DrFirst reviews

4.0

74% would recommend to a friend

(286 total reviews)
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G. Cameron Deemer and Lazier Kornwasser

93% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

DrFirst has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 286 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The DrFirst employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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286 reviews
1.0
May 5, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Good compensation, lots of free swag, really great coworkers (who have no authority whatsoever)

Cons

Read the other critical reviews. They're not exaggerating. DrFirst is a software company and the company's software development is controlled by the CTO, who sits in Barad-dûr and is convinced he's some kind of super genius but in fact kills everything he touches. He then blames everyone and everything for his failures (except for himself, naturally; remember, he's a super genius). He imbues the organization with a culture of fear, and upper management is what you'd expect in such an organization. Some managers add no value and try to keep their heads down, hoping the CTO won't notice them and squish them under his mighty thumb, while the rest hang around in Isengard, trying their best to toady up to him, hoping they can ride his coattails to power and glory. In general, management seems to understand that quality is terrible and getting worse, but they hope that if things can just stay stable(-ish) for long enough, someone ELSE will be in charge when everything comes crashing down, and thus, will take the blame. DO NOT BELIEVE A WORD A MANAGER TELLS YOU. They didn't get to where they are because of competence and knowledge; it's their skill at back-stabbing and blame-throwing that has secured their positions. To them, you're just another disposable orc. The company is decades behind industry best practices and standards, but since the CTO is a super genius and their current approach is his, clearly the current approach must be perfect and therefore must not change. The tragic thing is that the individual contributors at DrFirst are wonderful. They heroically struggle to keep the jalopy running without support or recognition from management. They are wonderful, but don't bother trying to get to know them because it's only a matter of time before the Eye of Sauron falls on them (or on you). If you don't listen to the reviews and you take the job anyway, at least stay on good terms with your former employer. P.S. Ignore the company responses where they say, "DrFirst believes in continuous improvement". They might believe continuous improvement exists in theory, but you can be sure they don't actually practice it at DrFirst. Everyone knows how bad it is, and for how long, but nothing ever changes. There is no reason to believe it ever will.

3.0
May 3, 2022

Good company, but changing

Recommend
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Pros

-Amazing coworkers -Innovative products and services

Cons

-Changing company culture that feels like it values employees less and less -Teams are self-contained, difficult to break out of silos and collaborate

5.0
Apr 27, 2022

A lot of growth opportunity

Recommend
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Pros

A lot of growth opportunities, nice smart ppl, meaningful work and solutions. Rewarding!

Cons

Always too much to do

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