World Wide Technology reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(2,530 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 2,530 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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5.0
May 9, 2018

WWT is a GPTW

Anonymous employee
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Pros

WWT allows autonomy to do your job without any micro-management. Managers still have an open door policy that is practiced and preached in my area. I feel valued as an employee and am rewarded by some of the best benefits and perks I have encountered anywhere . There is an emphasis placed on team-building, networking, and social events to build camaraderie and trust across departments. I have fun in my role and enjoy the people I get to work with! Work/life balance is real here- if you work hard, you are rewarded for it.

Cons

Formal leadership training programs like NOVA seem to be very difficult to get into. Not sure what the selection criteria is or how to get noticed in a team full of A+ players. I understood that new compensation plans were going to be a priority from a Corporate update, but have not seen any communications or plans laid out to right-side salaries of existing employees. Unfortunately, it seems in order to get a nice raise, you have to leave the company and come back at a premium price, even if you didn't gain any additional experience. Even with promotions, raises tend to be much less than IT industry standards.

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World Wide Technology Response
8y
Thank you very much. Regarding NOVA, nominations are performance based and determined by leaders within your department. Departments have a limited number of individuals they can nominate for each session. I suggest you let your manager and/or department vice president know of your interest in being considered for the next NOVA session. Regarding the compensation project, it is still a priority and I will share your feedback to see if we can get an update for you soon. Thanks again for your constructive thoughts.
5.0
May 9, 2018

Supply Chain Manager

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Best company and culture to be a part of!

Cons

Nothing negative to say about WWT!

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World Wide Technology Response
8y
Thank you!
3.0
May 8, 2018
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Pros

Overall this is a great company to work for, benefits are unheard of, there are great people that work there. The company is forever growing making the opportunities within the company grow.

Cons

Would advise new/future employees not to go into this department. It’s messy, unorganized, lack of communication, and ran poorly by management with no type of input of the people it affects the most. The management team will preach the “open door” policy but they’re not approachable by any means. They sit in their offices and make decisions without even really knowing their employees. They will will say they want to exploit your strengths but in fact will wait until you fail then it’s the end of the road for you instead of putting you in a different position where your strengths are flourishing. They talk about culture but this department has lost the culture this company was built on because the wrong people are in the wrong positions. Really difficult to work your way up unless you are part of the “in” crowd . I saw a lot of friends get promoted instead of the right people . The “worker bees” are very under paid for the amount they have to do. The training is God awful, you learn nothing during your “training phase” . You go on a pointless scavenger hunt of the building by yourself with no supervision. Then you get thrown in the fire with no knowledge of the systems. They like to preach fail fast which is fine but only if you have a foundation to fall on. In reality you need to train your people first solid they have a solid understanding of what they are doing instead of clicking buttons and causing AVOIDABLE escalations.

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World Wide Technology Response
8y
Thank you for this candid feedback. I think some of the concerns are due to rapid growth and changes that are happening/have happened. Some involving reorganization and leadership restructuring. Regardless, we take your concerns seriously. The scavenger hunt is intended to be helpful for new employees with learning about the building but it sounds like it may need some work. Thanks for your hard work, dedication, and patience.
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