Avoid this company - Senior Software Engineer Blackhawk Network Employee Review

1.0
16 Sept 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- After BHN acquired my company, they left us alone for awhile and things remained good

Cons

- BHN promised to create a "center of excellence" at our location (where we created an innovative eGift Card product that was the core of our company), but instead of doing that they -- put in a hiring freeze -- cut pay 20% during the first pandemic wave, even though eGift Card sales were way up -- cancelled merit based pay raises -- essentially stopped giving raises altogether -- forced arbitrary and destructive technology changes on us (G Suite -> Microsoft, Jira -> Rally, etc) -- meddled in how our teams operated with micro-managing mid-level executives -- and finally, laid off 20 people So much for creating a "center of excellence"

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4.0
29 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good management, bonus opportunities, training

Cons

The pay is low. Staffing isn’t enough to meet workload, no performance based raises for entry level employees, and very few promotions available

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