This is where IT careers go to die. - Senior Programmer ISBAN Employee Review

1.0
Sep 15, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

* Absolutely none. This place is a sad joke.

Cons

* Ancient tools that in many cases don't even work with never operating systems. * Mandatory use of extremely buggy, terribly designed frameworks with absolutely no documentation and little to no support. * Absolutely no cooperation between teams, not even basic communication. * Total and utter disregard for best coding practices. People can even get pissed if you try to improve production code because they don't want to change what "works". * You'll work with people who are used to fix problems by hitting stuff with a hammer. * You'll be forced to wear a tie. * Not one single perk. Not even free coffee for christ's sake. Avoid this place at all costs unless you're feeling incredibly masochistic and want to ruin your developer career.

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
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Pros

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Cons

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