Novacoast reviews

3.5

65% would recommend to a friend

(145 total reviews)

Paul Anderson

69% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Novacoast has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 145 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Novacoast 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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145 reviews
3.0
May 2, 2019

Good Culture but Misaligned Incentives

Anonymous employee
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Pros

High technical competency in growing cybersecurity industry. Employees are highly incentivized to be self-starters and add to the business. Flat organization for company of this size. Entry level employees have ended up in management positions. Easy to move from one department to another to scratch a technical itch. Didn't experience any cultural drama or toxicity. Everyone was very friendly and accessible.

Cons

Chronic short-termism. Little to no investment in initiatives that don't immediately result in billable projects Low base compensation, even for engineers, with rest tied to project billing. Company justifies that employees can act as entrepreneurs with no salary ceiling, but really company just takes most of the cut with little practical sales support. The result is an MLM type arrangement where engineers have to drum up own business but not see most of what they bill. Too large a focus on vendor partners and too little focus on quality internal processes and procedures. Result is growth and scaling difficulties.

1.0
Jun 4, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Laid back, little management, good learning experience in the beginning

Cons

Bad pay, they take advantage and string you along, stressful once you take on more responsibilities but you get zero incentives, I recommend getting your certs/experience here then moving on. Not a good fit for a career.

1.0
Dec 5, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Good pay for part-time employees.

Cons

The company terminated our campaign because of bad management not due to our performance. Which, actually exceeded their expectations. They rewarded us with one hour of time to pack up our things and mentioned that it wasn't personal, "this kind of thing happens all the time" (Warning)

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