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Pacific Software Publishing Reviews

2.4

20% would recommend to a friend

(37 total reviews)
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Mayumi Nakamura

22% approve of CEO

16% positive business outlook

Pacific Software Publishing has an employee rating of 2.4 out of 5 stars, based on 37 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Pacific Software Publishing employee rating is 38% below average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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37 reviews
1.0
30 Oct 2013

Run away, don't look back.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

They do a good job enticing new employees, so they are able to quickly fill positions left open by leavers. You'll always get to see fresh new faces.

Cons

Very high turnover rate. Nobody knows what's going on because everybody either leaves after they get sick of the way 'management' is 'running' the company, or they get fired. Still floating mainly from tribal knowledge, which gets weaker with every new generation of staff. One of the high-ups struts around threatening to fire people constantly, else babels incoherently. Most 'management' is conducted via email, serially, from different 'managers,' which tends to cause more damage and confusion than good. Phone calls during any one of the frequent crises that erupt range from hysterical to unintelligible, and this is but one avenue for people to rage-quit. Hardware/software/development platforms are all outdated by years, security is a joke, and there's no innovation or 'product' worth mention. Watch your step, lest you land on piles of dog poo that litter the carpets.

3.0
2 Jun 2014

Good place to gain experience... and then leave

Anonymous employee
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Pros

* The benefits are good--really good health plan, paid vacation, 401k. * It's great for entry-level: they hire frequently, they don't necessarily require a lot of experience, and there's a good variety of stuff that you can be exposed to. I learned a lot while I was there. * SUPER dog friendly. * In spite of themselves, they do manage to hire well. My co-workers were all wonderful and talented and a pleasure to work with. * The catered luncheons once a month were nice. Overall, my personal experience was fairly positive. That said, experience can vary greatly based on where you are in the company, and the other reviews are pretty accurate (including the positive ones).

Cons

* Upper management isn't great. They are nice people, but poor managers. * The micromanagement. It's actually sort of ingrained in the culture. Upper management likes to get directly involved in things that they really have no experience with, and it's the kind of place where they always get the final say (even if it's a poor direction). * TONS of turnover. I was really alarmed when I first started working there at how often people were leaving. Most people are there one or two years and then they get out. From what I understand this has been the norm for years, and it doesn't seem like upper management cares to work on that. * Company culture is not great. It's pretty traditional to the point of being outdated--especially when you're in the greater Seattle area where there are a ton of tech companies. Why would someone want to stay at PSP when they could work somewhere cool? * They don't seem to follow the "company values" even though they get touted a lot. * Not much innovation. For most products, they're kind of just reinventing the wheel. * They would sometimes have really emotional reactions to things and subsequently make REALLY poor decisions. * Processes in place are pretty inefficient.

1.0
4 Feb 2022
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Pros

Good for people new to the industry to get experience, then get out!

Cons

The CEO does not truly value the input from his managers and employees and he is way out of touch with modern industry standards and best practices. Nobody seems truly happy here and that unhappiness leads to an abusive, toxic environment where emotional outbursts and unprofessionalism run rampant.

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