HCSS reviews

Management. The company has seen a lot of success and as a result Mike (the president) has become convinced that he is the expert in everything. He fosters an environment of cronyism, overrides or ignores major customer concerns, and refuses to listen to competent employees. As a result, the best managers and engineers don't stay long. Due to a constant influx of trainees, lack of wider industry experience, and incompetent micromanagement, programmers spend the majority of their time propping up 20-year-old hacks. Second, for programmers, work experience here counts for nothing on a resume. Employers don't care about VDF experience, and development team processes are very different from industry standards.

This company sounds great in theory and Mike Rydin intended it to be a great place to work however he had promoted the wrong people into middle management and their philosophy was, "I'm on board, now pull up the ladder.' For those of you who want to apply, only meek, non threatening candidates were considered. No one who wouldn't submit to the managers. Once in, you weren't going anywhere. Also, the pay was not up to industry averages. HR was in a word, dishonest. They made promises for advancement that never seemed to materialize for anyone. That's why I had to leave.