Pactera reviews

4.0

72% would recommend to a friend

(122 total reviews)
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Tiak Koon Loh

89% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

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3.0
Mar 17, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

-Flexible work hours -Generally no micro-management and decentralized task hierarchy -Generally friendly managers and HR staff -Administrative staff (including HR, accounting and payroll) are approachable -Clean, new and high-quality work facilities -Break room including pool table, ping pong table and Xbox One -Large number of social events within the company to encourage mingling and networking -Very advantageous healthcare benefits for W-2 full-time employees -Microsoft contracts include the following privileges: -Access to a Microsoft ORCA pass (all ORCA transit free of charge) -Access to Microsoft shuttles within the Microsoft complex free of charge -Access to the Microsoft cafeteria -Access to general Microsoft locations -Ability to work from, at times, the prestigious Microsoft HQ building in Bellevue

Cons

-The management (almost exclusively imported from China) may be at times disconnected from the employees, who are mostly locals -The management (almost exclusively imported from China) may at times have a language barrier with the employees who are mostly locals -From personal experience, almost all upper-level managers were overburdened with stringent work demands. Many such managers, including our own, eventually resigned in protest due to the amount of work and returned to China. The high level of turnover in management contributed to the general disorganization in the company itself -The management was generally disorganized, perhaps due to the above-mentioned high workload and demands. Some managers confided to me that they were receiving less than 4 hours of sleep per night having to deal with many requests from Beijing. This general disorganization meant that workers sometimes had to deal with conflicting information from different managers, including their project managers. This at times led to sanctions and write-ups against certain employees. -The hiring requirements as well as the pay grade for Relevancy Judges at Pactera were not very stringent, resulting in some interesting personalities being employed at our office. Although we had no issue being around and interacting with such employees at a personal level, the emotional instability that some of these employees suffered from caused tensions in the office to rise, especially with regards to perceived threats and paranoia. The Human Resources department rarely became involved with such incidents, leaving the responsibility to fall on the already-overworked managers.

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Pactera Response
9y
Thank you for your detailed review. We appreciate your specific comments and suggestions. Pactera is a relatively new company (established in 2012), so we are still not at the point where we want to be in terms of streamlined operational practices. But everyone is working hard so that we can improve everyday. I will forward your comments to upper management. Thanks again.
3.0
Mar 9, 2017

Data and analytics

Recommend
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Pros

Good working environment and be able to try different opportunities for respective customers projects. Pretty good medical coverage and holiday benefits package.

Cons

Unclear if career path and low pay. Poor management and less taking care of how employees are feeling about the company.

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Pactera Response
9y
Thanks for your feedback. Creating a good working environment at the Redmond office is always a goal of ours. We appreciate your feedback and would like to learn more on how we can take better care of our employees.
3.0
Feb 13, 2017

Not So good

Recommend
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Pros

Office is located at one north and very spacious

Cons

No proper planning, below par salary, benefits not good

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Pactera Response
9y
Thanks for your feedback. We value our employees and do our best to retain them. However, we are always striving to be better so we take your comments very sincerely. I will forward your comments to upper management and ask what we can do to retain talent. Thanks again.
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