i3 reviews

-Terrible industry (DOD/government contracting) and all the red tape that comes with it/unstable and impermanent feeling even if you're salaried -Have to fill out a timesheet even when salaried making you feel hourly -People get moved around on projects like checkers pieces -Deltak and agile methodology (need I say more) -Too many layers of management and different companies (e.g. prime site/customer site) to deal with. Have to learn all of their policies if they even have any and that's every-time you start a new project -Building off of the previous point, the policies aren't clear at all - you just do what you already know from past experience but you'll still get held responsible when things go wrong -Hidden expectation to work OT -Immature/overbearing management who often knows nothing about the day to day tasks of those they are leading -Lots of presumptuous behaviors -Inappropriate relationships and unprofessional behavior -Company seems to lack a real niche and is just going after whatever they can bill for even stuff they aren't really skilled at -Employees are just billable heads and not always qualified for contracts that they are billing to -They are still a small company and are much like a boutique operation, which drives you nuts if you've worked for more established companies -Building off the last point, the boutique mentality leads to some in upper management dropping the ball on legitimate and even emergent requests. -They think they can develop people when they aren't even sure where they're going and they probably aren't really that interested in growing people, that's just to tell you what you want to hear -Although pay is not bad, it really doesn't pay better than other industries with less red tape and it really should pay more. Def not enough for retention. -You work much too hard for what you make/work is tedious, stressful, overly complicated, and boring -Required meetings are a waste of time and unhelpful -People aren't considerate of your time -On-boarding to various projects is TERRIBLE! -Good 'ol boys club, not enough estrogen -Lack of communication and some team members are given information while others aren't

Pancake layered middle management with "Project Managers" accountable to other managers above them to make any meaningful change within their project structure. Often times these managers knew very little about the software they were attempting to sell contractually. 3D Artist titles did not reflect the true competency of their artistic capabilities between 3D asset creation and game engine pipeline understanding. Often times artists were given title changes based on tenure within the overall 3D industry as opposed to the merit and skill that others advocated to management on their behalf for. I watched a "Senior Artist" not know how to create content iteration efficiency and understand basic game engine runtime optimization techniques. As far as company fiscal responsibility is concerned there is none. This company blew a 5 year allocated contract budget for multiple pieces of software in 2 years. Add on top of that in 2021 the company restructured as an ESOP allowing them to create new floating points of liquidity through debt plus equity after acquiring an Orlando office and a DC satellite office. Keep in mind the ESOP was effectively gatekept from employees based on the amount of shares and value in their account. After paying close attention to the trends and change of language within the company I saw the writing on the wall and left willingly. Two weeks later they fired 47 people across the company and the Orlando office is now effectively a ghost town. Overall, do not trust i3 (Integration Innovation Inc.) with any software need you may think sounds good based on their competitive price ranges. These men have no spine and shame should be on their head for what they've done to their employees.