Unum Sr. Software Engineer reviews

4.0

99% would recommend to a friend

(5 total reviews)
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Rick McKenney

100% approve of CEO

100% positive business outlook

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2.0
Jan 27, 2022
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Pros

Pay is decent, in particular given the location. Benefits such as health insurance (for the whole family) and pension contributions are among the best available.

Cons

This is not a tech company, despite their best efforts to look like one. Reward and recognition are not correlated with good work, but rather with saying the right things, agreeing with the right people, and not disagreeing with the wrong people. Company structure is very hierarchical and very siloed. It's hard to get things done without lots of red tape. Annual leave starts at 22 days and reaches 25 after five years of employment. Not the absolute minimum, but also not much more. Flexibility is mostly a one-way street: Depending on your team or role, you might need to give up quite a few weekend days, for free. There is no compensation formally in place for weekend work - "come in late on Monday" is normally the best you can hope for. This is hit and miss, though, as it very much depends on your manager. There's an undertone of a lack of professionalism throughout the company, particularly at management level. Several of the managers (and indeed others) have never worked anywhere else and are where they are because they have prioritised getting promoted over delivering quality work. Information flows primarily through gossip.

2.0
May 15, 2018
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Pros

Good work, life balance. IT salary is good for the area staying just above one large IT employer in Chattanooga and just below another large IT employer on average. Benefits and paid time off are good. Bonus plan is good for good performers.

Cons

IT staff has been reduced to a critical point. Outsourcing has hit Information Technology employees hard as application knowledgeable IT staff has been laid off and others have chose to leave. The remaining IT staff is challenged to do more and with those knowledgeable peers gone, the stress is high. Outsourcing partners are adequate at following directions created by Unum IT, but they lack application knowledge and even technical knowledge for many. Turnover seems high for our outsource partners as we often have to get accustomed to new people assuming responsibilities. Collaborative and open work environment creates challenges for developers due to noise and other distractions. Restructuring of jobs has created the appearance of NO career path in IT. Some entry level jobs considered IT are compensated too highly for having no technical degree or expertise thus inflating the entire IT salary structure.

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