Relativity reviews

3.3

58% would recommend to a friend

(202 total reviews)
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Phil Saunders

73% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

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1.0
Apr 7, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

1. No strong competitor in the market

Cons

1. One of the worst culture. People are very rude and prefer to hide information 2. Be ready to lick your manager's shoes or get kicked out for questioning any of manager's decision 3. They make people disappear. I have seen at least 15 people in my circle disappear without any reasoning. 4. They make you pass certification exam that has 0 value in market. Who does that ? If you fail, you loose the job. I have seen two team members (SM, Devops) loose the job due to this stupid certification. 5. I have worked at many big companies, this company is very dangerous for OPT/H1b students. They will kick you out for a minor reason. 6. Product runs on 100 year old technology. Amazon or Microsoft is going to kill field on e-discovery soon. Relativity won't survive 5 mins.

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Relativity Response
6y
Thank you for voicing your feedback about your experience at Relativity. The RCA certification exam is a required prerequisite for many roles and is meant to challenge our employees to capture a deep understanding of the platform. Relativity has a high pass rate for the exam, and we continue to evolve and strengthen our resources to better support new hires and to increase the pass rate. We highly encourage that those who are RCA certified share with us the resources they feel would be most helpful when studying for the exam to improve the experience. At Relativity we seek talented individuals that add a diverse set of skills and experiences to our organization. We welcome and actively hire foreign nationals (FNs) across the organization if they are the best fit for the role. We do hire several employees each year that require H1-B visa sponsorship, and we work closely with H1-B applicants to help them navigate the process and ensure their background and experience align with the position before hiring. Once hired, we ensure that the employees receive adequate training and support in their position in order to successfully grow with the company, just as we do for all Relativity employees. Similar to the challenges that many other organizations face, unfortunately, we are unable to hire OPT candidates due to external legal constraints. We are aware that the visa application process in the U.S. is quite complicated and often confusing, especially as we are all navigating governmental changes amid this global pandemic. Thank you again for sharing your feedback. – Beth Clutterbuck, CHRO
2.0
Mar 29, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

A lot of the newer additions to the management team bring in an outside perspective and will make the company more modern (tools, ideas, processes, and the tech itself are quite dated otherwise). A desire to treat people well (though less so on compensation) that is genuine.

Cons

Lots of cliques of middle managers that came up through the ranks via hard work instead of smart work (used to be the culture apparently) and a lot of kool aid chugging. Mediocrity with arrogance and lack of desire to learn from the outside world (they just read the same couple books the founder recommends every year) makes for a weird culture and severe underperformance that is usually masked under the veil of extreme activity (fire drill mode on 24/7). Over reliance on “data” as a way to justify micromanagement. Market leader attitude = Assume everything the company does is best in class Deceitful approach to getting people to always take on more work and to glam up jobs that are meant as grunt work for the benefit of the legacy bros Toxic culture from the middle management layer starts influencing some people with growth aspirations that only see joining one of the cliques as the path forward and sabotaging others as normal behavior

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Relativity Response
6y
Thank you for sharing your feedback around working at Relativity. While this is not the experience that we intend for our employees to have with the managers on their teams, I appreciate the insights you’ve shared and would welcome a one-on-one conversation to discuss your experience further. Relativity’s talent first approach prioritizes our people and we are consistently working on improving our accountability, processes and successes to the benefit of the organization broadly. In order to continue strengthening management skills at the mid- and senior levels, we are implementing more robust management and inclusivity trainings in 2020. Additionally, we operate as a feedback-driven culture and ask that our team members share honest feedback with their colleagues whenever they feel it’s necessary, including constructive criticism for managers. The 360 Manager Feedback process provides opportunities for Relativians to share feedback with managers to help them improve their management skills. Please reach out to me directly as I’d be happy to connect with you on your experience and learn how we can continue to improve. – Beth Clutterbuck, Chief Human Resources Officer
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