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Project Lead The Way

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Software Developers - Stay Away! - Applications Developer Project Lead The Way Employee Review

1.0
Jun 18, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

They have really good health insurance and a good match on the 403(b)

Cons

Be careful, all of the great reviews on here are from people that work in the various departments that get free trips to Hawaii. Unfortunately, you will not be part of those teams. IT has lost the majority of their best technical talent for a reason - this place is more concerned about outsourcing your job than they are with actually keeping you busy. Any promises that outsourcing is over is just temporary until they have more funds. Just look at the CTO's background on LinkedIn. Her best skill is outsourcing. The Business Analyst team doesn't actually gather requirements for the development team - they gather requirements for themselves so that they can do Salesforce configuration. They will occasionally give you Salesforce development work at the last minute and expect you to work 14 hour days to get it done by their deadline. Any project that succeeds is credited to the Business Analyst team. Any project that fails is immediately blamed on the Development team.

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5.0
Jun 16, 2026
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Pros

Fantastic Gig, great company. Would do it again!

Cons

Online (remote) teaching of Core Engineering Courses vs In Person.

3.0
Jun 21, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

The individual contributes that work with you on your team are great people committed to helping schools have favorable outcomes and drive student impact. Company benefits are the best I’ve had in my professional career.

Cons

• In the past month alone, over 25 employees were laid off without transparency or clear criteria around who was impacted or why. • Leadership continues to say the organization is financially strong, which contradicts recent layoffs and ongoing instability. • The engagement team is led by toxic leadership—cliquish, exclusionary, and hostile to feedback. • Sales lacks basic tools to be successful: no lead generation strategy, reps can’t create their own quotes, and revenue goals are avoided because leadership believes schools “aren’t ready” to talk about money. • There’s a deep identity crisis—are we focused on revenue or on mission? The lack of clarity is hurting both. • The org is extremely top-heavy. Leadership teams meet constantly but rarely communicate decisions or direction to the rest of the staff. • Despite the CEO’s claims that the org is progressive and innovative, it’s resistant to change and clings to outdated systems and thinking. • Promotions and visibility are limited to those within a small Indianapolis-based network. If you’re not part of the inner circle, you’re overlooked. • Employees don’t feel safe reaching out to HR, as feedback often leads to retaliation. • New ideas are not welcomed. If you raise concerns or suggest improvements, you’re labeled “difficult” and shut out.

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