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Updated 27 Nov 2023
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- "Current Employee Satisfaction Survey hit the bottom line with reports of bad management, with employees being threatened and disrespected." (in 23 reviews)
- 5.023 Jan 2023Nursery AssistantCurrent EmployeeMarket Harborough, England
Pros
friendly environment, good management team
Cons
long hours and little pay
- 4.08 Mar 2023Sales AssociateFormer Employee
Pros
good team who were supportive
Cons
management did not provide support
- 5.021 Nov 2022Presales EngineerFormer Employee, more than 5 years
Pros
Team Manager before he left was amazing - the work was good and challenging at times.
Cons
Once acquired from PE, no shares were given before Progress acquired, but i left before that.
- 4.014 Jul 2022Java Software DeveloperCurrent Employee
Pros
Agile. Spring kubernatis and many other tools used
Cons
Legacy code used in major projects
- 5.07 Apr 2022Personal AssistantCurrent EmployeeReading, England
Pros
Great thanks for the opportunity. This is fantastic
Cons
None thanks for the offer
Progress Response2yThank you for submitting a review. We realize that submitting feedback takes time and appreciate you putting forth the effort. We hope that you continue to enjoy working at Progress!
- 3.028 Jan 2022Senior Sales EngineerCurrent Employee, more than 10 yearsLondon, England
Pros
Not too bad ... for now
Cons
It is what it is
1 - 5.028 Nov 2021Business Operations AnalystCurrent EmployeeBracknell, England
Pros
Great company to work at
Cons
The only negative is that the company is relatively small in UK
- 1.014 Oct 2020Senior Software Development EngineerCurrent Employee, less than 1 year
Pros
I can not think of any
Cons
Progress acquired our company and completely replaced the diverse leadership team with an all-male team. This a week after promoting their diversity and inclusion. They made roughly half of engineering redundant at a company where its greatest asset is its people- and shipped the jobs out to India. The day after announcing the redundancies (some of these people had worked here over a decade!) the CEO and leadership hosted a tone-deaf global onboarding with smiles on their faces to welcome us into Progress. All this for what? A company whose growth over the last decade can't keep up with inflation? To maintain a measly 1.7% dividend yield? Look at their history. This company creates nothing noteworthy or known in the engineering space. Engineers who live in the same town as Progress HQ have never heard of the company. This company represents all the dark parts of tech: endlessly firing and outsourcing, chasing a bottom line over valuing people, endless acquisitions... and it has none of the bright parts. No exciting products or projects. As an engineer, unless you live in India, you have to ask yourself: why on earth would you ever voluntarily want to work here?
21Progress Response4yWe understand you might have this impression, but Progress has a strong history, nearly 40 years, of being a company that respects its employees, their families, our customers and the global communities in which we live and serve. And while it's true that we couldn’t keep every employee as we move forward, we do hope that the people impacted are able to make good use of the competitive severance, support services and outplacement services provided.
- 1.018 Dec 2020Software EngineerFormer Employee, less than 1 year
Pros
Learn how not to run a software company
Cons
There's been an influx of 5 star reviews to combat the large number of negative reviews following Progress's failure of an aquistion of Chef. How much does Progress pay these shills for false reviews. How pathetic of a company to force reviews to be hidden and have fake reviews written. Is Yogesh's skin really that thin? The corporate responses to negative reviews are delusional. It's hard to ignore the facts when an entire UK office resigned with in the span of 3 months. So many engineering losses that it's unlikely products can continue with any form of quality. Progress made every wrong move during the aquistion including refusing to admit their mistakes and correct them. If you're a prospective hire, consider if these actions reflect a company you'd like to work for. If you're an existing employee think about why you're sticking around, there are few companies as bad as Progress.
8Progress Response3yAcquisitions are a time when emotions run high, and we understand that. As listed in the Terms of Use, you must have a valid account on Glassdoor to post and the site does not permit any reviews to be hidden; what you see is all there is. Far from orchestrated, when Progress employees give the company positive reviews, it’s because they genuinely enjoy working here. We have a strong reputation built over 40 years, and many employees are proud to be a part of such a diverse global employee base working together to achieve common goals, whether that’s at work or in the many communities in which we live and serve. We strive to provide a positive work environment that respects the contributions and professionalism employees display every day. This is why it was so important to give each impacted employee a competitive severance package and support to help them get on their feet as quickly as possible.
- 1.09 Oct 2020Software EngineerCurrent Employee, less than 1 year
Pros
The aptly titled "donkey elbow" review, in my opinion, was spot-on.
Cons
As an employee of a company acquired by Progress, the first question I had to ask myself was: can I work for a company that has summarily dismissed half of my very highly performing colleagues on day one? Without exaggeration, the first 15mins of Saving Private Ryan provide genuine insights on how they ruthlessly went about their business. As the onboarding process began, with smiles and generous welcomes from the C-suite, it was hard to see past the 100% tone-deaf lack of acknowledgement for all that had transpired. The lucky few given the chance to train their lower-cost, offshore & soon to be replacements can have no illusions about their fate. Get out ASAP.
19Progress Response4yIt is always hard to see good talent leave, especially if they are our friends and long-tenured colleagues. It is a reality that is hard to comprehend, even if done with genuine empathy and professional respect toward those affected. That’s why it is significant to highlight we offer a competitive severance package and pair that with support services, like life coaching and outplacement services, to help workers find that next opportunity as quickly as possible.
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Progress has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 776 reviews left anonymously by employees. 79% of employees would recommend working at Progress to a friend and 79% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -1% over the last 12 months.
79% of Progress employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Progress 4.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.
