Perforce Software reviews

3.7

63% would recommend to a friend

(407 total reviews)
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Jim Cassens

86% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Perforce Software has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 407 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Perforce 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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407 reviews
2.0
Mar 23, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Friendly and talented people. Good engineering discipline. Some nice tech and interesting work available, though this is highly project-dependent. Positive attitude towards learning and development, such as training courses and conference trips. Decent pension and private medical insurance benefits. Traditionally given the choice of Christmas or New Year's week off as additional holidays, plus a small Christmas gift.

Cons

Senior management are arrogant and crafty. Business focus is on a constant treadmill of acquisitions, some of which have been handled very poorly. Mediocre compensation, with minimal pay rises and bonuses compared to local competition. No real incentive to perform highly, unless £5 Amazon vouchers are your thing. New executive leadership axed full WFH and summer hours benefits, so work-life balance is not as good as previous reviews would suggest. Poor excuse of a 'career framework', which means nothing in practice anyway. Goal setting, reviews, etc., are exercises in time wasting. The company is almost 30 years old and apparently still hasn't figured out some of the basics.

1.0
Oct 9, 2025

Think twice before you join

Recommend
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Pros

Colleagues are good but not the management.

Cons

Toxic work culture and poor management. Managers rarely listen and tend to impose their decisions without discussion. There was no transparency — I was never informed about many things at the time of joining.Policies and rules keep changing every other week, creating confusion and frustration. Think twice before joining.

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Perforce Software Response
8mo
Thank you for posting. It is unfortunate to hear your experience at Perforce wasn't what you had hoped. It does sound like you were able to make some worthy connection with colleagues and that may have helped to expand your career development. We will look into your comments as we are always looking to continuously improve. I'm happy to meet with you 1 on 1 for a follow up if you are willing. It is our goal to provide a healthy culture that inspires our employees to greatness. I've received hundreds of comments from our Pune team about how happy they are, how encouraging the environment is and how the people are so collaborative. I'm sorry to hear your experience wasn't the same. Good luck to you and if you do want to talk, please reach out to me directly. ~Jim Cassens, CEO
2.0
Apr 15, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Very average organization. Low flexibility.

Cons

- Appraisals are a big disappointment. - Growth seems slow (no focus on employee growth), management should focus on it. When promoting an employee; only promoting title and not payscale.

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Perforce Software Response
1y
Thank you for the comments. I will spend some time with our Pune location leadership team to discuss your concerns. As a company, we promoted nearly 200 people last year and that included both pay and title. We are focused on employee career growth and have brought on a new role this year to focus on company wide Learning and Development programs. We do hold annual Hack-a-thon for our engineering team, engage them in new technologies like AI, and hold regular Tech Summits with the engineering teams to expand their knowledge. I would encourage you to take advantage of all those opportunities. Our Pune office is one of the best locations with an inviting atmosphere, great people, and benefits. We also offer the flexibility to work in a hybrid fashion. It would be great to have a follow on conversation on how we could make our appraisal process better. Reach out to me on Slack or email. ~Jim Cassens, CEO
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