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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3.0
May 24, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

profit share, 401k 6 Percent match five year vestment period, great culture and company concept, good benefits at low copays

Cons

not enough follow through on their core values, poor personnel choices all across the board, especially in upper management positions

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World Wide Technology Response
11y
Thanks for your thoughtful criticism. If you would ever like to discuss this further, feel free to reach out to me or your HR contact in the Plano area.
3.0
May 18, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

The executive management genuinely cares about their employees. You don't feel like an employee but rather a stakeholder in the business. You will have a large amount of autonomy to make critical decisions even as an individual contributor which can be unnerving if you are used to having a manager hover over you. There is a well defined culture that is deep part of every day life at WWT. The company is young and you have lots of fun there. Best of all are the people. The engineers are the smartest you will ever meet and there is a great sense of camaraderie. Benefits are great. Salary is average for CSEs.

Cons

As the company grows so does the sense of disconnect from HQ. There is rampant nepotism in key positions. Though management will deny it, everyone knows that there is a strong undertow of "good ole' boys club" ingrained deep at WWT. You're either in or you're out. For those not in St. Louis this means that you're going to be career limited. There has been a lot of promotions from within, unfortunately many of those promoted have absolutely no experience which has caused low morale in many cases which is driving some of the brightest talent away. Management may or may not look favorably on your career growth so unless you are prepared to stay in your position until someone feels that they are "ready" to allow you to grow your career you may find yourself disillusioned. There is a culture of "no surprised" but we are surprised almost every day. Changes are made with almost no input from the troops in the field at closed door management meetings and edicts are passed down from on high to the regular employees with no understanding of how they affect anything. Finally, watch your back. There is a vibrant gossip mill in play. Its interesting to see those who are doing the least feeling confident in their jobs, while those who do the most, walking on eggshells - depending on your membership in the "club." Base salaries are not increased, only variable salary (very small yearly raises), and be VERY careful to go through your compensation package with a fine toothed comb.

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World Wide Technology Response
11y
Thanks for your feedback. While we're not perfect, I think some of your concerns are the result of being a remote/offsite employee. That being said, these perceptions (real or not) need to be dealt with and thanks again for the constructive criticism.
5.0
Apr 28, 2015

Sales

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Pros

GREAT culture to work in. WWT does a great job folding people into the culture and making a big company feel like a small company. The organization is fairly flat and the Higher level Executives are fairly available.

Cons

As with most Technology Sales organization there's not a lot of females in Sales Management and there doesn't seem to be an initiative to promote females into these positions.

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World Wide Technology Response
11y
Thanks. Actually, we have established the WWT Women’s Leadership Forum to encourage women in leadership and provide coaching, mentoring, and networking opportunities for women to move into leadership roles within WWT. This program kicks off next week. Thanks again.
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