Ok/good place to work as a step up job - Software Engineer I HME Employee Review

2.0
Feb 18, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

They are the leader in their field and are growing company. The benefits are really good as well and they offer competitive pay. They are actually building a new office in Carlsbad for their growth. Depending on the department the hours are flexible.

Cons

Other than getting hired the pay raises are horrible, on average the annual pay increase is the following: if you do a great job you are looking at a 4-5% raise, a good job 1.5-3% raise or a promotion you get 5-7% from what I have heard and personal experience. Sure there are exceptions to these but I posted the averages for most employees I listed moving to Carlsbad as a pro, but it is also a con because a majority of their employees are located in the east county or the greater San Diego area. Before they made the announcement to move an email was sent out by the CEO saying they are committed to staying in Poway but I think they deliberately did this knowing a lot of people who are hardworking loyal employees will end up having to quit, and as a result will save them from having to pay any unemployment. Carlsbad will make most of their employees commute double I would not be surprised if they are looking to get employees who are more affluent due to Carlsbad being one of the more expensive areas in San Diego county. They say they care about their employees but based on my experiences and other reviews their actions speak louder than their words they have a bullying culture there and some of the bosses will discriminate against people with disabilities out of their control. Though they are growing my their main source of income is dealing with fast food companies, so if they do not have a plan set to make any devices like a kiosk then it will not surprise me of the company revenue will decrease due to the increase of minimum wage for fast food companies which will result in them potentially losing business since their number one seller is drive through equipment

Explore other reviews about HME

5.0
May 29, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits and awesome co workers

Cons

Some departments don't communicate as well as they could with other departments

2.0
Jun 22, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Game room Some elements of the lean culture Beautiful facility

Cons

CEO is a narcissist who has surrounded himself with sycophants Overly heavy with highly paid executives while everyone else is expected to do more with less and endure a precarious season with multiple layoffs to keep the business at the profitability percentages the CEO expects Very low female to male ratio in higher levels of leadership and the CEO is blatantly patriarchal and misogynistic at worst, and blind to his biases at best

See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All