Highwire reviews

4.1

80% would recommend to a friend

(22 total reviews)
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Kyra van den Bosch

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76% positive business outlook

Highwire has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 22 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Highwire 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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22 reviews
1.0
Nov 4, 2022

Horrible Place to Work

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Pros

Very disappointed with what direction this company has gone.

Cons

I'm very disappointed with the direction this company has gone. If you are thinking about applying at Highwire I would strongly recommend reconsidering. The CEO, Don Fornes, has no idea what he is doing and could care less about his employees. They have fired 10+ employees in the last 9 months; a handful of which were Managers, Directors, VPs, and Executives. Considering they are a relatively small company (less than 60 employees), this should concern everyone.

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Highwire Response
3y
Highwire has evolved rapidly since new management joined two years ago. We went from being a bootstrapped, founder-led team of sixteen to a growth-equity-backed company with over 65 employees (and growing). We’ve aggressively expanded our team, opened a second office in Boise, added a new CEO & board of directors, and made the difficult decision to eliminate some positions that didn’t align with our new company goals and vision. We are confident that the decisions we’ve made were right for the company while acknowledging that so much rapid change was uncomfortable for some people, especially those that were let go. We believe in transparency, and our numbers tell the story. In the past 12 months, we’ve hired 39 new employees, promoted eight, let go of nine, and six left voluntarily. We are very excited about the team we’ve built and the culture we are establishing. As for Don, he’s got an impressive track record, but he’s always happy to sit down with candidates or employees and discuss our strategy.
5.0
Oct 25, 2022

Great Workplace

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Pros

A great work environment with lots of opportunities to grow. I had worked for a few places similar sizes to Highwire, but Highwire is the best place I've ever been at. Work-life balance is great and that is the first thing my manager mentioned during the interviews and the whole time I have been here.

Cons

I have not seen any.

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Highwire Response
3y
Thank you for sharing your experience at Highwire. It's great to hear that you've already seen opportunities to grow professionally during your time here. Providing meaningful career growth to our people is extremely important to us. I encourage you to continue to be open with your manager and with the Talent team about your goals we can continue to support your growth!
5.0
Oct 25, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Free health insurance, unlimited PTO, great pay, tons of parties/lunches, free coffee/espresso/snacks everyday, hybrid remote, understanding management, fun environment

Cons

None that I can thing of

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