LiveText reviews

2.4

33% would recommend to a friend

(29 total reviews)

Christopher Kalmus

61% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

LiveText has an employee rating of 2.4 out of 5 stars, based on 29 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The LiveText employee rating is 38% below average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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29 reviews
1.0
Sep 10, 2015

Nothing positive to say about management

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The employees are wonderful! Casual dress atmosphere...that's about it.

Cons

In response to a previous review, professional development is most definitely NOT promoted or supported- unless you consider sitting at a booth, occasionally chatting with clients to be professional development. In fact, every proposed opportunity by my team was blatantly ignored by the single person who calls all the shots- despite what it may say in the employee handbook or "benefits" discussed during interviews. As nearly all previous reviews noted, one person controls the office. This person's business acumen is questionable at best and has very clear biases. 6 employees left for better offers/ less toxic work environments in a short period of time. The truly odd thing is that employee departures are not acknowledged. When the sole HR representative quit, no one was notified. Most people found out over coffee in the break room. Also, mgmt dismisses employee departures as one offs, rather than consider how their actions, or lack of action may have caused people to quit. The list goes on. Overall, great employees to work with but poorly managed. Period. And the previous review regarding people viewing high expectations as a con is not only ridiculous and insulting but blatantly untrue. All employees worked hard- a fact only intermittently acknowledged.

4.0
Jan 28, 2015
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Pros

What I find most exciting about working at LiveText is the commitment to providing professional development opportunities. I feel like I am in an environment where I can engage with complex problems in a collaborative and meaningful way that leads to solutions that make a positive difference for my clients. It has been over 8 years at LiveText and I feel that I have grown tremendously from where I started. This growth is a direct result of the coaching, feedback, and confidence I have received from my co-workers and managers.

Cons

There is a high expectation for excellence. Sometimes that can feel intimidating to some people. It takes a good deal of resilience to navigate what feels like negativity, which is really just support to reach beyond what's easy. This isn't necessarily a CON, but I imagine it feels that way to some.

3.0
Oct 2, 2014
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Pros

Was able to work mostly telecommute so I didn't have to be in a cubicle farm every day. The code base, written in Perl, wasn't bad.

Cons

The biggest problem I had with LiveText was nobody seemed to be the final word on a decision that needed to be made.

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