MasteryConnect Reviews

Lots of legacy code that is tightly coupled, poorly written, not documented and not unit tested. All of these factors increase the number of bugs introduced and have significantly slowed productivity. Lots of decisions are made at the top without input from the bottom so you often feel like a code monkey. If you have a better way to do something then you may have to fight to convince others that it is the better option. This can make you feel like your opinions/expertise aren't wanted. I don't get the feeling that management trusts their employees. Poor planning and management causes projects to take longer than they should or they never get finished. Engineering Team Leads have a lot of responsibilities that at times are impossible to keep up with causing deadlines to be missed. Open office is very loud and distracting.

The potential this company has at face value is for sure enough to get you through the door ... but when it comes down to brass tacks: Typical start-up, consumed with chasing the shiny penny. Ultimately, creating a product a mile wide and an inch deep, and led by original upper management that is resistant to change or any strong personality type. As a woman in tech, I tend to be a more sensitive to my next point, (take that for what it's worth,) but going through a recent round of major layoffs nearly all candidates asked to leave the company were women. I felt that most women in the company were not valued or listened to, myself included. The CEO has created a culture of superficial praise. Do you like +1 emails? Well this is the place for you then ... there is a constant barrage of emails sent on a minute by minute basis congratulating people for essentially doing their job. Through all of this ... the culture is one of MAJOR distrust.