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      Synectics

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      Synectics Reviews

      3.1

      53% would recommend to a friend

      (30 total reviews)
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      Paul Webb

      59% approve of CEO

      49% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.3

      Work/Life balance

      3.0

      Diversity and inclusion

      2.9

      Culture and values

      2.9

      Compensation and benefits

      2.8

      Career opportunities

      2.7

      Senior management

      Synectics has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 30 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Synectics employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management and consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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      30 reviews
      1.0
      17 May 2022

      Most miserable place I've ever worked - The reviews speak for themselves

      Software developer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Absolutely none. Avoid this place like the plague

      Cons

      When I was offered a job here, I thought I'd give it a chance despite these reviews..... oh how wrong I was. Before I started working here, the the rest of the devs planned the project for 1 full year before actually started to write any code, so they understood all the ins and outs. They somehow expected me to understand all this in a few months which I thought was a bit optimistic in their thinking. They insisted I complete some extremely un-engaging video courses on such topics, which was like watching paint dry. Additionally, a certain individual I worked with would seem to start to loose their temper if I did not understand something right away. This made me feel like I was just simply a bad software developer. Fast forward a few months, I'm at a new organisation completing practical tasks at a high standard, and the team really appreciate me. All in all everyone seemed stressed and miserable with rushed unrealistic deadlines and it really seemed like everyone hated their life at this place. The office was also old and dingy and very uninspiring. AVOID

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      Synectics Response
      3y
      Hello Thank you for taking the time to post a review. I am sorry to hear of the issues you have experienced. We have taken this on board and we are reviewing ways in which we can improve. Thanks
      2.0
      8 Feb 2015

      Good People, Poorly Manager

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      - Friendly working atmosphere - Dedicated staff - Very strong market and customer knowledge

      Cons

      - Weak leadership - unable to drive change - Immature development practices; chaotic, adhoc, individual heroics, unpredictable software. Software is typically unreliable, re-introducing previously resolved issues, uncontrolled feature introduction, driven from development rather than Product Management. Features are typically what the organisation feels the customer wants rather than asking what is needed - Lack of strategic direction, poor communication and lacking in organisational capability. The heroic nature of the majority of projects (both in development and delivery) has created a reliance on "key" people (the "heroes") for strategy and direction. However these staff lack knowledge and experience in areas where the business needs to improve; hence a continuous cycle of emergencies and disaster and an inability to analyse and learn from previous mistakes, or take on-board new ideas or thinking.

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      Synectics Response
      6y
      Hi, thank you for your comments. I’m sorry to read it didn’t work out with us, but I’d like to wish you the very best for your future career.
      3.0
      27 Aug 2021

      Overworked

      Java software developer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      The work can be interesting The people in IT are friendly and approachable Everyone is doing their very best to make the product a success

      Cons

      No chance of career progression. Under too much pressure because projects are managed poorly and there aren’t enough staff. Not agile 40 hours a week Holiday allowance doesn’t increase with service

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      Synectics Response
      4y
      Hi, thank you so much for leaving a review. We're happy to see that you find some aspects of the role satisfying but it appears that we still have a lot of room for improvement! All of your feedback has been passed on and I hope that we can make Synectics a better place for you to work in the future. Please do speak to HR or your manager anytime regarding work-related pressures, hours worked and career progression. We’re here to support you so please do contact us so that we can help directly.
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