Where to even begin? All the recent reviews reference the same exact problems that were present when I left years ago: blatant nepotism, low pay, poor benefits, no culture (unless 'depressing' counts as a company culture), high turnover, ineffective/apathetic management, lack of professional development opportunities, lack of job training, lack of empathy for users of the product... the list could go on and on.
Working there left me with an overwhelming sense of stagnation AND the sense that management prefers it that way. Company growth is hindered by poor hiring/screening practices that lead to swift turnover. The nepotism problem is very real and fuels internal divisions and distrust when limited opportunities and resources that were promised to employees are instead given to friends/SOs/relatives of management instead. No benefit to high performance as there is little (if any) room to move up and pay will continue to be below market. Poor communication between departments breeds additional distrust and wastes time and resources.
In short, this place was (and apparently continues to be) a living example of how to create a toxic, uncompetitive, uninspiring workplace. Given that Denver is a growing hotbed of software companies, I cannot believe that people still come to work here when there are so many better industry opportunities to be had elsewhere. If you have even the slightest suspicion that you might be able to do better, listen to it.
