Pays well, some good perks, but high stress and annual layoffs - Anonymous employee BMC Software Employee Review

3.0
Apr 18, 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

BMC generally pays well and provides lots of flexibility, good equipment, good benefits, and profit sharing. You can often work remotely or work from home. There are still some great people working there.

Cons

The profit sharing process is not managed well and is time consuming (making you do artificial things that don't contribute to the bottom line). There are layoffs almost every spring. The stress level is high, and they often don't staff projects properly. Many of the good people have left or have been laid off.

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Cons

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