I worked for Pervasive Software and was laid off after the Actian acquisition - Project/Product Manager Actian Employee Review

For the quality of talent that came through the company's doors and the loyalty and dedication from employees to provide success, I felt there was little recognition and/or appropriate advancement for work efforts and achievements, and the pay was severely below market/industry wages. - Recognized as an "incubator" company: People would work there for a couple of years to gain experience/knowledge, then leave for another company that offered competitive market salaries. - Huge disparity in job compensation: An employee would make double the salary of another individual in the same job and possess similar or less experience and qualifications, and overall contribute less to position objectives. - Perceived Partiality: Some employees seemed to advance quite quickly over others who possessed more experience, time at company, company/product knowledge and recognized work contributions. - Leadership is NOT driving Innovation nor developing staff for future growth. - Lack of internal training process and communication. - Sometimes felt stuck with little-to-no advancement opportunities available.