Don't believe everything you read-lot's of below-par employees venting here. Not a bad place to work. - Testing NSS Labs Employee Review

4.0
10 Mar 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Dynamic startup environment. Lots of interesting folks working there.Genuinely interesting and different work. Good benefits package. Everyone has stock options, shame most of the ppl whining on here dont know what a stock option is otherwise they might have tried harder.

Cons

Lacking training - learn on the job. Dynamic startup environment! This means long hours and context switching sometimes, but the rewards are worth it. There were a lot of whiners and entitled folks there when I was there - a couple of the guys who had been there from the beginning thought the company owed them a living and thought the rest of us should work harder because they didn't want to. But they wouldn't help anyone because they thought if they kept stuff to themselves they would have a job forever. Management kept them around because - why? Loyalty?Thats why I ended up leaving. Looks like those folks are gone now so things should be better.

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5.0
16 July 2021
Anonymous contractor
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Free lunch everyday provided by the company -Friendly colleagues -you may bring your dog to work

Cons

- some management could be more kinder

1.0
30 Aug 2020
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The engineering team has some very talented folks in it who are fun to work with. The company was flexible and understanding during Covid, allowing everyone to work remotely without any salary adjustments. It is an interesting problem space, testing security products.

Cons

The CEO is an egotistical introvert who provides little to no direction to anyone in the company - a flagrant illustration of the Peter Principle! Aside from posting corny dad jokes to the company chat space, no one is really sure what he’s up to. Strategy? Sales? Financials? Hiring? Nobody knows! And if you ask, expect this answer: “we’re doing what makes sense”. People are afraid to ask questions in company-wide meetings. All communication to his direct reports is funneled through the “chief of staff”, a human shield between he and the rest of the company. The engineering team has zero contact with customers and is building a product (again) that nobody wants. I predict they will all end up leaving because of this, which is a shame given their potential. Absolutely zero opportunity for non-attrition driven growth within the company. The only reason they are hiring for any positions is to backfill people who continue to leave. Expect an ongoing interrogation if you want to hire anyone new. No 401k matching. HR sends out “anonymous” survey questions that nobody answers because everyone knows they aren’t actually anonymous. Apparently they started a non profit entity last year, but did a terrible job explaining the reasoning behind that decision, and there hasn’t been a mention of it since.

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