Could be great, but isn't. - Client-facing Utilant Employee Review

2.0
13 May 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The value of this company was teaching me what it takes to make it in an environment like Utilant's. Let me explain. They hire on the cheap, most people don't know what they're doing, and the training is non-existent. But I was transitioning away from sales, so the very sour experience I had at Utilant was a great educator. I'm at a way better company, earning way more money, and it wouldn't be possible with the school of hard knocks which was Utilant. So I'm actually grateful. The non-management people were great. Free lunch and casual dress code were great. It was a great education in agile devops. Both in how to do it and how not to do it.

Cons

I'm not going to sit here an insult anyone or trash everything. The other reviews here tell the story. Most managers including those in the C-suite aren't good leaders, possibly aren't good people, lack people skills and emotional intelligence, and could really use some perspective - like a board of directors made of people who are actually experienced and successful in managing a software company. Shout out to the QA and Tech Support Manager - they were great. But overall, there's no accountability and they need some. Going to need to spend some money on some talent, and beef up the workforce; not enough labor to meet commitments. That hurts everyone from the devs, the account managers and especially the customers. They recently got some outside investment, so maybe this will be the catalyst to really change things.

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Pros

Atmosphere, work-life balance and management that cares

Cons

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1.0
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Pros

My team was great until most of them got fired for no reason

Cons

The CEO of this former company and his clown alley c-suite all took huge payoffs to sell the company to Thoma Bravo in 2021, not even two years after bragging about their pride as a small-town startup to local news. Dozens of hard-working employees were kicked to the curb in favor of cheap offshore labor. Clients were left without the support they had grown accustomed to. Those who remain were forced to pick up the slack with no increase in pay. He could've stood up for us, hell, he could've reached out after we were all fired, but he did NOTHING for us. He's a coward who took the money and ran. I wish this company and Majesco nothing but the worst.

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