Momentive Software reviews

3.1

43% would recommend to a friend

(485 total reviews)

Dustin Radtke

36% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

Momentive Software has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 485 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Momentive Software employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.6 stars).

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485 reviews
1.0
Jan 28, 2022

Don't do it ... just walk away and go somewhere else

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Pros

You'll get a good laugh at the leadership team's incompetence of CB. Plus there's some cool people to work with in the companies that CB bought, but nothing good about CB itself.

Cons

Where to begin ? It's the story that's been seen a million times... big company buys succesful start-up/mid size company, and proceeds to annihilate it within months of purchase. Claim to be inclusive, but good luck if you're an international worker... don't expect any sort of job security , or promotions for that matter. Lots of job postings opening up (....hmmm, wonder why that may be? Probably because the grand majority of the employees currently there are running away as fast as they can). Management / higher up positions only available to US employees (despite what the CEO/ CB HR staff may try to respond to here to save some face, just take a look at all the bad reviews... they speak for themselves. Trust me, what they've done to many others they'll do to you as well). Pure white leadership that talks about inclusivity or opportunities ... but yet don't extend any of those opportunities to anyone other than their tight circle... you should see some of the people recently promoted to leadership positions, it's hilarious. Hence why you would get a good laugh at the leadership team's incompetence. Terrible people management... they seem to lack core concepts of understanding respect and how to properly treat employees/clients... and be prepared, if you're a company about to be bought by them, it won't be long until you'll be asked to lower your costs because their strategy has somehow managed to take you from a profitable company to bleeding employees and clients every day. You may ask yourself, oh how can this be possible, surely they must notice that something is wrong? Nah, good luck trying to get anyone from the leadership team to notice anything is wrong, and if you do get their attention, it'll be your fault and you'll soon be out the door... don't worry how, they'll find a way to push you out. Aaaand get ready for long meetings where the leadership team will just make jokes that no one understands, where you also have no input. Oh, and speaking of input... strategies are passed to you... don't expect to be able to actually discuss anything with them. It's always a no feedback accepted situation (despite what they'll try to say around here, they won't take your feedback -- what they're doing is always right, yet has somehow managed to sink successful companies left and right) . Just ... don't do it to yourself... anyplace is better than here. International staff being let go from one day to the next with no warning or input, low pay, no promotion opportunities, laughable raises, unhappy employees wanting to leave, considerably dubious decisions ... like getting rid of one of the most successful/caring CEO's from one day to the next ... if they did it to them, they'll do it to you as well.

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Momentive Software Response
4y
Your experience here wasn’t good and I’m sorry. You also raise important issues that I am happy to speak to – not to argue with your experience but to publicly affirm our standards and values. Community Brands is a healthy & growing company. When we do M&A, it is to expand our capabilities for customers and accelerate growth. We do not do mass layoffs in conjunction with M&A because that undermines the very reason we buy the company. It is the people who create the value that makes us interested in M&A. You will see a number of our leaders and key staff that have come from companies we have recently acquired. If you are at a company that Community Brands acquires, it is ok to ask about your future and to ask about specifics of how we’ve handled recent acquisitions. It is also true there are a handful of positions where there isn’t a fit for that person post acquisition. In that situation, it doesn’t matter how we handle the majority of people coming to us. If your job is impacted then it hurts, it’s awful and it just doesn’t matter if others weren’t impacted. I’m so very sorry. The people who have joined us through M&A are doing a great job. Your products and brands are thriving and helping our customers every day. Your voices matter, and we want to hear you. If the leaders you are working with directly aren’t listening, you know how to reach me. If you prefer to be anonymous and still want to express your opinion on strategy or direction, please reach out to our employee helpline. I have lots of conversations from all different parts of the organization and the insight you bring is amazing. If you are a person of a diverse background, you are welcome here. We have a 50/50 balance in gender for people managers. That’s huge for a tech company. That also isn’t enough – we want to build upon or progress in racial and ethnic diversity, go faster and be better. You can join us knowing that we can celebrate differences and have open dialog about how to make sure that we make this a company where people of color and indigenous backgrounds thrive just as people of different genders and of the LGBTQ+ community have thrived. If you work here, keep challenging, keep pushing, keep helping. This is how we change things not just within our company but within society. That is also true of our international offices. Each of our international teams is doing amazing work. You have each worked together to build strength and support. We have reached a place where we can grow our international leadership – you’ve seen a recent announcement where we’re beginning to shift from in-country leadership to full company-wide ownership. I’d like to hear from you as to how you are experiencing that so that we are respectful of time zones while building on the strength of our global presence. SL - CEO
5.0
Jan 26, 2022

Great Management

Anonymous employee
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Pros

1. transparent leadership 2. competitive wages 3. growth opportunities 4. remote work

Cons

1. Benefits could be enhanced

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Momentive Software Response
4y
Thank you for taking time to provide your feedback. We are happy to hear you had a possitive experience here at Community Brands. On the benefits, we were able to increase our 401k match for the second year in a row. We are now offering 100% match of your contribution up to 2% of your salary. In addition, we took every measure available to us to decrease (or at a minimum not increase) the benefit premiums in 2022; and, we will continue to explore ways to enhance our benefits to make the employee experience even better. Again, thank you for taking the time to provide this feedback. AM - Chief of Staff
2.0
Jan 21, 2022

Good starter, not long term.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Unlimited paid vacations (as long as you don't abuse it) Flexible hours Generous sick leave

Cons

There's no direction within the company. They keep buying new companies before taking care of their own that currently keep everything afloat. Everyone not in upper management is underpaid and they're constantly replacing VPs with hiring bonuses. It takes forever to get things done as things need to be approved by several people who don't work with eachother or know what they do. Progressing within this company is almost impossible, people are dropping like flies leaving.

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Momentive Software Response
4y
Thank you for your feedback. There are a couple of places you can go to see details about strategy. Check out the recording of the Ask Us Anything strategy session in December. Your Division and Brand will have also shared some detailed presentations in the last few weeks. If you're not seeing those or think there are gaps, reach out and let's chat. If you'd rather stay anonymous you can drop an anonymous question into Ask Us Anything or the confidential Helpline. Give us enough to know what line of business needs more information about the direction and where you have questions and we'll get to work. Please also reach out to your manager or HRBP so you can get more information about your compensation. We have done a lot of big pay realignments, starting with our front-line people, but I understand you have questions about your compensation. Just so you know, some of those VP changes you see are where we don't think there is enough clarity in direction or not doing enough communication. When we hire new leaders signing bonuses are very uncommon. SL - CEO
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