Aquilent reviews

3.2

51% would recommend to a friend

(77 total reviews)
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David Fout

60% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

Aquilent has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 77 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Aquilent employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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77 reviews
1.0
Jun 9, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

They have a gym for employees to use.

Cons

Management is absolutely clueless about software development --especially their CTO. Aquilent hires developers and their CTO is so afraid of having them write software that they get stuck doing mindless tasks or fighting with technology that was never meant to be customized. The biggest problem is their CTO and the clique other folks have mentioned. They're so confident in their opinions, yet have a track record of failure. They're the biggest group of narcissists I've ever had the unfortunate experience of working with. There are few growth opportunities unless you join the mindless drones that already live in their management team.

3.0
Apr 28, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Some talented and fun individuals, good flexible work schedules,decent health benefits, decent events, some access to new technology depending on your project and permission to access it. Decent bonuses every year. Fairly stable industry.

Cons

A reviewer mentioned earlier that it is a "clique," and he or she is right. Only certain people are assigned the best projects and are allowed to move up to management roles. If you disagree with their opinion on a strategy you are done for. Decisions are made regardless of expertise, best practices, or standard operating procedures. The company mentions training, but very few people are approved for training funds. There is an overwhelming "fear of the client," that blocks you from doing anything that may actually be beneficial to the client and organization. It is not uncommon for employees to not have access to critical information or critical clients because of this fear. Expect to be blocked from meeting clients, talking to clients, accessing data information, blocked from critical meetings etc. Unless of course you belong to that clique, or suck up to that clique. Pay is lower than regional or industry standards, projects are often dull and based primarily on busy work, and there is a fairly high turnover.

3.0
Apr 28, 2014

Liked the job but not the people.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The work was interesting. I loved what I was doing. My schedule was flexible with telecommuting opportunities. The benefits were really good.

Cons

For the most part, I got along with the clients better than some of my team mates. Very cliquish. If you happen to work offsite and not at HQ you were usually on the outside looking in.

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