Get what you need but don't get comfortable - Engineer Sirca Employee Review

1.0
10 Nov 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Sirca can pay well depending on their staffing levels and the skills needed. It always tries the newest and latest technologies making it a good place to learn. Sirca is a good stepping stone for sought after employers and positions. Sirca has a nice outdoor area to the office overlooking Circular Quay from the Rocks. Sirca is a culturally diverse organisation accepting people of all walks of life.

Cons

Sirca has a continual churn of staff that creates endless operational impact. Frequent sackings and resignations are followed by desperate hiring. Napoleonic senior management are only focused on perception management and don't look after their staff. Large teams are dominated by small, informal and entrenched cliques. Sirca survives on tenterhooks in the shadow of a larger external organisation.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
30 Sept 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great open plan office with harbour views. Smart colleagues. Modern approach to system design and development methodology. Regular training sessions where engineers can teach eachother something new.

Cons

The leadership is unstable. The board frequently changes direction, executives come and go. There is not a lot of certainty about the future. Even now we still have an interim CEO that will be gone in a few months, and a CTO who is leaving in a month.

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Sirca Response
10y
Thanks for being so candid in your feedback, this is so valuable. We're glad you enjoy our fantastic open plan office with the Opera House and Harbour views. They are a popular location for staff to enjoy the Vivid Light Show and New Years Eve Fireworks. The leadership in the company is very stable now with a permanent Group CEO and Chief Technology Officer now in place. I would encourage you to speak with your Manager or a member of the Executive team if you'd like some reassurances of the company direction. Thanks again for taking the time to give your feedback
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