Cosylab Reviews

3.9

73% would recommend to a friend

(45 total reviews)

Mark Pleško

96% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

Cosylab has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 45 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Cosylab employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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45 reviews
2.0
22 Mar 2019

Parallel universe

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Relatively easy to climb the ladder if you are willing to accept the tasks given to you, relaxed and friendly culture.

Cons

Decades of below the market salaries and unusually extensive onboarding process which includes over a month of unpaid work, has turned the company into an isolated silo. First wave of employees who left their PhD studies to found the company now occupies exec level positions. Second wave of employees who joined straight out of the university occupies line management positions. Literally everyone else, with a few notable exceptions, has joined the company directly after their graduation so there are only a handful of employees with experience from another company. Literally everyone is convinced that company's methods are superb compared to other companies, although they have no real experience or information to come to that conclusion. The result is an interesting sociological experiment in a parallel universe where a group of adolescents runs a high-tech company. Unfortunately the reality of the market and the growth, company has never adjusted to, is starting to shine through the growing cracks while the blind sighted management will not notice it before the experiment implodes.

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Cosylab Response
7y
Thank you for your feedback. We're sorry that you feel this way, but appreciate your honesty because openness and open communication are amongst our core beliefs and an integral part of the culture since the very start of Cosylab. As you pointed out, we’ve had a very high growth in the last few years which inevitably brings along many hurdles and pitfalls. We are aware of the challenges that have arisen due to this growth and we have been investing a lot of energy in addressing them. We want people to like coming to work and be proud of the company they work for, and we're determined to keep the culture as one where anybody can openly discuss their ideas and suggestions, as well as their concerns and complaints. So we'd love to take you for a cup of coffee in the Playroom, so that we can further discuss your concerns.
1.0
1 Dec 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Nothing much to add anything here.

Cons

Flexible working time and work from home means working for extra hours which aren't paid for and all of them mean, company avoids providing office space and make use of your own equipment, utilities and your expenses. Don't expect salary at par with Industry. Middle management is short sighted, short tempered, adhoc change of tasks and responsibilities, puts you under tremendous pressure to deliver something which they aren't clear about and doesn't provide proper training. Recommend to look for better jobs else where.

3.0
28 June 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

flexible working hours, smart people, interesting work

Cons

relatively low salary for the type of work, inexperienced and short-sighted middle management

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