Pragmatics reviews

3.3

56% would recommend to a friend

(141 total reviews)

Long V. Nguyen

76% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

Pragmatics has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 141 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Pragmatics 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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141 reviews
2.0
Jan 21, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I stay because of my team’s mission. It is honorable work and performed in good faith on behalf of our client.

Cons

Compensation and Benefits are poorly supported by the company. The company provides standard competitive benefits, however, the percentage the company contributes appears to be subpar in comparison to other companies the same size. Several cuts due to questionable decisions by the owners. Several upper management changes in a short period of time including the departure of two CEOs and three company realignments/reorganizations.

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Pragmatics Response
5y
Thank you for your review. We appreciate your feedback. We are working to improve our back-office processes.
2.0
Apr 8, 2019

Might be too late to turn things around

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

CEO is seems very nice. Doesn't seem like he understand what has been going on. There are some fantastic people here who dedicate any spare time to their performance at Pragmatics. Sacrificing all of their personal time to do the job right. Everyone here wears many different hats for no pay bump or thank you. There is new leadership within the last year. All seem very capable of helping Pragmatics turn things around, only if they can speak sense to the CFO of the company (also the wife of the CEO). Makes things very difficult. There are a lot of great qualities of Pragmatics they are just not utilizing. The only reason I have stayed is because of my direct manager and my teammates. If my manager leaves, I will follow suit.

Cons

Sadly the cons out weigh the pros with this company. Many people come to the same conclusion which is why they don't stick around. For all the nice changes happening, it might be a little too late. We have a company that hasn't won anything major in years. I don't know all who are involved but certainly with all the changes this is the one area that has not. Maybe it's time for a change there as well. Since this is a performance based industry, much like all others. We haven't won new business which is their primary role, which would mean they are not performing. Not saying they don't work hard, but are they working smart, together. I'm hearing that most programs are failing due to poor management. I can say we are being forced to use PTO because we don't know the status of our contract. People are leaving left and right, there are holes all over this leaking ship. I hear the relationships that we are to maintain, we have not. There are so many former colleagues telling me you don't know how depressed you have been until you are out. There is zero training. Meaning no career opportunities. The only real career opportunity is, we wear so many hats for so little, give it a year in this hostile environment and you will be the most attractive candidate elsewhere because Prags will not be able to recognize or if they do, do anything about it. Our bonus for the end of 2018 was laughable, might as well just give me a slip saying your bonus has been donated under your name. At least the cause would have been more gratifying.

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Pragmatics Response
5y
Thank you for your feedback. We have had management changes with the goal to always improve the atmosphere and performance of the company in all areas. We wish you the best of luck.
2.0
Jan 4, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

(1) If you're in the field, corporate leaves you alone. (2) If you query senior corp management, they are likely to answer in a respectful and thoughtful manner.

Cons

The flip side of being left to do your work in the field, is that - ironically - corporate seems completely disengaged from employees who execute corporate contracts in the field. It seems not to matter one scintilla whether you bust your butt or not, the message is "you are filling your seat, and we get a cut." It's a pretty negligent posture. In addition, the company does not seem entirely interested in expanding from its traditional roots of software development. So if you are on a contract that isn't part of that tradition, your time there is limited. Finally, there is zero opportunity for advancement or any kind of recognition whatsoever for field employees. In fact, the company seems to have no idea what you do, or that you even exist.

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Pragmatics Response
10y
I think your advice is absolutely spot on. As management, we should be engaged with our staff regardless of location. You are essential to our clients’ success, and we should ensure you have the visibility and support you need. Although you have left the company, I ask you to reach out to me so I can get a better understanding of where you think we are falling short in supporting our offsite staff.
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