World Wide Technology reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(2,532 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 2,532 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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3.0
Jul 24, 2018

Great place to work, but going down hill.

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Pros

Enriched culture and emphasis on maintaining it. great benefits. good lower level management (at least at my facility, LTC)

Cons

Poor middle upper management. I like my supervisor, and my previous supervisor and management, but the people above them are the wrong people for their positions. The executive team pushes culture and unity in there team, and they reach that goal through the boo "the Advantage" by Patrick Lencioni. However, the people below them are not committing to these ideals the Executive team is pushing (and they aren't bad ideals. They are pretty smart). I have read and reread the book and i find myself seeing the culture take hits because they haven't aligned their behavior with what the company wants/needs. They just promoted one of these people to a global level position. This individual has frequently played politics and taken on so many responsibilities, that nothing ever gets done and follow through doesn't exist. I spoke with my supervisor about my concerns about managements decision and the dying culture in our facility, and I was told to keep my opinion to myself. Because if the wrong person hears (my concern, not even fighting against the shift, but personal opinion) then i could easily get black balled and damage my future career with the company. If I can't even share my opinion (which "The Advantage" encourages and says is required to maintaining culture and a health organization) means that our culture really is dying, and the wrong people are clearly in the wrong positions. I've personally considered leaving the company several times due to poor management.

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World Wide Technology Response
7y
Thank you. The Advantage is a great book and Patrick Lencioni is an incredible resource on leadership. "No bad managers" continues to be our goal. I'm sorry we appear to be falling short on this ideal in your situation; but your comments aren't going unnoticed. Thanks again.
4.0
Jul 17, 2018

Great Place to Work

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The people and working environments make it a great place to work. Always challenging and new work. Most people are focused on doing the right things and are enjoyable to work with.

Cons

Very slow to fire people, give people too many chances or end up making them individual contributors instead of doing the right thing. This causes more drama on the team then necessary.

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World Wide Technology Response
8y
Thank you. I understand your point. I can't speak to every scenario but we believe in coaching employees in situations where their performance is lacking. Sometimes coaching may not work and the individual will leave the organization. Sometimes it's a matter of the person being in the wrong seat and they are moved to a more appropriate role. It can be more of an art than a science but our intent is to be rigorous in the process and for employees to not be surprised if they lose their job. Thank you again.
4.0
Jul 16, 2018

Inside Sales Representative

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Pros

WWT has some of the best benefits

Cons

Aside from benefits, compensation is not the best.

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World Wide Technology Response
8y
Thank you for the feedback.
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