Evive reviews

3.5

44% would recommend to a friend

(192 total reviews)
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Prashant Srivastava

65% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Evive has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 192 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Evive employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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192 reviews
2.0
Aug 24, 2017

Not The Greatest

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Free lunch on Thursdays. Decent Pay. Apple products used. Interesting office design. Public walking desks. CTA Tax-free Program. Work from home (1 day per month).

Cons

Lacking diversity. Far too many catty women in leadership positions. Disrespectful management, especially if you're a minority. Very informal, lax culture. HR does not seem too concerned with improving the office culture, to ensure equitable relationships and effective management ratings. You may be asked to train a brand new employee while you're still a brand new one, only 3 months in. You also may be asked to work outside of your department because they're not willing to hire someone to fill any language-specific roles in that department. Worst yet, they may promote minimally-experienced colleagues to perform in leadership roles, and thus, inherently select someone who micromanages or enjoys playing politics/favorites due to personal/professional inadequacies and insecurities. Furthermore, technology is treated as business and given more priority than the flow and structure of departments themselves in terms of how people interact, organize, and execute tasks. Therefore, be prepared to find that others may pick up more of the slack when it comes to completing specific job duties and functions. This coupled with technology issues, such as the user being logged out after only five short minutes of intense data analysis via a spreadsheet or specific server, made for an unpleasant environment.

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Evive Response
8y
We are sorry to hear you’ve had this negative experience. We assure you that Evive values strong leadership and seeks those with both subject-matter expertise and critical soft skills. That said, your candid perspective on this matter is greatly appreciated and we are taking it seriously. We also appreciate your feedback on the other aspects of our company, such as office culture, departmental structure, and flexibility in hours. These are all areas of importance for us, so we will share these comments with our executive team. Thank you again for sharing.
1.0
Feb 16, 2018

Good people, mostly

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Pros

Salary was generous. Almost everyone in other departments was positive and helpful towards me. Free lunch once a week. Top people in the company are positive minded. Company is growing right now, they have a lot of large clients and it seems like they are expanding their market share in their industry. Probably good opportunities down the line.

Cons

High-deductible health plan is the only option; if you have a family, that really hurts. The company has a few locations in India, most of the developers and R&D department is in India, the CTO is there and communicates back and forth with management here. I was hired by the CTO who's usually in India, there was little to no interview process, it was like "you know a few basic things? Come on in, you can learn on the job, take your time." Life under the Chicago management was the opposite of that. I received no training or direction from the point I started, and was berated for not having more done. I was trying to meet expectations that I was never made aware of until after I "failed" them. When my manager got insulting and abusive for making mistakes, I went to HR and asked them to talk to him, tell them that I need a minimal amount of attention and guidance; it was an entry-level position and I had no experience doing this particular job. They responded by firing me. Maybe other departments' managers are easier to work with. As I said, everyone else was nice to work with. Except the people who I worked under.

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Evive Response
8y
We’re sorry to hear about your experience. Our management strives to be clear with expectations and available to help new hires adjust to their roles, and we hope both parties will continue to assess fit during the initial months of employment. In some cases, we find that parting amicably is best. Your feedback is appreciated.
1.0
Jan 22, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

- Perk- Program where they will apply $50 to the balance of a student loan bill monthly.

Cons

Where do I start? - There aren't any clear defined goals or vision. - Big clients are leaving left and right - People are getting fired left and right or just leaving - 2 major structural reorganizations of the company within 6 month - How many CRMs does a company actually need. They sign you up with logins for all these software program that you don’t even use. I was very excited about working here, literally by my 2nd week I knew this place wasn't what I was sold during the interview and onboarding process. I was hatching an escape plan after a month. One of my pet peeves is busy work and that's what I was basically given my time there. Their answer to everything is to create a spreadsheet for complete and utter bs. Once it's created forget about ever revisiting it again. I found that this was a tactic when management clearly didn't have a clue, which was a majority of the time. Just create a useless spreadsheet that had nothing to do with my job or future prospects. Certain manager who was clearly very rude and aggressive to his female subordinates and not the males. It was brought up to HR with clear examples of this abhorrent behavior and was suggested that he should not be managing women until he gets his act together. Other female coworkers were having issues with this manager as well but they were afraid or just didn't want to come forward. Needless to say this fell on deaf ears. This told me a lot about the company and the culture and should tell you a lot. Meetings, meetings, and more meetings! OMG, this was ridiculous. We literally had meetings about planning the next meeting. WTF??!! Every job I had I left with knowledge of new software or skills, but I left this job with nothing!!! Literally nothing!! I take that back I left with first hand experience how crappy a company can be. Health insurance is a joke. Yeah, it's company provided but is a deductible for a single person is around $2000 I would rather pay for my insurance myself. This place is circling the drain fast. Chicago is a big city and is now a booming tech hub, there are so many opportunities out there. Pass this place up. If you do take the job don't say I didn't warn you!

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