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      Quest Software

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      Quest Software reviews

      3.3

      60% would recommend to a friend

      (1,228 total reviews)
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      Tim Page

      57% approve of CEO

      54% positive business outlook

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      Quest Software has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 1,228 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Quest 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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      1K reviews
      5.0
      Sep 8, 2011

      Great place to set up shop

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Pretty relaxing place to work. All-around competent people. Doesn't skimp on technologies and tools to get the job done. Fresh fruit. Very nice office space, plenty of lounge areas.

      Cons

      Some of the long-timers are downers and have a certain fear of management in them that prevents them from innovating. Or perhaps they just sucked in the first place and are still around for some reason... I never understand why all the incoming fruit is never ripe when they come in yet it'll be all gone by Tuesday. I think people are just stock-piling fruit for when they get ripe the following week. Dang you hoarders!

      4.0
      Sep 1, 2011

      Well-run place to work for software developers, but not necessarily inspiring

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good portfolio of core software products (mostly through acquisition). Aliso Viejo headquarters is a great location away from the comparative urban mess of places like Irvine, where many OC high-tech companies reside.

      Cons

      Insufficient due diligence performed on some acquired products. It is better to write from scratch than acquire software with internal design problems that are almost impossible to fix.

      1.0
      Aug 15, 2011

      Directionless accounting company that just happens to sell software.

      Software developer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Development teams are pretty much left on their own to do their work if they are successful, which for a company that grows primarily by acquisitions is a good stable way to grow the business without disturbing employees too much. HR policies are somewhat progressive (it is a CA company) and provide for same-sex partnerships.

      Cons

      Executive decisions are strongly reactive, capricious, and seldom based on any real data. There is zero communication from the top about anything Quest is doing, even when it regards your specific team. Questions come in the form of very specific queries that belie a complete misunderstanding of the real-world situation. This results in nonsensical decisions that hurt Quest significantly. In general, any department that is centralized by Quest is incompetent. For instance, HR cannot seem to deliver their policy handbooks before the end of the open enrollment period, so you have to choose benefits blindly and are unaware of policy changes.

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