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Chaos, at every level - Operations Savvis Employee Review

2.0
20 Jan 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

They have health benefits as required by US labor laws. They pay you on time, usually. Want to sit around and not do your job? This is the place for you. No one is held accountable, no one cares and no one knows. Goals and numbers are made up last minute and you are judged harshly anyhow.

Cons

Absolute Chaos. The problem with Savvis is that there is no corporate culture. Its as if they took people from all corners of the earth and threw them under the general umbrella of a company name with no direction, authority or even general job description outside of "make money". Things like honestly and work ethic are secondary if even that once you get to the Senior Manager level. Manager and lower are beaten down with moving goals so no one cares and no one is driving this thing.

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Pros

Opportunity leadership corporate growth

Cons

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1.0
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Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

HIgher Salary then competitors Name recognition, especially in the Financial Vertical Highly rated in Gartner Magic Quadrant SAVVIS is a cool name

Cons

Management rules by fear, its an ole boys network. Secret alliances everywhere, There is a high level of customer churn. There is a high level of staff churn, roughly 35%. Departments are measured on how quickly things get done- so nothing is ever resolved, its pushed out to another department. On any given day there is a high level of employee dissatisfaction since it is difficult to get anything resolved. Guaranteed you will leave work feeling unaccomplished. All resource is severely limited. We have a new CEO, Jim Ousley, who comes to us from us. He is a former SAVVIS board member who has been resurrected and energized with massive doses of Geritol. Other recent exec changes mount to a hill of beans, the majority of the exec staff are SAVVIS has beens that are being given life again. Lastly if you do onboard, expect to be provided an old heavy laptop that has been used. I hope you are geting the message that SAVVIS does not value its employees. If you are inclined to go for the salary, be prepared for the possibility of a very short tenure. Tough environment, akin to a pig that has been dressed up with lipstick for Wall St..

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