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Lin and Associates Reviews

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(8 total reviews)

Diana Lin

100% approve of CEO

78% positive business outlook

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8 reviews
2.0
25 Nov 2019
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Pros

Culture and people: This is by far the biggest pro about the company. The culture is very open and collaborative. Everyone is very friendly and always happy to help. With their growth, this did seem to be changing though. Everyone was still open, however the environment is transitioning to a more standard corporate feel and the team building events that were common when it was smaller are mostly gone. Good opportunities for new titles: Since the company is still fairly small, it doesn't take much to stand out. That can easily be leveraged into a new tier position (e.g. Junior->Senior), just don't expect that to come on it's own. It's pretty much a requirement to ask for it, as no one in management seems to offer, no matter how good you are at your job. Actual change opportunities, with extra responsibilities, etc. are extremely rare.

Cons

Outdated Technology: Developers spend 90% of their time in VBScript on a system that no one in software has ever heard of, from 20+ years ago. The work is usually uninteresting and the only real challenge is trying to put in band-aids that don't break other band-aids, because no one is allowed to change preexisting pieces unless they are visually broken (errors are always suppressed). Management is very against changing their tech, despite more modern options and the desperate need for actual architecture. There is some rare opportunities to work in C# but, since they refuse to get licenses for all of the developers, this is only something the more senior people on the team are allowed to do. This can make it very frustrating both for day-to-day development work and for career growth; It takes 20 minutes to try to explain the work and system and no one wants experienced VBScript developers. No Understand of Coding Practices: There is no understanding, attempt to understand, or respecting even remotely good coding policies. Security protocols, data verification, and proper testing are just a few of the things thrown by the wayside. There is little appreciation given to developers and what they do. Terrible communication: Management is notoriously awful at actually talking to anyone. Info about projects was often held back until a few days before they were due, work that needed review was often ignored for months until a last minute panic, decisions affecting everyone were made with no announcement, meetings were scheduled and then ignored, and it was pretty common that no managers could even be found in order to ask questions or figure out what was happening.

5.0
12 May 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Engineers solve client problems! Don't nickel and dime the client with change-requests. High level of innovation. Great culture and work-buddies. Company cares about employees!

Cons

Business travel is typical for the industry/profession but higher than some other industries. Can't show some of the cool stuff we do with friends/peers -- lots of client-proprietary details.

5.0
8 Apr 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Great, positive atmosphere. Lots of different clients all around the world with different chemical and manufacturing process to learn about. Everyone works together to get the job done. Subject matter experts are always willing to help and enjoy teaching. It's a small company so every voice matters and there is plenty of room for growth. Learning new things and taking on new challenges is encouraged.

Cons

It is a small company with lots of unique clients to please so you are expected to perform at a high level very soon after starting. They train the best they can and then present you with real challenging work fairly quickly. Project leads often have multiple projects and are often at different client sites. When they aren't in the office they will usually respond quickly to a message or phone call, but you need to be good at finding solutions on your own. The learning curve is very steep.

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