3.1
51% would recommend to a friend
Charlie Dunn
100% approve of CEO
51% positive business outlook
Pros
Interesting projects, good team of developers, can do attitude
Cons
Lots of change, person who started the business now only part time, the replacement managers were rubbish but have been replaced or left now
Pros
I have worked here for nearly 3 years and of course there are ups and downs, but it is a great place to work. I feel bad about the negative reviews been written, they are unfair and not true, this is what happens when a bad senior manager is sacked along with the complete idiots he hired. Salaries are fair, but not the highest you will find, but there is lots of opportunity for progression possibly quicker than other places if you prove yourself. Management will bend over backwards to help you out if anything comes up in your personal life. There is a great mix of projects, I have worked on everything from Government work to really cool startup projects, and almost everything in between. Moved office recently, although its a bit further out its a brilliant building with much better facilities
Cons
There has been a lot of change of management. The owner stepped back and its obvious that the team that were left were useless and now have been replaced, things are much better and even the projects we are working on have improved.
Pros
Staff can be very sympathetic to personal needs of their staff. If you have problems at home, hospital problems or car trouble they let you take as much time off as needed, fully paid without hesitation.
Cons
Management are oblivious to the needs of both their employees and clients. They fail at providing official lines of communication between both the client and developers. Client's get stressed out when management don't respond and resort to contacting the developers directly which causes mass confusion. Developers are held accountable for the actions and mistakes of the client. CTOs have been known to suddenly disappear without their teams finding out for weeks afterward, and when they do, the stories of their disappearance vary greatly depending on the manager telling you these lies. How is a team of developers supposed to function without anyone in charge and without any proper lines of communication? Got a problem? Waiting on replies or data from the client? Prepare to receive no help from management at all. They'll promise meetings that never happen and conveniently forget any information you've told them. Has your team member taken a week off? Prepare for management to not know a thing about it, prepare for everything to be on your shoulders as they push you to do an entire teams worth of work with the same deadlines you had before. When it can't be done, expect no sympathy and be prepared for a lot of venomous remarks. Thinking of handing your notice in? Prepare for more fun and games. They'll act like they're happy for you, the moment a deadline hits the rest of the team they'll start trying to think of ways to keep you on board. This doesn't include pay rises or bonuses, no, it includes threats and accusations. Fortunately HR staff and management have no idea about what's actually in our contracts. SGP promise clients they have their employees sign confidentiality agreements, this would be the case if management knew how to go about it. Time and time again I heard them re-assure clients that we'd signed confidentiality agreements. I've never even seen one while working for SGP!
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