World Wide Technology reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(2,521 total reviews)
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Jim Kavanaugh

89% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

World Wide Technology has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,521 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The World Wide Technology employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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4.0
Apr 16, 2016

So close...

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Pros

WWT is the best company I've ever worked for. They pay competitively, the goals they set to be attained are reasonable compared to other VARs and integrators that like high turnover in sales people, so they don't have to pay them. WWT is the opposite of that. In other words, if you blow your number out one year, the next will definitely be higher, but you're not going to get a change mid-year to something unreasonable just because you're doing well. They let you make money, in other words, year over year. We also have been very creative in how we meet customer needs and provide out of the box solutions every day. Most places I've worked try to fit the customer into the company's box, rather than listen and match up strengths and solutions with customer needs. That sounds elementary but WWT does it every day and on a scale that leaves us with no real competitors in my market.

Cons

We are growing like crazy, and there's developing an ivory tower syndrome. Not from the CEO or President, which in my personal experience are the tone setters for the core of WWT's culture, but from all the mid level management that has come in between the founders and the people on the street. There is a real separation from the culture as it was 5 years ago, and what it is becoming today, and into the future. If I came to work for WWT today, I'd still think it was the best company I'd worked for, but I have been around long enough to see the growing pains, and to see where the culture is fragmenting, and how that causes issues down the chain of command. It's also becoming a place where you have to spend 20% of your time selling yourself internally. Some people thrive on that, and love telling everyone how great they are. Some of us just want to do a great job and let the results speak for themselves. You'd be surprised how much better the first guy does when it comes to promotions / perception, especially those that spend 75% of their time doing the self promotion, rather than earning GP. I don't think this is particular to WWT, just the way the corporate workplace has been for some time and is finally seeping into WWT's culture.

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World Wide Technology Response
10y
WWT CEO, Jim Kavanaugh: I value and appreciate your constructive input and want you to know that we will be looking into this. Your input along with all of our employees input is critical to our long term success. Thanks Jim
1.0
Aug 7, 2014

Pathetic Culture, No vertical promotions,

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Pros

Flexible and only because there is NO WORK. Good benefits.

Cons

Having 10 + years of experience, I was been told at the time of interview process that I will be promoted to Lead Role but when I got hired they shifted me SR. Custom Developer( Don't know the heck why they have custom in there). Also the guy (Director) who promised me and interviewed me is no longer there and was been fired. I have no way of telling my manager that he promised me. There are few people who are here Lead roles but don't know English OR having zero communication skills. zero% soft skills. I will not ever recommended my friends to this company. Worst culture, Managers are highly technical that they don't want to code and don't have strategic decisions/vision towards their team :)

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World Wide Technology Response
11y
Hello and thanks for your feedback. If you haven't already, I encourage you to reach out to someone on WWT's leadership team or a member of Human Resources to discuss your concerns. Hopefully this will help.
2.0
Jul 7, 2014
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Pros

After 6 months at World Wide Technology, employees are allowed to work from home one day a week. After a year, that number jumps to two and three days a week of telecommuting. It works out to working 2.5 days a week from home, which is, of course, half of your work week. Telecommuting is a huge perk that increases productivity, satisfaction, lowers stress and saves workers on gas money. There are employee appreciation days at least once a quarter, and there is free lunch 2-3 days per week. Also, as a single person, I only pay $25 per month for health and dental insurance combined. The perks really are great here.

Cons

Employees are underpaid and raises are extremely hard to come by. The high-salary positions (Account Managers, Systems Engineers) all have at least 10-20 years of work experience under their belts, so moving into these positions is extremely difficult for younger employees. It is a growing company, so it seems like there should be a lot of room for upward mobility, but in my experience that has not been the case. Management attempts to keep their teams intact, so horizontal movement in the company is typically the only place to move. In fairness, I am in Sales Operations, and there are many other departments that could be different.

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World Wide Technology Response
11y
I'm glad you are enjoying the benefits of telecommuting! Thanks for your feedback on compensation. If you have questions about career growth, feel free to reach out to your management team, a member of the executive team, or any member of the HR team.
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