Expect to see "Closed" next to FAME's name here on Glassdoor soon - Anonymous employee Fame Employee Review

1.0
30 Jan 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Most of the staff were very nice folks with a sincere interest in doing their best. Casual work environment and decent work/life balance.

Cons

1. The folks running the business have no clue how to run a business. The owner has recently had to get involved again after an ugly parting of the ways with the former CEO and has placed the former Sales Manager in "the" key role. Unfortunately, this person has been with FAME for 25 years and is only entrusted with this responsibility and faith from the owner because she knows the company and the for-profit school industry. But, her lack of actual business skills is mind-boggling - Communication skills are terrible, no people management skills (it's all stick, no carrot), doesn't understand brand and product management (there is no actual marketing department). I could go on, but the proof is in the fact that the company is being run into the ground. 2. Consistently dishonest communication with employees and clients. Sure sign that they value neither. 3. FAME is trying to be a technology company, but has no idea of how to go about it. Software development is haphazard and chaotic. Implementation is poorly executed. The best selling software is based on a DOS platform (not a joke). 4. Pay is just adequate; health benefits costs are outrageous 5. Lack of direction, lack of vision, and complete and utter denial of the issues and/or an unwillingness to address them. As a result, turnover rate is incredibly high.

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5.0
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Pros

Flexible schedule, great travel locations

Cons

Long hours and days on the road.

1.0
13 Apr 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Nice people. Well known in the industry.

Cons

When they say they have hundreds of installs of their enterprise product that means they have installed it but not sold it. They sold me on a bill of goods to sell a product that was not ready for prime time and then they didnt even bother to tell me they had countless returns and virtually no referenceable accounts except for their smaller product for hair salon schools. They have their sales reps dialing for dollars instead of providing marketing to generate incoming calls. They use CRM like an address book and when you try to use it the correct way to log calls etc they would tell you to do it the wrong way because that is the way they have always done it. I do not suggest this company unless you are ok with treading water and making one of the lowest income packages in the software business.

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