HCSS reviews

4.1

84% would recommend to a friend

(235 total reviews)
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Steve McGough

95% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

HCSS has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 235 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The HCSS employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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235 reviews
1.0
Jul 8, 2015

Be careful

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Pros

Probably a great opportunity for entry level marketing, programming, etc. Their average hire age is 25 (which should be in the con section). Great potential but....

Cons

I was hired to make some serious changes and I reported directly to the president. That did not sit well with others in upper management, which made things very difficult - but that was anticipated. I don't think these guys are going to get to the next level in their industry unless there is a massive change in their develop direction, how they are handling their legacy products, and how they address the needs of their market. They might be at their peak. From what I experienced, the necessary changes may be impossible without the president (and founder) leaving and staying away - plus a large group of other management. Time will tell. Maybe they will do what needs to be done when another company does what they should be doing - and have the ability to do. But in reality, most other software companies that successfully developed out of the 80s, but have failed to overcome their legacy software are in the same boat. As a whole, the employees are very inexperienced. Almost every upper-level manager has been moved up and several are very young and green. Such managers are very easy to control and command low salaries. Many of the experienced ones are quietly riding out their time. I would agree with most all of the management cons provided here, and would assume that most of the pros are from younger employees. If you are a seasoned software professional and/or executive manager, I would advise you to stay away or use great caution. Have a good backup plan or a great employment contract that will protect you.

1.0
Feb 19, 2015

Not Me

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Software they have generated is by far industry leading.

Cons

Seems the owner is a tyrant. One should learn that once you get to a point in the Coroporate world/; You stp back. You allow the people you yourself have hired to do a job to do just that. There jobs. You do NOT micro manage personel and then call it culture.

2.0
May 28, 2013

Too good to be true? It is.

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Pros

The company makes an effort in the area of wellness. Nice facility. Laid back environment. Nobody works very hard arriving at 9:30 or 10am and leaving by 5pm. I can spend an hour at lunch working out and still leave at 5pm. Nodoby cares. The company has no competition in this niche market so it doesn't matter how ineffective and unproductive they are. Easy to look for other jobs while I'm at work since nobody really cares or knows what I work on or measures my output.

Cons

Inexperienced management at all levels including the over-controlling owner. Experienced people should not work here as they are quickly let go by the owner when he realizes he can't get them to do what he wants. He and his wife want experienced people who won't question them. No way of knowing how you are doing at the company. No understanding of how you can get promoted or move into a new position so it is hard to see any long term future here. Strong favoritism culture based on who has the owners ear or shares his interests. Ridiculous testing process to get hired though the owner is convinced the people that pass his test are the smartest people in the world. Management spends too much time trying to look good externally and pretending to be something they are not. Very unprofessional environment where I have personally felt harrassed and bullied especially when I work with people in support and services where their manager is the leader of that unprofessional behavior. The level of respect for the managers and directors is close to zero. They preach honesty in core values though non can be trusted and none will stand up to the owner and his wife. All yes people. It is a family affair with the wife, husband and son working at the company. Not a good situation. It was better when the wife only worked there part-time. There is no opportunity to give this kind of feedback to anyone in the company. If you did you would be fired.

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