Getty Images Applications Developer reviews

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Craig Peters

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1.0
Jan 26, 2019
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I was so hurt during my period of work there that I do not think any pros could possibly make up for how they treated me.

Cons

Employment at iStockPhoto Calgary: - Systematic verbal bullying - Manipulative, egoistic managers - Harassment agenda from managers, product owners, technical team, and HR - Treatment received and content of verbal bullying suggest violation of privacy at home with the use of company badge - Poor attitude towards competitors (verbally degrading other websites in company presentations) - Poor assessment of task importance, bordering systematic undervaluing of employees and deliberate non-recognition of good work (as part of the bullying agenda) - Very little commitment to values: Getty Images poses as one type of company, but is in practice a terrible place - Attempts to address issues lead to further bullying - Conversations made in private with a single manager are shared heedlessly among management and become subject of bullying

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Thank you for taking the time to share this feedback; this is not the Getty Images culture we strive for, nor an environment we would tolerate. Bullying and harassment are absolutely unacceptable. We did look into the issues raised in this review for the Calgary/iStock location cited, and found no record of any concerns raised by employees that resonate with the above description. We would truly appreciate if you could reach out to HRGlobal@gettyimages.com with additional detail so we can ensure none of these behaviors are continuing.
2.0
Jun 18, 2015
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Pros

GREAT work life balance! Great imagery around the office. We attract pretty smart people but they leave us quickly. Not much is expected of you as a developer.

Cons

Fixated on our one competitor instead of our fleeing customers. Getty has stayed relevant buy buying competitors, over 100 of them in the last 20 years. Now we have a competitor that we couldn't buy due to HUGE debt from going 'private' and we don't know HOW to compete. They're eating our lunch. There is an article on the cash state of the company by Bloomberg a few months ago. You should read it before considering Getty for employment. You can divide Getty into two bands of employees, those that have been at the company for 10+ years and those that have been there for less than 3. The turnover is really amazing. We hire bright people and then fire them when they try to do anything different or they leave when they realize how slow we move. We have a TON of technical debt from all of the mergers that we have patched together with duct tape and bailing wire over the years. Code base is a joke, come work as a senior developer in PHP! We are stuck in the 90's with our management style too, top down leadership all the way. Decisions are made and pushed down, you will have no input here. Extreme focus on process while calling ourselves an agile shop. Seriously, we are agile with waterfall on top!

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