Think Research Reviews

3.1

41% would recommend to a friend

(151 total reviews)
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Sachin Aggarwal

44% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

Think Research has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 151 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Think Research employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Healthcare industry (3.4 stars).

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151 reviews
2.0
20 May 2021

Believe the Reviews

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Party culture in the office, beer/wine fridge, ping pong table, free (mediocre) snacks. If you're lucky you'll bond with one or two of your colleagues (likely over how frustrated and disillusioned you are with the company). There are some very capable, ambitious folks here who mean well.

Cons

Seriously - believe the reviews. Nightmare of a place filled with a toxic work culture (unpaid overtime is expected and never rewarded), mismanagement on every level, and extremely unprofessional HR (who always seem to be promoting themselves, funny enough, though I had to fight with them to get a promised raise that accompanied a promotion). Nobody here seems to stay longer than 1-3 years. Expect a high employee turnover due to frequent layoffs (I've seen the smartest person in the room be fired with nary a warning or proper explanation) and folks quitting left and right. The products are shoddy and there's seemingly an endless backlog of new features that are quick to be promised but never delivered on. Clients seem to be dropping like flies, so I guess they've wised up.

2.0
11 Jan 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

There are some great people at the company, with really big hearts and brilliant minds. The code base will help you grow as a junior developer.

Cons

Serious lack of leadership (tech-wise) from the top all the way down. Disparaging and sarcastic remarks made publicly from leadership about specific individuals are not uncommon, there is no structured or meaningful goal-setting, leadership makes almost no effort to understand what employees are looking for out of their term of employment. Communication is deeply fractured, and there is really no role modelling from senior technical leadership. In my experience, there is absolutely no room for upward mobility or any kind of meaningful raise/title change. Benefits are almost nonexistent.

1.0
17 Oct 2017

Awful experience - Be wary of HR's planted reviews

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Across from Union Station - Wine and beer are available to compensate for your long hours and high stress levels - Quarterly drinking parties are fun, although many end up sick and embarrassed - Could be OK if you have no experience and no outside commitments or interests - Friendly, young co-workers at the more junior levels

Cons

- If you want to work in healthcare IT, there are many other options in the city with real products and stronger values - Run by ex-politicians with inflated egos, inexperienced in business, healthcare, or technology - Non-existent products are sold in high quantities as market-ready products. Company does not resource adequately to build or deliver. - High, burn-out related turnover and very tense client relationships. Constantly looking for scapegoats. - Business model yet to be tested through a change in political party - CEO has spoken openly about 98% of people being disposable - Pay is embarrassingly low for many positions. Vacation days are also stingy. - HR are extremely unprofessional and cliquey. High school-like behaviour. Strong resistance to introducing any policies to promote equitable treatment. Your employment contract will refer to policies that don’t exist. - Complete clock-watchers. Expect disappointed glares from senior management if you are working less than 10-12 hour days. - Double standards in terms of remote working arrangements. Generally not tolerated. - Building set to be torn down so not maintained. Elevators break down and stairwells are locked. Bathrooms are disgusting. - People are crammed in back-to-back and elbow-to-elbow. - Your days, evenings, and weekends will be gamified. You’ll constantly be chasing points for recognition of efforts doing unplanned work. - “No micro-management” comments from HR are technically true. Hoowever, macro-management and meso-management are also lacking. Senior management truly are not plugged in to what they have sold and therefore do not step in to manage and support the team. Lots of blame and finger-pointing.

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