Low pay but decent at lower level positions. - Software Engineer TDS Employee Review

2.0
Mar 7, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

In general, lower level positions are insulated from a lot of the pain that comes from the top. If you can find a lower level job and stay under the radar, there's little work you'll have to actually do. The stats they create for their employees are almost entirely made up so its not like you really need to do anything other than learn how to produce the numbers (not the work) they are looking for.

Cons

High level leadership (director and above) are completely unqualified for the positions they hold. Their decisions at times seem nonsensical and most leaders live in constant fear of being "found out" or your typical 'imposter syndrome' situation. You "job" is to make them look good, not get work done. Whatever it takes to prove them right is what's required. Any attempts to show them a better way, or that they may have made an error in judgement is swiftly and severally punished immediately. Yes-men, innexperience, and mousy personalities get rewarded/promoted here. This is not a place for someone that stands out as a hard worker. If you're looking for an employer that will pay you a mediocre salary, that you can earn often while literally doing no work at all other than agreeing with everything management says (even when its very obviously not true) this is the place for you. You can coast to retirement without doing much real work at all. You just have to be willing to sacrifice your integrity and work ethic.

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Cons

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1.0
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Pros

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Cons

Management/ HR act like they are untouchable (which they are) and the techs are peasants that do all the hard work to make the company money. If a tech calls out due to sickness/ family emergency, there is a point system used even if you have the sick/pto time to use. You hit too many points they will fire you. Meanwhile management will call out whenever they want to (night before/day of) and acquire no points because they are salary and just say they might work from home, and leave the team abandoned, no points go on their records. HR gets involved and management will not stand up for you even though HR has no idea who you are, just a number in their system.

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