FairWarning reviews

3.9

68% would recommend to a friend

(84 total reviews)
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Ed Holmes

78% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

FairWarning has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 84 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The FairWarning 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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84 reviews
1.0
Aug 13, 2015

Great product, horrible management

Anonymous employee
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Pros

You learn quite a bit and fast but after about 2 years, you start to feel like you're not learning or growing anymore. I used to love working there but now, I can't think of a single good thing to say.

Cons

Company had the feel of a family owned and operated company. CEO and entire family work there and hold powerful positions. If they don't like you, you might as well hang it up and look for a new job. I've seen first hand how they treat their employees and if you're liked, no problem, if you're not liked, they talk to you like you're garbage and treat you differently than others. There are a LOT of kiss ups in the company and if you're not willing to do so, you will never advance. Pay is in NO way competitive to other jobs in the same market and is downright horrible. CEO doesn't believe in giving raises just because so forget about getting any cost of living raise. Even when you do get a raise, you have to practically beg for one. Anything they tell you or promise you, get it in writing or you can guarantee it will never happen or won't happen for several months later. When you leave the company or put your notice in, they immediately treat you differently, like you just told them the company sucks. Very petty. When you leave, forget about them giving you a reference or a referral. They keep their bad employees and the good employees either get sick of it and leave or they work them to death. In order to get hired, you have to go through this completely ridiculous process to see if you will fit in with the company's environment, but never mind being qualified for the job, just get along with every one. Bottom line, do yourself a favor, don't work there, it's not worth the pay, time, or energy.

2.0
May 3, 2018

Not A "Top Workplace"

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Fairwarning spends a lot of time in their job interview process to make sure you're a “cultural” fit which is a good thing. The people I have worked with throughout the years were great, helpful and full of positive attitudes. There’s plenty room to grow and push yourself to the next level since it’s a small private company. Fairwarning has fun with company events and parties.

Cons

HR - As you might have noticed, most of the reviews have mentioned issues with the HR department. The HR department is conducted thru the family that owns Fairwarning, meaning there is no one advocating for the employee. Therefore, the result is no true HR department, which is disappointing because if you have an issue with a manager good luck. Mostly, likely they will side with the manager and there are no consequences for managers who treat people poorly. PTO - When an employee takes pto, it's an issue and looked down upon if taken. Even if they have available hours to do so. Managers - When an employee does something wrong, it's within the culture of the company to do public shaming. It’s the modern day equivalent of getting stones thrown at you. You can also lose your job without any warning, even if you previously have no write ups or coaching plans. Also, micro managing is huge here, with no trust from managers for their teams. Every minute of your day is dictated and monitored, and there is little room for growth into a long term career path unless you are part of the leadership favorites. The constant micro managing makes you question why they thought you were a good fit if you cannot perform your job independently. Technical Debt - There’s so much technical dept on the product. Instead of adding cool new features to the product, fix major issues that have plagued the software for years. Work from Home - This company is way behind the times from normal tech companies who are actively hiring employees to work from home. There is no reason to need to come into the office for more than one or two days a week, but again, due to lack of trust and the need to keep a stranglehold on employees, they do not allow it--unless of course, you are one of the exceptions they make because it suits them. The exceptions made for some employees should be allowed for all employees, provided you keep up work performance. This policy is outdated and unfair. Salary Work- There's no issue if you want to work extra hours on nights and weekends, in fact, it is highly encouraged and the CEO said that he does not believe in work/life balance. Many employees work long hours because they are all high performers. But despite being salaried and not hourly, you will be shamed if you are even a few minutes late with rush hour traffic-even if you have no issue working extra time to make it up. Another version of micro managing. As with every company, there are corporate politics, but in Fairwarning there is a ton of favoritism.

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FairWarning Response
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We’re sad to hear your time at FairWarning was not always a positive experience; that is not the case with most and we wish we would have been given the chance to discuss some of these issues when you were a team member. We 100% agree that our extensive interview process results in our team and culture being the best of the best. We have been named a Tampa Bay Times Top Workplace for 6 years (https://topworkplaces.com/publication/tampabay/fairwarning/) and believe our team and our culture are a huge part of this award. Although we do not have a corporate HR team, we do have a People Team that serves as an employee advocate and holds all of the responsibilities of the traditional HR Team. We’re sorry you felt you could not come to anyone and they wouldn’t serve as a true employee advocate, we strive to have an unbiased, open door policy and address any issues that come in with all parties involved. We have policies on treatment of others (centered around our company values) that apply to all team members, regardless of position, and if you know of anyone violating these policies please let us know, so we can address the situation immediately. We are unaware of anyone “looking down upon” team members for using PTO; this is a benefit we offer and encourage team members to take time if needed. We do have a culture of ownership and responsibilities (as stated in some of our reviews) which does include taking ownership of mistakes or intentions gone wrong. Our goal is to always learn from the past and continue moving forward. We have policies in place about team membership here at FairWarning, which include Development and Performance. As you mentioned, we invest a lot of time in our interview process, and our goal is always to grow and develop team members. If a Team Member is not performing up to our standards, we have procedures in place to give them the tools and resources to fix their performance and help them succeed in their role. There’s always room for innovation in software and we have built our business around that concept. We are the leader in our industry and were recently named the #1 Patient Privacy Monitoring Solution according to Black Book (an independent, 3rd party researcher, http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/3772825). We’re sorry your time at FairWarning was not positive but we wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors.
1.0
Apr 14, 2017

Agree with Choke Hold review

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Nice coffee bar. Feather Sound is a beautiful area. Publix is across the street.

Cons

Everything. It's a bad place to get involved with employment here. I agree with Choke hold's review. I had the same experience with the work environment, treatment and what they do once an employee leaves including legally. When I think of this company now, I think "FairWarning" regarding employment. If you decide to take the chance to work here you will always know that you were warned.

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