Least enjoyable position in my career - Software Engineer Daxko Employee Review

2.0
Sep 14, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Excellent communication from the CEO. Friendly people to work with. They have a good implementation of the Agile methodology.

Cons

Daxko is proud of its culture. I found it overbearing and tedious. I heard it described once as "summer camp" and that is about right, yet most employees appear to enjoy, or at least tolerate, that atmosphere. Many people I worked with have also now moved on. I found the market niche Daxko occupies to be uninteresting and the work was dull and unrewarding.

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Daxko Response
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I really appreciate you taking the time to leave a review. Thanks for the positive comments about our implementation of the Agile methodology! Thanks also for your honesty regarding Daxko's culture. Our open office environment and culture may not be a good fit for everyone, and that is totally okay. I hope you're enjoying the endeavors you're pursuing now! -Janna

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Cons

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1.0
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