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Kevin B. Thompson
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"Free lunch 3x a week, though the catering companies chosen have become less appealing during the last 12-18 months" (in 61 reviews)
"I won't even try to say free lunch twice a week is a perk" (in 41 reviews)
Cons
"Little work/life balance BUT with changes to Exempt status' if you are in a certain class, your hours (even on salary) are compensated" (in 30 reviews)
"Sweatshop, no work life balance" (in 12 reviews)
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"Great Engineering Community"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at SolarWinds full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
We have a great team here in Dundee, our senior management is great and they care about our future in the company.
Cons
The management in Canada and the US do not trust out local management and seem to need to be on every call on every project
Advice to Management
Our UK management is amazing and fully understand our product and our local needs. Start trusting them to do what you pay them to and stop thinking that because you have delivered on premises software for years you know how to deliver cloud.
SolarWinds 2018-04-04 14:13 PDT![SolarWinds Logo]()
"SDR"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at SolarWinds (More than 3 years)
Pros
Free juice, lunch and fruit.
Good people to work with.
Facilities and tech hand outs are fairly decent.Cons
Clear social heirarchy. SDRs treated like the bottom of the food chain who have to slave to make any career progress.
SolarWinds 2019-01-10 02:05 PST![SolarWinds Logo]()
"Great company to work for!"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at SolarWinds full-time (More than a year)
Pros
I work for the Solarwinds MSP side and have been working here a little over 1 and half years. This company is truly amazing, there are a lot of career opportunities, company also a has a lot of products and we are consistently growing!
Cons
Honestly can't think of any...
Advice to Management
Keep doing what you do!
SolarWinds 2019-01-08 08:19 PSTHelpful (1)
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"No shared vision."
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at SolarWinds full-time
Pros
Free lunches twice a week.
Free coffees.
Central location.Cons
No shared vision and goals.
Teams working in different locations/on different products do not communicate with each other and are not interested in ever doing so.
Chaotic environment. Priorities change regularly, which means nothing gets done and if something gets done it doesn't get done in time.
No training/possibilities to go to conferences.
Startup mentality. People always think and talk about work, even in social occasions (pints after work, or even during lunch break). Come on, there's more to life than software development.Advice to Management
Get a life.
SolarWinds 2018-09-17 07:39 PDTHelpful (5)
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"Disorganised mess"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at SolarWinds full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Technical freedom. Pay isn’t too bad. Flexible working hours. Decent pension. There’s an ok bonus too.
Cons
Communication between teams and business units is terrible to non-existent. Parts of the business use Slack, some Skype, some Flowdock and others Teams. Apparently getting everyone on a single app is impossible. The offices I worked in are quiet and talking is unusual. Projects have little to no oversight or buy in from Product and senior management. Poor technical vision. Most projects come down to “OMG we have to ship this now so water that feature down, don’t test it, just get out the door”. I kid you not: you will have no idea why or what you’ll be delivering to the customer. Support process so unclear even the support engineers and developers don’t know what’s going on, meaning support tickets open for 400-500 days. Cue bug crush which ends up just being a stats exercise that’s gamed. Career progression seems to be for those that brown nose. What you’ll do in your role will vary so much from your job spec good luck when it comes review!
Advice to Management
Care about the end customer. Focus on technical excellence and high quality work. Work on improving communication between mergers and teams. Foster an environment of agility. Get rid of senior management that simply make dashboards and focus on meaningless stats.
SolarWinds 2018-08-07 10:22 PDTHelpful (3)
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"Senior Managers doesn't mean good leaders"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookI have been working at SolarWinds full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
Company and Products are good.
Cons
The Leadership teams are abysmal. If you like playground politics for a day job jump right in. Such a shame the poor and immature culture ruins what was once a decent Dundee employer.
Advice to Management
Cull the poor leadership. Empower the great talent. Stop the rot.
SolarWinds 2018-06-12 13:45 PDT![SolarWinds Logo]()
"Sales Executive"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at SolarWinds full-time (More than a year)
Pros
- nice colleagues & a friendly work environment
- free lunch 1-2 times a week
- good to grow company
- good products
- very high targetsCons
- stuck in their aggressive US sales model which is not working in EU
-Advice to Management
- be more flexible
- pay a better salarySolarWinds 2018-06-12 00:38 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Sales"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at SolarWinds full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Great colleagues who stick together
Cons
Where to start. Pretend they are customer-centric but reality is screw every last dime from the customer. Nepotism is rife promote your buddies Suck up to the boss and get ahead. Dissenters not tolerated and ostracised. HR complicit. Don’t believe the hype.
Advice to Management
Man up
SolarWinds 2018-04-20 14:05 PDT![SolarWinds Logo]()
"Genuinely a Good Place to be"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at SolarWinds full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
- Some very smart people working on some really great products.
- Lots of opportunities for career development for people performing well. I have seen numerous examples this year already of people moving into new roles and being given development opportunities.
- Great work life balance. Best of any company I have worked at.Cons
Is it perfect? No. However the pros definitely outweigh the cons. Sometimes it can take a while for things to get approved and senior management could perhaps be a little less interfering but on the whole my experience of working here has been very positive.
Advice to Management
Truest your staff to make decisions.
SolarWinds 2018-04-05 05:47 PDTHelpful (2)
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"Decent place with clueless management"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at SolarWinds full-time
Pros
Good developers. Decent processes. Good job security.
Cons
Not empowering. Constant change in direction. Some offices are considered rock stars while others do all the work.
Advice to Management
Get a plan and stick to it for once.
SolarWinds 2018-03-05 13:24 PST
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