atfinity Reviews

There was a huge group of destructive co-workers that fortunately left after me. While I still left atfinity for other reasons, I think the culture improved a lot when I was still there. You see some of their comments here on glassdoor. Mainly I think they were very ungrateful for the opportunities they were given and misunderstood that they were hired to do a job. atfinity gave a lot of juniors a chance to build their career and gave them a lot of responsibility. When then thinks went wrong, they only blamed management. Sure, failed projects are the fault of both employee and manager, but that's it: It's also seldom just a management fault. I have seen a high level of dedication and hard work on the managers side. Guys, it's a startup. Everybody is new there! At least people are trying. I have seen a comment about a lack of respect. I really can't support that, I have already felt treated as an important member of a competent team doing a very challenging job.

Employees are not being taken seriously, or even treated with respect. Their competence is not used. As a software engineer, you are treated like a code monkey. Having an opinion is frowned upon, to say the least. Management tries to manipulate the team's opinion of people they dislike. Feedback is rare and when you get it, it's usually too late and too loud. There is some noticeable movement towards involving employees a bit more, but it's still quite lacking. The structures are authoritarian and decisions are flowing from top to bottom. Sometimes very erratically. People's opinions are not valued and usually, discussions (e.g. about requirements, technical details or time estimates) tend to be ended by an argument of authority. The only thing reminding you that you are working at a startup is the salary. Also, there are no shares, even though they were announced (of course not as a definitive promise) at the time I had an interview.