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Birst

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Crumbling Company - Anonymous employee Birst Employee Review

1.0
Apr 25, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Has some run left after laying off nearly 10% staff in Q1. Some good staff still present.

Cons

There are constant internal arguments in the company that have been going around for years. These arguments almost always revolve around the shortcomings of the product. Old technology like Flash is still in use. Product is not stable, held together by spit and gum. The CEO blow off product arguments, ignoring the fundamental problems instead goes after the client facing teams as incompetent. There is a lot of incompetency to go all around in the product organization. You can't call a bug a bug without getting an earful. Get ready for a reprimand if you utter the word regression, which is all so common. Ask our clients.

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5.0
Jan 30, 2017
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Pros

-This is a great place to advance your career in software sales. If you are looking to be part of a world class team and company this is a place to be. - World class training and support so that a future leader in the space has the proper tool to learn and grow

Cons

-There are none that i can think of

5
2.0
Feb 20, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

-The people who work at Birst really do care for the company -The product is definitely one of the better ones on the market -There is plenty of potential -The next 2 years are a pivotal time for this company as it's really make it or break it. They'll either IPO or sink down

Cons

-Since the CEO has started, the company has been taking a more sales first approach which has resulted in overshooting and under delivering numbers to the board- this resulted in a 7% cut of the company in January -The Lead Development team got new management a few months ago. They have been implementing a lot of changes which have not only effected the lead dev team but also the outside sales team. They want robots who will leave behind their own sales methodologies and adopt the new challenger sales method. Changes are implemented one day and results are expected the next day. The outlook on this team is not looking good for at least the next 2 quarters. -No room for growth unless you've been at the company for 2+ years -Company acts like they're corporate when they're still a startup. Morale is really low. Culture is nonexistent. -The founders came from Siebel where it was more corporate and expect everyone to be serious 100% of the time -No training programs when you start. You're expected to come in and just know everything.

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