WorkWave reviews

3.2

40% would recommend to a friend

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Kevin Kemmerer

42% approve of CEO

35% positive business outlook

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1.0
Apr 25, 2016
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Pros

For other departments there are some really good things to look forward to about WorkWave. The company is beginning to grow new divisions such as Product Management and Marketing, which provides some new job opportunities. A lot of the employees are genuine, nice people. The free lunch is also a pro if you're trying to save money.

Cons

Nearly all of the talented developers have jumped ship, and the few that remain are dangerously close to doing the same. But it's cool, because the higher level decision-makers are ignorant of the current landscape of software developers and how they want to work anyway, and have done everything they can to encourage a "codemill" environment where mediocre developers sit and crank out mediocre code. Imagine a software company where Engineering takes a backseat to Sales and Marketing. Developers are not treated well, the pay is not competitive, and it takes too long to advance your salary. Filter past the non-engineering reviews on this website and run while you can.

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WorkWave Response
10y
Thank you for positive comments about our culture and people. While not perfect, we as a leadership team work hard to create an environment across the company that encourages and strengthens that type of environment. All that said, our culture isn't a fit for everyone and it's clear from your other comments that WorkWave's culture wasn't a fit for you. One comment I can't help but address is your assertion that "nearly all the talented developers have jumped ship” because, as head of WorkWave Engineering, I can say with certainty that it's not true. More importantly, I think it's unfair to diminish the skills of the talented team of 70+ engineers who you once called teammates (and friends). We're very proud of our engineers and what they’ve achieved over the past 30 years! Again, we're not perfect but constantly strive as a company and a leadership team to be. We've added many talented engineers in the past several years to our already strong team and will continue to do so to help build the exciting mobile, cloud and analytics products we have underway. I'm sorry to hear that you didn't feel WorkWave was the best fit for you as so many others do. We all hope you find that ideal fit at your new company and wish you the best of luck there.
3.0
Oct 9, 2015

Great People, No Direction

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Lots of good people and a really strong sales development and rewards program. The customer base is tough, but helps you to learn more about business development and management due to the products provided by the company. Great 401k matching and some decent benefits, including "free" lunch.

Cons

Lots of employees don't have enough work to do, and try to hide it, which really slows down a lot of communication and important processes. The management keeps changing directions of the future products, which is slowing down releases. There is more of a focus on sales and marketing than actual technology.

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WorkWave Response
10y
Thanks for sharing your feedback. While sales and marketing are an important aspect of any business, we are a technology company first and foremost, with a passion for delivering the best in class products to our clients. Keeping an open dialogue about our approach to our new products is crucial, so lets keep this conversation going! I encourage you to talk to your manager, or reach out to HR@workwave.com so that we can chat further. We definitely have plenty of exciting initiatives to get underway as resources allow, so I'm sure your manager will be thrilled to hear that your team has more bandwidth to help.
2.0
Oct 5, 2015

Dont be fooled

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The people make it worthwhile if you are younger in age. Free Lunch Benefits/ 401k is pretty good There were bonuses ( Not very good ones)

Cons

They want to be a top tier technology firm along the shore, but offer low salaries, typically hiring kids right out of school. This is why their products are not good. No experience = bad products. No corporate experience. Management at the top is not good. Vacation/ time off is pretty low compared to anywhere else I have worked. Expected to work 8:30 to 5. What happened to flexible schedules/ work life balance? Hiring practices are a joke Company asks you to post open jobs on social media. . Never considered anyone that was referred, (probably didnt want to pay the 1000 in referral bonus ) No room to advance careers.

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WorkWave Response
10y
We appreciate the opportunity to hear your concerns and clear the air. While we do offer career opportunities for new graduates, we love finding talent with prior experience. In fact, 80% of the employees hired in the past 6 months have all had previous experience in their field before joining Marathon Data (now WorkWave)! Yes, our standard office office hours are indeed 8:30 to 5, but we have many team members that work modified schedules, or work remotely full or part time based on their needs. We also recently announced that everyone will be getting 5 more days of PTO starting in 2016! Thank you for encouraging others to apply - it's great to hear that you did enjoy your time at WorkWave enough to refer your friends. I'm sorry to hear that your referrals didn't pass our rigorous screening process. We love referrals though and are exited when we find ones that are the right fit. In fact we've hired over 40 employees from referrals in just the past 18 months including 7 of the most recent 10 hires! As the person in charge of all exit interviews, I'm sorry to hear that these concerns weren't mentioned at the time of your departure from the company. If you have any other concerns or suggestions, please feel free to reach out to us directly at HR@workwave.com. Thanks!
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