A sad tale - Software Engineer Autosoft Employee Review

1.0
Aug 27, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

It's astonishing to me that Glassdoor allows themselves to be gamed by this company's transparent attempts to gloss over and dismiss the brutal (though true) accounts of its disastrous management since the arrival of new product management. Autosoft had an incredible team in place, both from a product management and software development aspect. For the nearly 3 years I worked there, it was the best job I had ever had (and my career was nearing 20 years). Brilliant, generous colleagues and supportive management; I was happy to come to work every day.

Cons

Then the President/Owner decided to bring in new product management, and he had the remarkable ability to come in at the end of an amped-up staff meeting and gradually purge it of any remaining energy. The boss had his yes-man, and anyone who disagreed knew where the door was. As a result, most of middle management, many in upper management and nearly the entire product development team opted to exit through that door. No accounting of this brain drain can perhaps adequately convey the value of the lost knowledge—simply devastating.

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Autosoft Response
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Thanks for the feedback. I agree that we have incredible, brilliant people working here at Autosoft, with very supportive management. I'm glad to hear that working at Autosoft was the best job you ever had over your 20 year career as a software engineer. Autosoft is continuously recognized as an outstanding employer, through award programs that are driven by feedback from our employees. We definitely can't "gloss over and dismiss" the fact that it's very challenging and rewarding to work at Autosoft. It's challenging work and we continue to attract and develop the right individuals who are excited about the opportunities ahead, have the right experience and skills, understand the vision and path, and have the right attitude. Like any company with big vision and goals, we have successes and failures along the way. I'm proud to be part of a company that gives employees the transparency, autonomy and ability to make decisions and fail forward, learn from mistakes and make corrections along the way. Unfortunately, change isn't for everyone, and not everyone can thrive in an environment that pushes people to grow and challenges people to improve every day. I am sorry you didn't get a chance to grow your career at Autosoft.

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