OPT/H1b students stay away from Relativity - Software Engineer Advanced Relativity Employee Review

1.0
Apr 7, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

1. No strong competitor in the market

Cons

1. One of the worst culture. People are very rude and prefer to hide information 2. Be ready to lick your manager's shoes or get kicked out for questioning any of manager's decision 3. They make people disappear. I have seen at least 15 people in my circle disappear without any reasoning. 4. They make you pass certification exam that has 0 value in market. Who does that ? If you fail, you loose the job. I have seen two team members (SM, Devops) loose the job due to this stupid certification. 5. I have worked at many big companies, this company is very dangerous for OPT/H1b students. They will kick you out for a minor reason. 6. Product runs on 100 year old technology. Amazon or Microsoft is going to kill field on e-discovery soon. Relativity won't survive 5 mins.

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Relativity Response
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Thank you for voicing your feedback about your experience at Relativity. The RCA certification exam is a required prerequisite for many roles and is meant to challenge our employees to capture a deep understanding of the platform. Relativity has a high pass rate for the exam, and we continue to evolve and strengthen our resources to better support new hires and to increase the pass rate. We highly encourage that those who are RCA certified share with us the resources they feel would be most helpful when studying for the exam to improve the experience. At Relativity we seek talented individuals that add a diverse set of skills and experiences to our organization. We welcome and actively hire foreign nationals (FNs) across the organization if they are the best fit for the role. We do hire several employees each year that require H1-B visa sponsorship, and we work closely with H1-B applicants to help them navigate the process and ensure their background and experience align with the position before hiring. Once hired, we ensure that the employees receive adequate training and support in their position in order to successfully grow with the company, just as we do for all Relativity employees. Similar to the challenges that many other organizations face, unfortunately, we are unable to hire OPT candidates due to external legal constraints. We are aware that the visa application process in the U.S. is quite complicated and often confusing, especially as we are all navigating governmental changes amid this global pandemic. Thank you again for sharing your feedback. – Beth Clutterbuck, CHRO

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