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New CEO, exciting changes, good team - Software Implementation Specialist Journal Technologies Employee Review

4.0
6 May 2022
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Pros

I'm very happy with my particular team and supervisor. The company has recently changed CEOs and already we're seeing some exciting changes including project completion bonuses and company profit sharing. I feel like an important member of my team, and I have been rewarded for hard work with pay raises and more trust. Once I had a good idea with my role, my supervisor has been pretty flexible for the times I need to help out with my family and is mostly concerned about the work I complete and not so much with the hours I'm in the office. Being able to travel also helps from getting too bored from being in an office every day.

Cons

Expensive healthcare, no 401K, onboarding/training is unstructured and puts most of the responsibility on the new employee. I felt confused and didn't have a good idea of my role for about 1 year. Documentation is incomplete and it's unclear who is responsible for creating clear, organized documentation.

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5.0
14 May 2025
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Pros

Good people to work with, lots of room to grow and learn.

Cons

Lots of changes at once can get overwhelming.

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Journal Technologies Response
1y
We recognize there have been a number of changes recently, and we know that change can be challenging. We’re doing our best to manage this thoughtfully and believe the steps we’re taking will help make our company an even better place to work. If you’re ever finding it difficult to navigate any of these changes, please don’t hesitate to reach out to HR. We’d be happy to connect and talk through your experience.
3.0
21 Nov 2025
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Pros

1. Remote flexible work environment for many employees. 2. Competitive salary and benefits. 3. Compelling work. 4. Many engaging and approachable clients. 5. Many co-workers are intelligent and dedicated and helpful. 6. Strategic growth focused leadership. 7. Competitive product. 8. Focus on incremental continuous improvements. Small adjustments that are evaluated for their worth before adding more changes that helps limit chaos. 9. Evolving PMO. 10. HR onboarding was flawless and helped to learn about company policies and procedures.

Cons

1. Lack of camaraderie. Only a few co-workers have made the effort to welcome and connect. Quite a few co-workers focus on their work and are hard to relate with. Cliques exists. More efforts to be a more inclusive company is needed. 2. Contention between old ways and news ways of operating that has led to some in-fighting, confusion, and resistance. 3. Challenging and almost non-existent onboarding experience with PMO and immediate team. 4. Concern about heavy workloads that risk leading to burn-out. 5. Sales process needs to improve to ensure that hand-offs to delivery teams are smoother and that the clients are on the same page. 6. Lack of consistent recognition of employee’s efforts and contributions. 7. More training of process and procedures is needed. 8. Documentation can be improved across the board. 9. Lack of support from senior leadership and management. You need to be a self-starter and be comfortable with autonomy with little direction from co-workers and management. 10. Company is disconnected between departments. They operate in silos. Need more cross-functional training, knowledge sharing, and consistent processes.

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Journal Technologies Response
3mo
Your feedback on camaraderie, PMO/team onboarding, cross-functional alignment, workload, and recognition is fair and aligns with areas we know we need to keep improving. We’re actively working on better handoffs, clearer processes, stronger documentation, and more connection across teams. We appreciate you highlighting our flexible work environment, compelling work, strong clients, and the efforts around onboarding and continuous improvement. Change takes time, but we’re committed to making it better. Thanks for the feedback!
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