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2.0
Oct 10, 2017
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Bellingham is a great place to live and I loved not having a commute.

Cons

The management is very rigid. The person who is in charge of development has never programmed at all in her life. Her only qualifications are from answering the help line and then managing it. So the entire focus for SW development is putting out fires for the customer and hacking in new features they want. There is no sustained effort to actually enhance the product or technology or mature the software processes. For instance, they don't have any test suite before release, therefore causing needless crises for most releases with more fires to put out. Most developers gave up very quickly trying to improve the processes because management just doesn't get it.

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5.0
Mar 21, 2021
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Pros

All the employee's I know are dedicated to creating quality software and providing excellent support to our customers and each other.

Cons

The basement kitchen is closed due to Covid-19 and we all have to work from home.

4.0
May 20, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Lots of families, work-life balance is great. There are a lot of employees who have worked at DIS for over 20 years, which says something about the loyalty and the interesting nature of the business. You get to work in tech in Bellingham, one of the most beautiful places on Earth, a small university city between Seattle and Vancouver, BC. Flat organization requires personal initiation - you can learn a lot but you have to be self-disciplined and have a personality that enjoys learning and taking on new challenges. The kitchen is beautiful and is fully stocked - for some this was the deciding factor in joining DIS.

Cons

This is a very flat organization, and while great for wearing multiple hats, at a certain point there is not a lot of room for career advancement. Compensation is salary + benefits, there are no bonuses or stock options (rather they offer 25% 401K matching).

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