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3.0

44% would recommend to a friend

(157 total reviews)

Mark Goode

51% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

Data Systems International has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 157 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Data Systems International employee rating is 22% below average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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157 reviews
1.0
Sep 11, 2017

Detrimental to your professional growth

Anonymous employee
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Pros

You will learn to better analyze a company and their culture before accepting your next job offer.

Cons

The “Zero Stars” review hits the nail on the head. If you are looking for a place to grow and develop professionally, look elsewhere. Management operates off gut feelings, often with drastic emotional reactions. There is a severe lack of direction throughout the entire organization. Every year, management will implement a cursory plan for change that begins with firings and organizational restructures, but always ends with the same chaos and confusion. The employees will continue to show up to work aimlessly under the whip. Behind closed doors, after hours, or even during the company-wide quarterly meetings, you will find DSI is a classic example of a “good ol’ boys” environment where chauvinistic, bigoted, and racist remarks are casually shrugged off when reported to management. I would strongly encourage anyone interviewing for a job a DSI to visit with a current employee who has been at the company at least a year. I have had many colleagues approach me, inquiring about openings with DSI. The only recommendation I can give, is to not give them the time of day. It is difficult to capture the pernicious experience that is working at DSI in a brief review. In short, regardless of where you are in your career, do not be fooled by the superficial perks marketed to candidates. The benefits are not worth it, and when compared others in the industry, prove to be sub-par.

1.0
Sep 8, 2017

Toxic work environment

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Don’t let the pros such as a modern office space, downtown location and game room trick you into applying at DSI. These perks will keep the curtain over your eyes for a few weeks, however your eyes will open to the toxic, unprofessional and degrading culture; showing you the true DSI.

Cons

Work place politics is extremely prevalent within this organization from the top down. If you are on the CEO’s good side you will be untouchable, actions such as demeaning your team, blaming others for your mistakes and failing to deliver on basic aspects of your job will be acceptable in the eyes of management. These actions are the type of traits that leadership look for when promoting within the work place, thus giving these employees power to further the decline of DSI. If work life balance is important to you, then DSI is not for you. Whether it is from the lack of training, unrealistic expectations or unmanageable workload you will eventually get thrown under the bus and kicked to the curb because of leadership’s inability to execute. The organization is run on paranoia with a vision and strategy that changes every few months. Outside of the failing operational and leadership aspects, they do not offer a 401K matching or education assistance. Again, do not let them wine and dine you with the “bonus” program; this is a rigged system that has no clear expectations. You will never receive your whole bonus especially with the lack of transparency of this program, that is used more like a stick than a carrot.

1.0
Aug 23, 2017

Toxic work environment. Don't think you can change it.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Nice office space. Working downtown has it's advantages. They bring in a lot of free food. There are quite a few marketable perks they use for recruiting purposes. You'll need that free gym membership to work off some stress.

Cons

The CEO openly references people having 'targets on their backs' and 'guns to their heads' in company-wide meetings. People get fired all the time for no reason, or for any reason. Goals and variable compensation plans get changed all the time. Seriously, it's a den of vipers.

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