Great remote culture, but poor management led to massive decline - Senior Software Engineer CloudM Employee Review

- Good people - Good work culture - Pay is fairly good

- Heavy politics for the size of the org - Job security

I was the first US-based deployment rep hired at CloudM. I enjoyed it and was doing well until I got put on a project that was way out of my qualifications.

1) Everyone is always on PTO. Every. Single. Week. You're constantly being shoved into other reps' projects and cutovers that you have no direct involvement with, simply because of their "unlimited PTO policy. 2) No one takes their job seriously. If you request someone to help you fix a problem, they'll complain to the manager that you didn't have the right "tone". Everyone is just there to collect a paycheck and do as little work as possible. 3) No one ever reads your emails or chats. then wonders why you are frustrated. Very passive-aggressive work environment .. Once 5 oclock UK time hits, everyone is gone. No one will stay late to help you if you are US-based. 4) They shove you onto whatever project fits their needs. Doesn't matter if you have the support, qualification, or training, they just need warm bodies in seats so they can fill their US-based contracts. You'll be humiliated and berated the whole time while having to endure daily meetings where you re-hash things that other people missed because everyone is ALWAYS on PTO. 5) The 2 guys who run the delivery department are straight up dishonest. These guys will throw you under the bus to the client in the middle of a meeting to save face for the company. 6) Pay is mediocre for the technical work you are expected to do. CloudM pays you 25$/hr and bills their clients 250$/hr for your work. Basically exploiting the saturated IT market to pay as little as possible.