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Dieter Schlosser
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Pros
"Multiple employee benefits such as work from home, cab etc" (in 31 reviews)
"Culture, work life balance, team players" (in 13 reviews)
Cons
"Work Life Balance is a little uneven" (in 6 reviews)
"Middle management is not experienced enough" (in 9 reviews)
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"The People Make the business"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at SoftwareONE full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
I have worked at SoftwareONE for over 6 years and feel that as a business they value their employees tremendously. They were very supportive when I had a personal issue and felt that there was always someone for me to talk to if I needed it.
The culture of the business is work hard and play harder. I love the fact there is a social event every month, a fantastic Xmas party along with a New Year and Mid Year kick off that allows everyone to get together.
Everyone here at SoftwareONE UK is passionate about what we do and are fully dedicated to the business and the team mentality. There is always someone to help if needed and that is important.
I also love the way that SoftwareONE is evolving as a business not just in the UK but also globally. The ideas and changes that are being made have a huge impact to daily workload and means our people can grow on a personal development levelCons
Head Count approval can be slow which means that sometimes there is unnecessary pressure at critical times like month and quarter end
Advice to Management
If you can invest more in the non field sales / back office staff productivity would increase as there would be more bandwidth to be proactive as opposed to reactive.
SoftwareONE 2018-09-28 07:55 PDT![SoftwareONE Logo]()
"Enjoyable place to work"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at SoftwareONE full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Flexible, people focused, compassionate. Fantastic culture and everybody willing to help wherever they can. Senior management very approachable.
Cons
Salaries are low compared to the market.
Advice to Management
Develop and invest in current employee and their true development needs
SoftwareONE 2019-02-26 00:55 PST![SoftwareONE Logo]()
"Entrepreneurial Culture"
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RecommendsApproves of CEOI have been working at SoftwareONE (More than a year)
Pros
Friendly close knit family type business
Cons
Typical challenges business face
Advice to Management
N/D
SoftwareONE 2018-11-08 13:40 PST![SoftwareONE Logo]()
"Great culture."
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOPros
This is the first company i've worked for where i actually feel like the business cares about thier employees. We frequently have enrichment activities, oppertunity to learn and there's such a good culture.
Cons
The workload can be alot and if you're new to the industry it is a lot to take in in the first 6 months but you're constantly learning and it's a good challenge.
Advice to Management
It can sometimes feel like the majority of reward goes to the sales people and while they should absolutely be recognised for their work the employees that get KPI's work just as hard. Other than that keep doing what you're doing.
(Also a gym mebership included in benefits would be great)SoftwareONE 2018-09-27 01:54 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Growing"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at SoftwareONE full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
There are great people here, both new to the business and some who have been around for 5+ years. There are great friendships in the UK. We have a great kick off each July and Christmas party, monthly drinks and celebrated the culture of one of our global countries every three months or so.
Cons
It acts like a small business in the UK sometimes. That's also a plus, because you can make a difference.
Advice to Management
Keep on getting professional. It's definitely improving, so keep it up, like investing in systems.
SoftwareONE 2017-08-03 12:26 PDTHelpful (3)
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"Transformation is Never Easy"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at SoftwareONE full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
I've worked for SoftwareONE for over 5 years and seen first first-hand how the company has built on its core capabilities of software licensing and SAM to evolve into becoming an established IT services and solutions company.
At the core of this transformation and vision is an entrepreneurial spirit and culture of innovation that encourages ideas and creativity.
One of the most exciting and rewarding parts of the job is working with some of the most exceptional people in the industry in their field of expertise. It gives you great confidence in the propositions and the results for clients.
The company also offers a flexible workstyle to help manage around personal and family commitments and is helpful if you just need to lock yourself in a bunker to get stuff done!
The international transfer program is another perk of working at SoftwareONE giving you the opportunity to work in another country on either a short term or long term basis. Several people from the UK have taken advantage of this moving to Sydney, LA, Singapore and New York.Cons
The pace of change and transformation at SoftwareONE has caused issues and 'growing pains'
Aggressive growth targets can make the working environment highly pressurised.
New table tennis equipment has been bought for after work play and I'm rubbish at it.Advice to Management
At a local level increase the frequency of internal comms with updates and good news from across the company's departments.
Develop and execute a clearer go to market strategy to help communicate to clients and prospects what makes SoftwareONE unique and different in the market place.SoftwareONE 2017-07-27 08:29 PDT![SoftwareONE Logo]()
"Fab culture"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOPros
Culture, work life balance, team players!
Cons
Training can be poor, salary does not reflect the market
Advice to Management
Review salaries, training packs for new starters
SoftwareONE 2017-05-08 04:20 PDTHelpful (2)
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"Good, improvements needed to make it great"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at SoftwareONE full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Working for a truly international company with a great culture and great people, fast growth and ambitious plans. The sky is the limit.
Cons
There are still some gaps in management in some areas and recruitment often hire the wrong people or give the wrong expectations so end up with mismatches for the roles. Due to the fast growth, the operations side is always playing catchup which causes problems.
Advice to Management
Focus on empowering your people, rather than a top-down approach. Give local managers ability to lead and make decisions in their local markets
SoftwareONE 2017-04-19 01:29 PDTHelpful (17)
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"It is sad to watch it's demise from the company it used to be"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at SoftwareONE full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
You can work at home.
Other employees are friends for life.Cons
Having worked at SoftwareONE for a long while now, it is really sad to see a company that once prided itself on their culture and employee happiness (and delivered on this) dwindle.
Higher Management:
Honestly, they are appalling. The UK sub is run by management that believe they have the right to be in management, yet they lack the skill or tact of leadership. They are over paid and under worked. They dictate instead of lead. They bully instead of encourage.
Culture:
What culture? SoftwareONE UK is full of miserable zombie like employees, all looking for new jobs, that are drained and tired from battling against management. There is no budget for culture building activities, all team night/activities are now self funded or non existent. There are no incentives and certainly no atmosphere on the sales floor. The only atmosphere you will get when visiting is the faint cries of the employees in the bathroom. ONEfamily...ONEepicfail
Salary and Benefits:
Wow, it would be easier to just skip this part. No salary reviews, no pay-rise plan, nothing. You get what you already have, though of course, you're expected to do double the work you did the year prior. In addition to this, all employee that are on a bonus model have 25% of their KPI resting on whether the company hit their EBITDA or not. They're not thinking of EBITDA when they are jetting off to presidents club, the ski trip or any other privileged events that most employees will never get to experience though. Benefits, fruit delivery! Yay
Potential new employees - AVOID AVOID AVOID!!!Advice to Management
Don't forget where you came from
SoftwareONE 2017-04-05 03:46 PDT![SoftwareONE Logo]()
"Business Development Manager"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOPros
great team spirit and fun environment to work in. Great capabilities as a licensing solution provider
Cons
management changes and lack of depth in sales support meaning senior staff having to cold call lists
Advice to Management
listen to staff
SoftwareONE 2017-03-20 03:56 PDT
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SoftwareONE Response
23 Oct 2018 – Global Head of HR
"The People Make the business" - as a Services organization, this couldn't be more true. Attending a presentation today from one of our other Executive team, we discussed how many companies will say they have 'the best' people - for us I believe we do, but I would also say that those employees who are part of our family are right for our values and culture - it won't suit everyone. As long as you are pursuing your passions, are motivated and supported to be successful and can surround yourself with similar mindsets, then you will always be with 'the best' people. For the record - also noted on your comments on the non sales teams - new L&D investments as part of our 'People Pillar' and our comp plan which is structured to reward company performance are addressing some of this, but we will look to do more. Thank you again.... MoreLess