Ntiva Reviews

2.5

33% would recommend to a friend

(159 total reviews)

Steven Freidkin

28% approve of CEO

32% positive business outlook

Ntiva has an employee rating of 2.5 out of 5 stars, based on 159 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Ntiva employee rating is 33% below average for employers within the Management and consulting industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

159 reviews
1.0
13 Nov 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Neat and modern office. Free food on Fridays (usually hot dogs).

Cons

Non-competitive compensation for the industry standards in the area for the hours you put in. There is very little work-life balance. Extremely cliquish, high school company culture especially among the Account Managers and Onsite Engineers/Admins. There is a lot of favoritism from the top. Ntiva does not set people up with the resources needed to be successful. They constantly operate on shortage and expect miracles. The performance of technical staff is based on how much they like who they're working with and the Account Manager they're working for. It's pretty much a 'fit in or be fired' environment. You either 100% buy into the company culture and mesh with your co-workers or you disappear. So-so benefits that don't kick in on date of hire. Completely out-of-touch CEO and Management that fosters toxic business relationships and belligerent, abusive customers. Would much rather sweep poor processes under the rug rather than fix. This is a company that just cannot seem to "make it out of second gear" as another review very accurately put it. This is due to all of the above. You can't really call Ntiva a start-up at this point. Ntiva has been around for a decade. At this point it's just a failure to launch. As you'd expect, all of this makes it very difficult for Ntiva to hire, keep good people that would rather be great at their job, and get things done than be your best friend. The CEO has way too large of a presence in everyday matters because the CEO occupies at least 3 positions within the company. There are customers that have ties to the CEO directly whether they be personal or business. So you can also expect a lot of conflicts of interests. Oh, and 20 e-mails/calls over the weekend and at night from virtually anyone though not agreeing to be an on-call employee. Ntiva has no sense of boundaries or work-life balance. Also they will not tell you about all the perks up front. Such as phone reimbursement as I was taking calls on my personal phone. In short, don't believe all the "Best Place To Work" hype.

avatar
Ntiva Response
10y
Thanks for your feedback, we’re sorry you didn’t have a successful experience here. Ntiva works very hard to create a positive experience where team members work well together in a friendly environment to best serve our clients. So, indeed we do expect that our employees will “fit in” by treating each other with respect in interpersonal communications. While we disagree on the high school thing, it’s absolutely true that anyone who doesn’t buy in to this culture and play nicely with others won’t last long here. With that said, we do make every effort to identify negative communication styles and coach/train our employees when they’re not meeting those standards. Not everyone will respond positively to these efforts, and that’s ok. Ntiva’s not for everyone; we have a high standard for our employees and that won’t change. Account Managers in any field will have the occasional interaction with a dissatisfied client, and those interactions can be difficult. It comes with the territory of being an Account Manager, anywhere you work. We expect our team, especially Account Managers, to diplomatically work with all of our clients to resolve their issues and deliver world-class customer service. Again, that’s a high bar and it’s not for everyone. It’s always tough to find and hire great people, but keeping them hasn’t been an issue. At our holiday party this weekend (pictures on our Facebook page!), we celebrated several employees who have hit the 5-year mark and one who had his 10-year anniversary this year. Not bad for a company that’s been around just over 10 years! You mention our “Best Places to Work” awards for the past 10 consecutive years. We’re pretty proud of those. They’re awarded based on anonymous employee feedback, and most folks seem pretty darn happy to work here. For more info, check out the most recent Washingtonian Magazine: “Best Places to Work: 2015.” We’re in there. We think it’s a great place to work, and our employees tend to think so too. We’re sorry you didn’t, and we wish you the best in your future endeavors.
2.0
27 Oct 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The best part about working here was your coworker who was in an equally as unenviable position. They typically were a hard working person who was maybe slightly green in a few areas, and working at a MSP as a result, hoping to get experience fast.

Cons

The CEO. He's truly a terrible human being. He lies on a daily basis and takes advantage of his employees as much as possible, all while telling them to their face how much he values them. You're the worst part about Ntiva Steven and karma will catch up with you one day. The politics. The absolute lies to your face you'll hear are depressing and motivation killing. This place is only a small step above a cult in how it operates.

1.0
12 Apr 2017

Terrible

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Some great people, made some wonderful friendships

Cons

Underpaid and overworked. Nothing is appreciated. No praise for good work only point out weaknesses and failure of all staff. Favoritism is huge by CEO who caters to only customers and never defends staff. Turnover is ridiculous. Never been so under appreciated ..... salary increases and bonuses are basically not given. Not a career driven environment.

Viewing 1 - 3 of 159 Reviews

Glassdoor has 164 Ntiva reviews submitted anonymously by Ntiva employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if Ntiva is right for you.