Fun technology, difficult work environment. - Sales ExtraTeam Employee Review

1.0
9 Mar 2009
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Pros

Exceptionally talented and experienced engineers - very smart sales force. Company has an interist in advanced technologies. Certifications are highly valued, and continued certification is a high focus. The coffee is worth drinking. Customer base is very loyal, and company has serveral long term relationships.

Cons

Goals & job objectives are not clearly communicated by management. Poor setting of customer expectations means many hours of "off hours" work. Poor respect for individual members of team (often embarassed in meetings). Cheating on vendor certifications is encouraged by management. The company does not always respect copyright and licensing policies of the vendors it serves. Company seems split into two groups - cisco and microsoft technologies.

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5.0
2 June 2015
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Family feeling, great pay, work life balance, challenging work, supportive management, intelligent co-workers, flexibility.

Cons

Benefits could be better, but they aren't terrible.

5.0
26 Aug 2014
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Pros

After working for multiple IT companies my experience in the field covers the full spectrum of job styles. At some companies I'd seem to watch paint dry for 40.00 hrs a week on the dot while at others I'd be drowning ,clocking in at over 90+ hrs some weeks on frequent occasion. Neither types are enjoyable for your career or home life. After nearly a year with ExtraTeam I can state they are the perfect balance. I'm never bored, constantly improving and my work/life balance is respected. Being in IT there will always be some after hours work based on your project. Learn how to manage your own calendar and it's a breeze. There hasn't been one situation yet where my upper management has forced or expected me to work a ridiculous amount of hours. The engineers that compose our team are at the top of the field in my opinion and my personal experience and skillsets have happily increased since on boarding. ...And my wife loves me at this job far beyond any others in my past. A happy wife = a happy life.

Cons

With most engineers having packed schedules during normal business hours there isn't much time for random interaction in the team.

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