SFW Reviews

4.2

93% would recommend to a friend

(41 total reviews)

Wayne Story

100% approve of CEO

84% positive business outlook

SFW has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 41 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The SFW 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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41 reviews
5.0
10 Jan 2025
Recommend
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Pros

The culture was great when we were working at SFW, you managed to get to know your colleagues, were doing meaningful job and overall job satisfaction was great

Cons

None, it was one of the best times I worked for this company.

5.0
29 Jul 2016

Great place to work

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good people, lots of very clever people to learn off, friendly atmosphere

Cons

Could do with more regular after work activities other than football or social drinks

5.0
13 Jan 2016

Honest, friendly and relaxed

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

SFW attempts to be as honest as possible with clients and employees, SFW want to impress their clients, and wherever possible try to exceed expectations. I've even seen clients being refunded when projects run significantly under budget. There is a good comradery amongst staff, with most employees more than happy to support one another. Compared to many in this sector, SFW benefits from having virtually no office politics. The company has also significantly reduced its bureaucracy over the past few years, enabling a slicker and more responsive service. Very relaxed and flexible working hours, with staff given a superb work/life balance. Very rare for staff to be heavily overworked (a single project is the norm, two simultaneous project the exception). This allows staff to really focus on the current work at hand, and not have to multi-task multiple clients and projects. Unlike many organisations in IT & Digital, SFW requires staff to work their contracted hours only (you don't get made to feel guilty for leaving on time). One of the few companies I have worked who I wouldn't hesitate purchasing services from.

Cons

SFW is rather risk-adverse and somewhat conservative. While SFW does innovate and break new ground, often the company is implementing solutions in tried and tested technologies. The company has a tendency to over-focus on the technology/solution, rather than the client, often resulting in training/adoption being somewhat of an afterthought, rather than the focus. Wages and benefits are around (but rarely above) market rate. Training, likewise, is typically acceptable, but not exceptional.

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SFW Response
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Hi there, we are pleased to hear many changes that have happened over the years have been noticed and has helped SFW in many ways. Flexible working hours are very important factor in today's market and SFW is tying their best to help their employees in managing their other commitments. We are currently looking into more social events and will for sure continue our open honest approach with clients but also with our employees.
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