Long View Systems reviews

3.7

75% would recommend to a friend

(474 total reviews)
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Brent Allison

85% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Long View Systems has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 474 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Long View Systems 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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474 reviews
1.0
Aug 28, 2016

Old Boys Club

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Food and location of the office was convenient as it was in downtown

Cons

Old boys club - if you are not in the 'in' group, you are on the way out. You don't need to take my word or anyone's word for that matter - just look at any photos on their Linkedin Company Page - no diversity whatsoever. Enough said.

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Long View Systems Response
9y
We appreciate you taking the time to write a review about Long View. We're happy to hear you enjoyed the food offered at the office, as well as the location of our Vancouver branch. We want to understand more about your comments that you've mentioned in the Cons and Advice to Management section and would welcome the opportunity to have a conversation with you. If you're interested in expanding on your thoughts and giving us the opportunity to listen further, please call us at (403) 515-6900 and ask to speak to the Director of People Services. We look forward to chatting with you!
1.0
Jan 10, 2015

People culture is dead. It's all about the profit.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Free lunches, access to technologies that help you do your job, training opportunities (depending on getting manager support - which is subjective).

Cons

If you listen to the messages from recruiters, you'll hear about a culture that is family oriented, puts their people first and allows work/life balance. It sounds great as a sales pitch to get you in the door but it's not reality. -Compensation - incentives wrong most of the time. Be prepared to fight for what is owed to you. Often this can take several months to clean up. -Inconsistent internal communication; a feeling of secrecy between leadership and staff. -No policies - everything is subjective and can change by leader. Do your best to guess at what is expected. . -Department silos create chaos and duplication of effort -The comment on old boys club is true, but it is more like a high school popularity contest. You are either with the "in" crowd or not. Decisions tend to favor the "in' crowd. -Gossip/water cooler talk seems to consume a lot of peoples time.

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Long View Systems Response
11y
Thank you for raising your concerns. Please speak with your People Services Advisor so that we can work together to resolve them.
1.0
Jul 8, 2015

Big agency in Alberta

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- no micro management - decent pay compare to industry - great benefit - lots of family program - best in industry Christmas celebration

Cons

- useless middle management ,as they are selected not based on quality but boys club, who knows who - never develop the practice, just as a agency that placed cheaper resources to oil company for better billable margin - every month , they wash your brain thru MGM meeting so that you believe company cares about you (which is actually not true, they care only on profit ) - people that got promoted based on who you know in the top, not based on quality - VERY bad example of diversity , most leadership is dominated by certain race - Not a very accommodating place for minority , like : Asian (Race discrimination is obvious)

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Long View Systems Response
11y
Thanks for your time in writing this review; your feedback is important to us. While Glassdoor is a platform to express your anonymous views and thoughts, it would be great to hear from you directly so that we can learn about your ideas on improving the items you mentioned in the Calgary office. We appreciate that you have dedicated the last 5 years to us and would ask that you speak to your People Services Advisor or our Director of People Services, located in Calgary, so that we can work together to continuously improve our company.
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