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AMTRA Solutions

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Rollercoaster with a revolving door - Technical Lead AMTRA Solutions Employee Review

1.0
24 Feb 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Some really great front line people. The people they have delivering projects are very talented, albeit overworked. The COO (Sean) seems like he could be a great leader, but I don't think he really has the power to make the difference he could. He is wasted talent and could do really great things leading a different company. It is a shame to see such a good man go to waste on something like this.

Cons

The company will not invest in its talent and is not at all people focused. People are resources to achieve the CEOs goals. The CEO (Tasso) doesn't even do any of the company communication, does not share vision, strategy, mission, or values; he is completely focused on profits. All of the real leadership is left to the second level management and they can talk, but are not empowered to really deliver. Sales is a mess. The structure and management doesn’t exist. People don’t seem to have targets, are barely supported, don’t get real training, and management takes all of the incoming leads for themselves. The talented workers that bring in the money and deliver the projects are treated like cattle. All of the technical people are completely overworked and on the verge of quitting. Some of the technical leads work until the early hours of the morning, rest for a short period, and then get back to work. Many work nights and weekends. In my 10 months here 20% of the company has quit (the top talent), and 12% have been unceremoniously terminated with a cold un-feeling generic notification email that goes out every time. It has been proven time and time again that today a company needs to put its people before anything. Profits, customer satisfaction, and growth will follow that prioritization. Within 1 month of joining the company I realized I had made a mistake. Within 2 months I had started looking for work. I guess this will be a salary to support me while I look for something else.

AMTRA Solutions Response
3y
First, I want to thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback. I'm sorry that your experience at AMTRA has fallen short of what we hope for our people - a great place to grow your career, and work with top talent in our industry, all in a fast-paced entrepreneurial setting. I take your critiques of me to heart. Building a growing, technology-driven organization is not always easy and I (we) don't always get it right. Growth brings its challenges and uncertainty – it also calls for us to pivot and make tough decisions at times; but I wouldn't trade any of that for the opportunity to work with a group of very smart, hardworking professionals who show up, without compromise, to do great work for our clients (and one another). I take an unwavering stance on my trust and belief in our leadership's ability to navigate our day-to-day and we make decisions together. It appears you're a current employee of AMTRA and you have a lot of ideas around changes you'd like to see; if you would like to share more about your experiences and share your feedback or ideas directly with me, let's set up a time to talk. With Gratitude, Tasso President &CEO

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1.0
26 July 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

top notch co-workers, great technical people, COO is awesome but he can't do it all by himself

Cons

poor leadership, poor pay, no changes

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AMTRA Solutions Response
3y
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback about AMTRA's work environment. We appreciate hearing about your personal experience and are glad to learn that you enjoyed working with your team members...you're right, our COO is awesome! Being a growing, entrepreneurial business, there's always lots of work to do and we pride ourselves on the positive feedback we get from our employees on work-life balance. I invite you to connect with us directly with specific information or suggestions on how we could have done better. You can reach me at: dlutz@amtrasolutions.com
1.0
30 Oct 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Sometimes remote work is offered

Cons

Don’t take a job here if you are looking for development or meaningful advancement. Take the job for the pay cheque and bounce. Avoid working on the m365 team as it’s heavily micromanaged. Heavy turnover as the ceo pivots direction and culls teams that were built up to support the previous pivot.

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