Worst Business & Employee Management - Anonymous employee iMedRIS Data Employee Review

I worked here for almost 1 year and it was the worst company I have ever come across. I will list just a few of the things I saw and experienced firsthand in my time there. It should be noted that the positive reviews here on Glassdoor have been written by family members of the company to try to recover their poor yet accurate online reputation. POOR MANAGEMENT DUE TO NEPOTISM The owner is very intelligent and passionate about his software but does not have the drive (or maybe energy) to take the company to its highest potential. As long as his personal life is comfortable, then his goal has been met - regardless of how minimal the employees lives are – especially for this sector of profession (software engineering) and especially for the cost of living in Southern California. This is seen through his multiple vacations taken every other month, and the classic car collection stored in the building – yet your lucky if you get a raise when the time comes. I’m all for a business owner harvesting the fruits of their business – but not when it comes at the cost of their employees working very hard for very little. He also only hires family members for key roles in the company, and only trusts them to handle the most important jobs that are intended to grow the company both internally and externally. These family members are less than qualified for these roles, and worse yet – don’t even make an effort to perform them at all. Things like “sorry it somehow got stuck in my drafts” have been heard far too many times by these members to be an accurate excuse – especially in things like getting quotes out to potential clients. Hiring family isn’t the wrongdoing – it’s letting them stay after they’ve continuously cost the company millions of dollars in mistakes and loss of business. TIME OFF FOR PERSONAL NEEDS IS A JOKE The company does not care about your personal life – in the least. If you have a doctor’s appointment, or have to pick up your child early from school one day, you need to use your vacation time for these things. Non-paid time off is not an option. Working from home is not an option. They used to allow you to work additional hours to trade for these times off - however that “privilege” got revoked when people abused this right, and it is now only limited to a max of 1 hour. Some weeks this will not affect you, but to maintain a healthy balance in life, this is quite unfair. You end up burning through your vacation time just to maintain your health, that when the time comes and you need a real vacation for mental sanity, you have to take it unpaid – the time when you needed it the most. EVERYTHING IS A PRIVILEGE Management (the owners) truly see their company as a blessing in your life. You are fortunate for having been hired, and everything they offer you is more than any other company offers in their mind. It’s a privilege to take time off for your personal needs, it’s a privilege if you have to travel for them to represent their company, it’s a privilege you even get reimbursed for your travel expenses. This is not something outwardly spoken, but subtly inferred when you submit your receipts, or ask questions about travel, or request to take time off. Everything is granted with an eye-roll and a week-long decision if it should be approved – even your 2 hr off request for a doctors appointment is met with a "we'll see if management approves this". This mentality is understandable in a small, entry-level workplace - one that has shifts, or part-time employees. But this is a career-level workplace with full time working adults - they are just not treated as such. Microwave use is even a privilege. “If the microwaves are not kept clean, they will be removed” - a sign by management posted on the microwaves at one point. When they remove another “privilege” it’s usually because one person did something wrong, and instead of professionally approaching them, they send a passive aggressive sweeping email to the whole company announcing “we will no longer allow ____”. WAGES ARE BELOW THE AVERAGE The company also pays everyone a very low wage for their work. Project Managers make around $30k - $35k for instructing and building clients’ software – which is not very user-friendly and takes years to truly know everything it can do. They also only hire software engineers from foreign countries so that they can assist them in their visa process and are then dependent on the company yet forced to settle for a very low income for what they do (approx. $50k starting). Software architects are paid around $40k to better their software and create new software - and again need to know the ins and outs of its complexity. Quality Assurance analysts are also paid around $40k and are often blamed for every issue that comes from the software – despite its poor construction. The software CAN be amazing – they simply give up making it great and are satisfied with selling a halfway done product with bugs throughout the software. If you are applying or looking to apply here – look elsewhere. This company will drain you and your desire to move up and work hard. There is no recognition for your hard work unless you ask them for it - which is not in most employees' nature to do. The wages are not worth the strain it puts on your life. Company moral is not really allowed as the owner likes the company quiet and working hard – no goofing around is tolerated. The software has great potential but with its leadership – it will never grow to really benefit its workers or make you feel proud of what you do. They will only take a great deal and give the bare minimum in everything they do.