MetroStar Systems reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(151 total reviews)

Ali Reza Manouchehri

89% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

MetroStar Systems has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 151 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The MetroStar 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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151 reviews
1.0
Oct 7, 2013

All talk

Anonymous employee
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Pros

- People are friendly. - Office is in a great location and the space feels quite modern. - Stakeholders are enthusiastic and passionate about their work. - Culture tries to be more like a start-up than government work.

Cons

- Management is all talk and promises with very little follow through. - Open work environment is distracting. - Work from many is mediocre at best and this seems acceptable. - Not all employees are not treated equally or fairly.

1.0
Jun 5, 2018

Changing for the WORST

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

if you are young and inexperienced there's a good chance you can get a high position here.

Cons

there are a lot of inexperienced people in high positions. Some companies grow too fast for themselves and lose their culture quickly. This is one of those places. No one really wants to talk to each other, I often said "hello" to people in the kitchen and they would look at me like I lost my mind. The turnover is pretty high for a reason and I no longer ignore glassdoor negative reviews after seeing all of them come true at this place.

1.0
Feb 14, 2018

Dysfunctional small business

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Beautiful campus in Reston with nice and fun open areas. Rapid growth which provides opportunities.

Cons

The company doesn't have an appropriate management structure. This creates high levels of dysfunction. The CEO is CEO of two companies. There is a vacuum in leadership that permeates the organization. Multiple senior management positions are filled with family members, roommates,fraternity brothers, creating a frat-boy culture. High turnover rate due to senior management lack of preparation. Employees are either utterly overworked or fly under the radar doing nothing but chatting all day in open areas. The company is doing itself a disservice by engaging in active campaigns for submission of positive reviews.

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MetroStar Systems Response
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Thank you for acknowledging our rapid growth, which results in career opportunities. The fact that we can continue to offer career development for our valued workforce is a critical component of our growth strategy. We are committed to creating an admired company – both internally and externally. However, we acknowledge that this is a work in progress, and there are still many lessons to be learned and changes to be made. To that end, I encourage you to have a conversation with a trusted leader or HR team member, to enable us to make improvements together. If you aren’t interested in being a part of those improvements, I encourage you to consider a transition to an employer where you can find happiness and a shared commitment to improvement. It’s imperative that we continue to nurture and protect the aspects of our culture that are central to our DNA such as open communication, solutions-orientation, and positivity. Reviews such as the ones we receive here on Glassdoor, as well as the feedback we collect through employee surveys and other information channels, are an important part of understanding how we can continuously improve. I stand firm that while we will continue to collect feedback, we have not and will not, attempt to bias that feedback.
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