Synology reviews

3.2

47% would recommend to a friend

(317 total reviews)

21% positive business outlook

Synology has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 317 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Synology 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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317 reviews
1.0
Jul 17, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The product is undeniable, benefits (not salary) package is above average, potential for travel

Cons

The Management is ignorant and arrogant enough to believe that a dress code and draconian adherence to time cards is a better way to increase professionalism than training, sound business strategy, and investment in tools. They are the 'Peter Principle' in the flesh. They sit in their office all day, and do nothing of value for the team. When they does emerge from the office, they insert themselves directly in the way of progress. Mansplaining is a major issue. Regardless of who you are, or what your background is, Management knows more than you. If you have an idea that would make the company more efficient or better in any way: put it on a shelf. Don't bother at Synology, save your good ideas for your next company.

1.0
May 16, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

FYI Synology America is aware of this site and hold witch hunts when "current" employees post a negative review which recently have somehow been taken down afterwards, though this only seems to apply to Sales Department related reviews. Please disregard the Synology plant 5/5 star review recently posted--it is laughable that they would go through such measures to post that. If you neither care about making a career or making your workplace better (which yes, includes being critical) then this may be the place for you. If you keep your head down, don't ruffle any feathers, don't speak out when something wrong happens and generally nod your head in defense of the higher ups then you will be recognized as "mature" and management material regardless if you are completely worthless at your job or not. The ENTIRE Synology America management has been built around this principle once the people who knew what they were doing left.

Cons

Synology Inc may be a prestigious, respectable company in the tech world, however the US subsidiary is stuck in startup mode. No one actually knows what they are doing. There are no real guidelines or standard procedures. The culture is incredibly toxic and presenting new ideas to make things more efficient are absurdly resisted by management who, by the way, base their actions on "feeling" rather than statistical fact or metric, even when presented to their face. This applies to all faucets of management operation, most glaringly in EVALUATION which sometimes results in termination. For years it has repeated this pattern: 1. hire talented, inexperienced workers 2. horrendous management drives them away once they realize their skills are being wasted through complete misuse, underpay, and ignorance 3. the jaded few who stay because they're content with being stuck doing remedial tasks with no input or advancement laugh among themselves 4. repeat

1.0
Apr 14, 2018

Run

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great product, great group of employees (not management)

Cons

Extreme distrust towards employees, manage out of fear, management is clueless to flaws in business model, lack of experience at management level puts management at odds with employees who are trying to great things. NO earning potential or room for growth.

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