Symplicity Corporation Reviews

I worked at Symplicity Corporation full-time for less than a year

Pros – You can acquire skills that will be beneficial in the future, and will prepare you to find another job. Other than that, it was a huge waste of my time.

Cons – First of all, the president/company is being investigated by the FBI, and customers often bring up the subject.
This company only hires recent college grads, and takes advantage of them by paying them the lowest salary and giving them unrealistic loads of work and expectations.
If you aren't near a metro, you have to pay $8 a day to park.
President has no idea what is going on most of the time.
Management is a joke - micromanaged to the max.
Training does not exist.
Very unprofessional atmosphere - the president and managers are constantly yelling and cursing while everyone in the office overhears them (even when you are on the phone with a customer).
Most of the products are also a joke.
Database not working half of the time - very frustrating.
Overall, this company will make you hate your life 9-6 M-F.

Advice to Senior Management – Where do I start? Hire more managers, be truthful during interviews, stop being cheap and purchase a functioning & reliable database, more communication is definitely needed., establish a training program,

I have been working at Symplicity Corporation full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Work from home.
Flexible hours.
Lots of time is given for developers to do their work.

Cons – Low Pay.
No free or subsidized parking.
Little growth, work and technology can become very stagnant.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Symplicity Corporation full-time for more than a year

Pros – Symplicity will immediately put you in a position to really learn and grow. You are thrown into situations that require strong work ethic and self-responsibility. At some organizations it takes years to direct sell, so the quick movement is great. It is also a very dynamic company with excellent products. There is also quite a bit of room to make your opinions known, which is amazing to have at such a young age.

Cons – Management is a nightmare to navigate. There is absolutely a culture of micromanagement, which is a four-letter word in this office. Furthermore, there are zero programming and training opportunities. Oftentimes you are not given the tools you need to succeed. Ultimately this is a bunch of 20 year olds training and managing other 20 year olds, which is a huge 'con.'

Advice to Senior Management – Please hire a Sales Director. It is unheard of to have a sales organization without a leader. It is not conducive to a healthy, supportive, growth-oriented sales team.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Symplicity Corporation full-time for less than a year

Pros – When you work for Symplicity, it becomes clear very quickly that you are working for a dynamic and evolving organization. There are lots of conversations about updates and enhancements, and creativity is highly encouraged to create the best possible client experience. Being a part of this is exciting and inspiring!

One of the things I enjoy about Symplicity is the flexibility to work from a location outside of the home office alongside the commitment of the company to creating a strong team even though many members may not be working on-site in Arlington. I think this allows Symplicity to draw from the very best candidate pool across the nation. There is a lot of effort made to help employees get to know each other as members of the same team and I think it shows in the work we do and the service we provide.

Symplicity is an organization that invites and welcomes ideas and suggestions from people across the organization; the company is responsive to questions, ideas and needs. The people who work for Symplicity are truly invested in and a part of the growth of the company.

Cons – Any areas in which I would have expressed a concern about my experience have been addressed by Symplicity in ways that have truly enhanced my experience as an employee and team member.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Symplicity Corporation full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Working from home is a great convenience factor. I love talking to clients and helping them work through problems or develop a new work flow. My opinions and suggestions are always taken into consideration either for new client features or changes to staff work flow. There are great benefits and management is flexible should you need to temporarily adjust your work schedule.

Cons – Working from home presents challenges. Work social connections are all online or over the phone. It can be difficult for some personalities to not see people throughout the work day. The other challenge is the office is in your home and it can be difficult to limit your work to the hours and days scheduled. I often work on weekends to get ahead or work on an issue (addicted to solving puzzles).

Advice to Senior Management – Clients are charged for onsite trainings. The staff member who covers them should be monetarily rewarded as well as they may fall behind in work and have to work extra hours to catch up.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Symplicity Corporation full-time for less than a year

Pros – Great benefits, telecommuting is encouraged, and lots of creative flexibility.

Cons – Cubicles are a bit dull at first, typical office work environment can be chafing for some used to the hustle and bustle of freelancing or a startup.

Advice to Senior Management – More off-hours activities!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Symplicity Corporation full-time for more than a year

Pros – My coworkers are bright, innovative and supportive. Strengths are identified and utilized. Feedback is commonly offered. Ethics are emphasized. The company is family friendly. Communication is good. Workload is busy and steady but not overwhelming. Telecommuting offered for some positions.

Cons – Benefits are along the lines of peers (small, private tech companies) which means expensive insurance and minimal leave. The trade off for few benefits is pay and work environment.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Symplicity Corporation full-time

Pros – Good benefits and pay. Organized and timely promotions and salary review process. Management cares about keeping employees happy and working in a good environment -- this includes up to date hardware and software and good support from IT and HR.

Cons – The main web application for internal project management is dated and complicated. Communications are sometimes scattered across Email, IM and this management app making it difficult to properly understand where a project is at and what has been discussed when working with many people on it.

Advice to Senior Management – Find a way to consolidate all the different methods of project management and tracking (Manager, supportwiki, and other "loose leaf" requirements docs) into one system with all the tools necessary.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Symplicity Corporation full-time

Pros – Friendly co-workers, good working environment, exciting atmosphere and culture. Have a number of events for employees such as softball team, symp snacks, happy hours etc...With the exception of compensation Symplicity does treat their employees well and you will definitely meet some friends for life!

Cons – Way underpaid for the amount of work you do especially for being headquartered in a city with one of the highest cost of livings in the US. Also constantly micromanaged. There is little room for growth in terms of upward movement in your career. Also the company has recently expanded more rapidly than it should have causing resources to be stretched thin and therefore causing some products to suffer from lack up development time and market research.

Advice to Senior Management – Trust your employees. Also do not expand so rapidly. There should not be a release of a product when you are not in a position to dedicate enough development time to back it up and make updates when necessary. This is just setting products up to fail in the long run.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Symplicity Corporation full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – - Opportunity to take on additional responsibilities fast
- Senior management are open to listening to ideas

Cons – - Not enough division of responsibilities

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company