Phocas Software Reviews

4.3

84% would recommend to a friend

(119 total reviews)
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Myles Glashier

97% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Phocas Software has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 119 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Phocas Software 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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119 reviews
1.0
9 Dec 2020

Definitely not the place it used to be.

Anonymous employee
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CEO approval
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Pros

A few genuinely clever people who will always help if they can Some innovative products

Cons

Definitely not the place it used to be. The culture has become toxic and driven by fear and bullying from certain cliques. The senior management are the problem. The majority of issues stem from the HR department which tells you everything you need to know about why these issues are present. How can you approach them when they are a major part of the problem? The HR department appear to think they are untouchable. The other reviews are correct in pointing out they ask people to leave positive reviews to try and counter the negative real ones. Just look at the number of reviews left in April/May 2020 which is when people were asked to leave a positive review. If the same people are still in place, you will be subjected to bullying and intimidation. The lack of professionalism around the HR department is astounding. You only have to look at the recruitment policy/turnover for the last year or 2 to see how far out of their depth they are. In my opinion people occupy senior positions for which they are neither qualified or experienced, but seem to have unquestionable influence. There is no way of raising these issues outside of these individuals, so is unlikely to change. If I knew this before, I would never have joined.

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Phocas Software Response
5y
This review has been reported to Glassdoor for breaching community standards. This is a recycled, re-worded, and reposted review, at Phocas we respond to all genuine reviews. This is a targeted campaign, and we are awaiting a response from Glassdoor.
2.0
19 Jan 2021

Inspire Don't Spy

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Used to be a great company, management cared about you and your family, you wanted to work for them you felt inspired to do well and do more every day.

Cons

New management doesn't lead only micromanage, toxic environment, one rule for one and not the other, not inspired, my way or highway, this is not leadership to only care about the number they talk the talk when it comes to culture but that's as far as it goes, its dog eat dog, people are afraid to speak out and certain people lord it up and they love the power. 5 toxic people at least!

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Phocas Software Response
5y
Thank you for your comments, we value all feedback.
1.0
25 Oct 2020

Dont believe the Glassdoor reviews on this place

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

They gave me a free Tshirt

Cons

Fake reviews on glassdoor to get people to join the company very shady management HR is terrible read the fine print of your contract they regularly fire people without following proper HR Procedures The company line of fun fulling etc is not the case in reality they are a very cliquey company , Avoid like the plague

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Phocas Software Response
5y
Thank you for your review – we take all feedback seriously and always consider how we can improve. Our view about our company and that of the majority of our people is very different from your perspective, but we fully appreciate and respect that is how you feel. There are times when someone joins a company and it doesn’t work out. Where non-performance is involved the way the relationship ends can be particularly painful, no matter how respectfully it is managed. We wish you future success, joy, and positive alignment in your next employment.
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