Cook Systems reviews

4.3

99% would recommend to a friend

(33 total reviews)

Brad Weeks

91% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

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1.0
Sep 16, 2015

Beware

Recommend
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Pros

-Good training program. -Free 1 star hotel while training with unknown partner

Cons

-No pay for two months -Beware of recruiter giving you 100% raise after three years. -Below minimum starting salary as a Developer. -Don't let them reel you in with sales pitch voice. -You get weeded out in the training process. -If you have no options this may be an option for you regardless if you have don't have a Bachelors in CS or straight out of high school.

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Cook Systems Response
3y
We are disappointed that you didn't have a great experience with us, but fortunately, much has chanced since you reviewed our company. Our FastTrack program can be completed completely remotely and incoming pay has been raised. Our goal is not to "sell" anyone on our program, it is to better people's lives through our program. Thanks for taking the time to leave us your thoughts so that we can continue to improve!
1.0
Sep 8, 2015

Money Hungry Company Scam

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Pros

I do not see that there is a pro to this company. ....well...maybe....there is a bar close by.

Cons

There is no pay for the program and they dangle the threat of having to pay back the course if you leave within one year. SO DO NOT SIGN THE CONTRACT! It's a good ole boys company and they will fill you with the "cool-aid" so be very careful! Yet, what they wont tell you is if you pass this silly course, you will not be placed on a job. So, you sit there waiting at home to get phone call. Scared that if you do find something else, you will have to pay back the money of the course which you don't have. THAT IS THE SCAM. When the graduates talk with each other they get more upset as they sit at home or work for free on small projects for the company. Salaries are shared and you just get more upset as you are not really hired until there is a job open. And listening to the staff, the sales people do nothing. So there is no hope that you will get placed. These is a huge disconnect from management and the staff. Management feeds you the cool-aid and the staff tell you the reality. The instructors do there best to read out of the binders (which we could do ourselves for free on youtube) but have such little influence on the class as the management holds their thumbs down and refuses to hear what needs to be done. The staff either remote or at the headquarters will fill your ear with gossip and how horrible the company is run. And then they just shrug their shoulders when a student asks for help or has a concern. EVERYTHING goes through management....no one is aloud to think for themselves. DO NOT ENGAGE THIS COMPANY....you will maybe pass a java course, you will not work after and the staff is NO help and gossips. You end up hearing way more than you should and getting so upset with management for not doing anything you want to quite, but you can't in fear they will take you to court to pay the money for the class which they state IS FREE!

2.0
Aug 25, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

8 week training course free, company laptop provided, although you will have to pay for travel/hotel if you are out of town. Coursework is very in depth and you will learn a lot. Co workers are very nice and friendly for the most part.

Cons

Management- very deceitful they made all the employees post fake reviews as you can tell. Always making false promises to the employees when you begin training they tell you "in 3 years you will be making 70k" knowing that very few people will still be there after the first year. Your starting salary will be absurdly low for a software developer (30k) and you will be promised raises but you will be ignored when it comes time for those raises. Also be prepared to move anywhere across the country once you complete the training. Management only cares about billing hours and NOTHING else. You will get less than 2 weeks of PTO per year, and management will manipulate you into not using your pto days so they can get more billable hours out of you.

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Cook Systems Response
10y
We are glad to hear you had some positive takeaways from your experience, but are disappointed that you didn't have a great one overall. Much has changed since your review, but critical feedback helps us to improve. Thanks again for taking the time to review us!
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