DataPath reviews

3.0

43% would recommend to a friend

(66 total reviews)

David MacDonald

43% approve of CEO

35% positive business outlook

DataPath has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 66 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The DataPath employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Telecommunications industry (3.6 stars).

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66 reviews
1.0
Sep 28, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

With little to no experience you can gain employment with this company. Medical plan is decent

Cons

Leadership and management willingly and often mislead, if not out right lie to employees. When asked about changes in business approaches and strategy. Their tactic is to misdirect or ignore the question. If an employee leaves for any reason after they are gone there are attempts at reprisal towards that person. I have heard managers say some very disrespectful and downright nasty things about those that have left. And there is no confidentiality with any of them. If you go to them in confidence, your business will be in the street before you leave their office.

1.0
Aug 1, 2018

Apply only if you're desperate

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

They'll hire anyone regardless of qualifications just to have a body to generate revenue

Cons

This company has consistently lost money and contracts throughout it's history. Between 2003 - 2007 it was an independent company that got lucky on a few large contracts. Due to rampant mismanagement the company was in debt $120 million when they were purchased by Rockwell Collins. After Rockwell Collins purchased them they were restructured but continued to lose all of their prime contracts. They've had to cut their employees base pay several times meaning employees that had been with the company for years were making less than when they started causing a 70% turnover in employment. Eventually Rockwell sold Datapath at a $100 million loss plus more layoffs. The company has a complete lack of qualified leadership. Managers are part of the good old boys club and diversity is more important than quality. The people being promoted are the ones that have stuck around for years because they can't get jobs at other companies .Their security office in particular is completely incompetent and has cost several employees their clearances and jobs due to paperwork not being submitted on time or completely. The benefits are horrible!!! The 401K only vests after 4 years when most employees stay for 1 - 2. They have very few positions in the continental United States so most employees spend their time in the Middle East working brutal hours in austere conditions for minimal pay. There is no room for promotion. Employee's are given the title of Engineer to earn more contracts without actually having degrees or qualifications for those contracts. An employee successfully sued Datapath Inc. for overtime wages that were not paid while on contract in Kuwait. The employees were working 60 and 84 hours a week but only getting paid for 40. The payroll department is not to be trusted so account for every penny you are owed.

4.0
Jul 14, 2016

Future looking bright

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

international operations that are growing year over year

Cons

contract work always subject to change

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