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FileMaker

Now known as Claris

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FileMaker Reviews

3.1

33% would recommend to a friend

(34 total reviews)
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Brad Freitag

100% approve of CEO

21% positive business outlook

FileMaker has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 34 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The FileMaker employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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34 reviews
2.0
16 May 2016

Marketing

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Being part of Apple gets you exposure to some really talented people.

Cons

No matter what you achieve, no one will ever praise you or say thanks.

1.0
24 Jan 2015

There are much better places out there

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Subsidiary of Apple Computer. All the benefits of being an Apple employee.

Cons

Old boy's company culture. If it comes down to your word against someone else who has more years with the company, you will lose. Don't bother going to HR with your issues. You will be disregarded. The person I talked to actually fell asleep for a good 30 seconds while I voiced my concerns. After a lot of the senior management was let go, encouraged to leave, or left/retired on their own, a bunch of people were promoted to managers and software architects who have no business being in those roles. No innovation happening. In the current state of technology, the company's niche is becoming, if it hasn't already, irrelevant. Implementing a FileMaker installation at your company most likely will require consultants that specialize in FileMaker. It's not a turnkey product. A lot of pride in QA engineers who identify a massive number of defects, but no one looks into the cause of the metrics.

4.0
21 Oct 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

It's like working for a small company with big company benefits (FileMaker is owned by Apple). Stable company, able to work and thrive for many years under the right conditions.

Cons

Turnover is low, so there's little room for upward movement within the company. The executive staff is often more concerned with the the bottom line and staying out of Apple's cross-hairs than they are with innovation and retaining good people. This sometimes results in people who are making a decent salary getting a target painted on their backs.

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Glassdoor has 48 FileMaker reviews submitted anonymously by FileMaker employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if FileMaker is right for you.