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Velocity Technology Solutions

Is this your company?

Not a career. Just a job. - Technical Analyst Velocity Technology Solutions Employee Review

2.0
25 Nov 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Work with a lot of great people who are good at what they do. The Glasgow office is a pleasant work environment. Friendly and approachable staff throughout the company.

Cons

It has become a worse place to work since being taken over by Velocity. Massive increase in needless bureaucracy and assumption that the best practices will always be those currently in use in Minnesota. A "one size fits all" ethos, despite the motivational posters on the wall saying the exact opposite. Salaries nowhere near to keeping up with the increase in the cost of living, despite all the talk of how successful the company is. No training. The senior management claims to be focused on training and development but there is no budget available to pay for it. There seems to a trend for most recruitment for the Glasgow office being focused on remote workers in lower cost global regions instead of based in the office itself. Only finding out that bonuses have been scrapped when it doesn't appear in your payslip. Promises that all staff would go to the annual forum in Florida, which was first postponed and then never mentioned again.

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Velocity Technology Solutions Response
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We are sorry to read your comments and do regret that your experience has not been as positive as expected. While it is true that we are standardizing practices around our global offices to ensure consistent outcomes and a universal customer experience, we are truly interested in adopting the best ideas, regardless of which office they come from. Some of these ideas will come from Minneapolis, as well as other office locations. If you have ideas for improvements to practices and processes, please share them with a supervisor or send them in to anyone of our executives. After all, they can not be considered for implementation if they remain unspoken. You make a valid point about the need for more training opportunities and we are working on it. The company has invested a significant number of resources over the last two years to create a more positive, more consistent workplace experience for all our employees, and enhancing the career development program is very high on the priority list.

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