The company doesn’t respect employees’ personal time - Anonymous employee MILL5 Employee Review

2.0
7 Oct 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good Salary and Good Company environment

Cons

The company doesn’t respect employees’ personal time or weekends. While they don’t require overtime work, they expect everyone to complete mandatory certifications—at least one per year—during their own free time. This adds unnecessary pressure and shows little regard for work-life balance.

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MILL5 Response
5mo
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We genuinely value open and honest input, as it helps us continue improving as an organization. Professional development is an important part of our culture, and we encourage ongoing learning to support both individual growth and long-term career success. Our intent with certifications is to provide opportunities for employees to expand their skills and stay current in their fields—not to undermine work-life balance. We understand, however, that expectations around how and when this learning takes place can feel challenging, and we appreciate this perspective. We continually review our policies and practices to ensure they align with our commitment to flexibility, respect for personal time, and a healthy work-life balance. Feedback like this helps guide those conversations, and we encourage employees to discuss concerns with their managers so we can find solutions that work for everyone. Thank you again for sharing your experience.

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5.0
3 Mar 2020
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Pros

MILL5 has succeeded in creating a company which lives up to the ideals it espouses. Technical excellence, well-managed projects, group camaraderie & happy clients are the norm. Benefits are top notch. Frequent free lunches and social events. Everyone, at every level of the company, is accessible and friendly.

Cons

There is some resistance to consistent remote work, on the other hand WFH is always approved whenever I've needed it.

2.0
6 July 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great location, clean office, workstations perfect for productivity. Expectations are well established, and growth is encouraged. Department heads are capable, communicative, and extensively prepared for anything. Worth noting that most of these reviews describe experiences with the offices located outside the United States. This review pertains to the Boston location.

Cons

Following comments specific to the top-level, senior management. Management has a painfully hard time connecting with the associate employees.. The communication between those at this level seems to be poor. Conversations are started, but never concluded at another time as promised. One person may tell you one thing, and another may contradict it later on. Total lack of feedback pertaining to performance. It’s a hybrid office, which has its perks, but there is seldom a ‘typical’ day where everyone is in office communicating, engaging with each other.

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MILL5 Response
2y
Thanks for your review. We take performance very seriously, give our employees every possible chance to improve, and support them when they need help. It is an extreme rarity that someone does not do well at our company. We have a culture of learning, meeting goals, and high performance which fosters the best in our people. Unfortunately you were not meeting the objectives of your position and you were made aware of that for some time. It was unfortunate. We wish you luck in your future endeavors.
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