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Steelwedge Software

Acquired by E2open

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Should be rated negative for this company now....good days are gone - Anonymous employee Steelwedge Software Employee Review

1.0
Aug 2, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

1. Work is challenging, critical deliveries in short frame. 2. Internet reimbursement for Rs.1100 3. Subsidary cab charges are Rs.2000 p.m regardless of the distance, deducted from your salary. 4. Medical Insurance (Similar to any other company)

Cons

1. Newly joined CEO Parvinder Johar, an IITian from Roorkie, taking company for a toss. Making drastic organisational changes instead of improving sales process, just like in his previous organisation Manhattan Associates. Now stop saying Manhattan, heard it enough, that irritates all of us. 2. Took a bad decision by hiring 3 dozen IITians in 2016, and could not cancel the offers later due to losing organisation credibility. Hence cutting down the appraisal/hikes for the existing employees from 2016, just to pay the new guys. 3. Bad time started for the organisation from 2016 where half of the manpower left including top good managers & CTO due to internal politics, no good business, bad management decisions, severe work pressure, and no hikes. 4. No new learnings, limited career growth and your career will come to a stand still if you work longer. You will be working here for the rest of your life on what you were initially trained on. 5. A Budget Hit Company - No hikes from 2016, last anniversary was celebrated back in 2013, no team outings since 4 yrs, project team lunches stopped, free services like tax filing stopped. Can't say what's else there in the store to be stopped. I think their next plan is to cut down cab services and internet reimbursement. 6. Management's expectation is to be available 24/7. Work extends several hours till mid night everyday and weekends as well. 7. While hiring HR will show you the green, greener, greenest side of the organisation. Once you hit the floor after training, you will realise what's on the other side of the coin. Very chaotic. 8. Humans are not machines and need leaves. This is not accepted here. For planned leaves and personal emergencies you are left to the mercy of managers who will screw you up to the maximum extent making a deal to cover the hours. If you are under a good manager, you are the lucky one. 9. Work from home is an option you can take if you can provide over hundred reasons why it's needed. Again depends on couple of good managers whom you report to. 10. The organisation is just surviving on couple of cash-cow clients who are being taken care by few hard working guys and their skills and strengths are never recognised. 11. Every quarterly meeting goes excellent as planned, hiding all the facts and showing only good figures in the presentation. You will be perplexed and feel like you are competing with Google, Microsoft, Facebook etc. 12. Another colorful feather in the company's cap is the way lay off's are followed since Jan-2014, it cannot be more cruel than this. Mostly on a Friday, a team will be on standby and the associate is monitored until he/she takes a break, the team kicks in and sweeps the associate's belongings at desk taking away the laptop, emptying office bag and blocking email and access card. All happens within minutes. Then the associate is escorted to the visitor cabin where the ID card and desk keys are grabbed and package of personal belongings are handed over and again escorted to the cab which is already booked just for you. It's not just one off case, it happened with many many people here. At least a criminal will know the reason for his jail term, here you don't get a reason why you are fired off. Now I left this company after many bad & bitter experiences and uncertainty of company's future after Dec-2016. I will never ever recommend to anyone

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Steelwedge Software Response
9y
Steelwedge has transitioned over the past two years into a leading supply chain planning company. With this transition came a lot of change. Great changes to our product and many changes to our teams. As we do this, one of our key priorities is for our employees to love the high performance culture. We feel our top talent plays a key role in driving this transformation and it is important that they are positioned well to play on their strengths. We are mindful that every employee who joins us wants to make an impact and through our work practices / policies we make them feel committed to make an impact. We also realize however, we are not a good fit for everyone. We are sorry you found your time less than satisfactory here.

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5.0
Dec 12, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- A visionary executive team that has a long-term view for the company - Best of breed product - Gartner recognized and appreciated by industry (especially clients) - Great support ecosystem - from a sales guy's point of view the support given by legal, finance and operations is tremendous - After a little turbulence (which is natural after a shakeup), the company has stabilized and there is a sense of purpose. Probably also explains some of the negative reviews :) - Healthy pipeline - as a sales guy am spending more time qualifying deals and figuring out which ones to pursue, rather than having to generate them - Processes are not burdensome - I have seen companies where process becomes a huge overhead. So far I have derived value from the lean processes followed in sales

Cons

- Product portfolio is rapidly changing - need to keep up with changes - Competitors are large and have deep pockets. That renders some deals 'un-win-able' as competitors bundle up SCM products with ERP products and offer deep discounts

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5.0
Mar 3, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The company has a history of innovation that rewards people willing to do what it takes to create market breakthroughs. Already recognized by Gartner as a leader in Sales & Operations Planning, the company launched its next-generation planning platform in October 2015, powered by the same Silicon Valley technologies that underlie high performance platforms such as Google, LinkedIn and Facebook, to turbo charge planning speed and scale. While the company is putting processes and people in place to manage its transition from an "S&OP only" company to a company driving broad planning innovation, management is inclusive in involving people at all levels of the organization in this transformation. This is a place for people who want to immerse themselves in a meaningful endeavor, not a place for people who just want a "steady job."

Cons

Some employees holding on to "the way we used to do things" can create negative vibes. New talent coming in can rally support, but there is the need to address those resistant to evolving along with the company. The company solves strategically important problems for market-leading companies, so sales cycles can be long (although this is the case in many companies selling enterprise solutions.)

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Steelwedge Software Response
10y
Your review is thoughtful and much appreciated. We are working diligently to think outside of the box in terms of process, so we can achieve greatness, transitioning away from the "the way we used to do things" mindset.
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