have any other options"

5.0
Sep 29, 2013
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Pros

Solid company, successful, management that cares, great tools, unsurpassed pay and benefits. Always learning, great fellow employees. Very cool offices, managements door is always open. Very transparent.

Cons

I wish they were located closer to my home! They cover 100% of healthcare for me and my family, but I have to pay for dental and vision, though they are 100% matching 401K this year.

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