DAT Solutions reviews

In those final two years, I saw all sorts of bad things; absolutely insulting and arbitrary deadlines to the dev teams, who were then punished even as their projects were canceled. The hiring of a very small handful of workers that were manipulative and became favorites of management, even while they destroyed projects, and spread racism and sexism. All communication from Senior management down to the workers was steadily cut off until there was little to no communication at all. Key senior members left and were not replaced, for reasons that were unclear, but because there was little to no communication, the rumor mill ran absolutely RAMPANT, and an atmosphere of fear started to pervade the place. The new building was unasked for and unwanted and the open layout became one of the worst places I've ever had to work. There was no privacy, no way to work without feeling exposed, and rather than fostering teamwork, it fostered interruptions and poor behavior. Layoffs of good long term workers became the norm. It took me almost a year to heal from the damage done to me by this company. I am finally starting to realize looking back that DAT was one of the most toxic environments I have ever worked in. I do not recommend you work for DAT, at all in any capacity.

DAT overhauled their product management leadership about a year ago. The new leadership previously worked in broadcast television technology and has little to no experience with software. The lack of experience means that projects are planned/managed in a haphazard fashion and have arbitrary due dates. Posts about the company not performing analysis are true. Lack of business analysis means that requirements and scope change almost daily, yet development teams are held to the arbitrary due dates previously mentioned. DAT laid off most of their high performing analysts and project managers in September without any plan as to how to move forward. This resulted in many crippled projects, as the remaining staff were ill equipped to succeed. Worse of all, senior management failed to communicate anything regarding the layoffs to the company afterward resulting in most everyone walking on eggshells. While there has been a lot of growth, there has also been a lot of turnover in engineering over the past year. Some teams have suffered nearly 100% turnover. A lot of good people and knowledge have walked out the door. With a few exceptions, compensation is below market across the board. The HR posts to the contrary are false. Regardless of how well you perform or how much you contribute, expect a 3% annual salary increase. The company ignores external market factors for existing employee’s compensation. DAT does not offer a bonus program to most employees. While DAT offers a decent amount of vacation time, the overall benefits package is well below market for a technology company. Health insurance premiums are high, as are co-pays. Expect to pay between $40 and $60 to visit the doctor and labs are not reimbursed until you meet a high deductible. The company match on the 401k vests over five years. Long term disability insurance is not covered by DAT and must be borne by the employee. Last year, the HR department thought that it would be funny to publicize the names of everyone who failed an email security training course on monitors throughout the building. After a significant amount of blowback, they recanted. Yes, the HR department endorsed public shaming. The company’s overall strategy and product roadmap is a mystery to many employees. How do you expect your employees to know about your initiatives and goals if you don’t socialize them? Maybe the company doesn’t have a concrete strategy.