Another little crappy company - Anonymous employee Parata Systems Employee Review

1.0
28 May 2020
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

There are some nice associates of course.

Cons

Worked in several departments, and every one of them has the same problems. Here are a few. Cliquish, unprofessional, bad behaviors rewarded, bullying, managers/supervisors misleading statements, convenient and partial truths, white lies taken to new level, limited upward growth, took our 401k away, out-performers get more work and little/no acknowledgement, subprime performers get rewarded thru promotions/raises/merit increases, no training programs to speak of, thrown into the job - swim or drown - knowledge is tribal - tribes must like you to share anything, many/most coworkers will misguide you and work actively to make one look bad, HR is a monster, NEVER EVER answer any questions leading to "What do you think about..." - will be used against you, NEVER EVER present an idea unless you have it completely fleshed out, basic job, simply do the work and keep your head down and you'll be working at the same wage and same place as when you were hired unless you're best friends with the manager/supervisor/boss. NOT LGBTQ friendly whatsoever.

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5.0
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Pros

Easy work but can get very hectic

Cons

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2.0
3 Nov 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good pay Over the top annual meetings Plenty of PTO (was unlimited pre acq, standard accrual put in place after) The products are interesting (but now you have more competition than ever)

Cons

Acquisition ended the culture of hard work being recognized and allowing you to move up in the future. Now simply a matter of having the right letters after your name to get through the automated HR game for internal transitions/promotion. Field Service challenges resulting in frustrated customers and you have no influence to assist on a bigger level. You end up having to build a tribe of like minded people willing to push things through with you on the lower level, but Senior leadership won't listen about core problems and solutions you present to head off the issues causing the customer discontent - But in townhalls they claim to be focusing on CX. CX means more than just the call center, which is still a point of frustration for your customer base. Every FY end is like the hunger games of waiting for your HR team to show up on a regular call to announce your lay off. Most senior team members with the most product knowledge and historically good performance metrics have been laid off or have left at the first opportunity. When your Sales Person of The Year leaves despite being well compensated and all the perks, that's a red flag.

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