A Waste of Talent and Time - QA Engineer Novarad Employee Review

1.0
May 6, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

+ There are quite a few cool people who work here and they'll make your stay much more bearable. + The flexibility is okay, but that's about it. There really aren't many pros to working here.

Cons

- The pay & benefits range from bad to okay, with the exception of some people who have been there for ages. The company has begun self-insuring due to financial constraints and I firmly believe that this is a terrible idea. They treat their older employees quite well, but newer employees are treated poorly. - The culture is atrocious. It's certainly the worst company culture I've ever been a part of. - The CEO is so bad it's actually kind of funny. He makes everything he's a part of much harder, and his frequent trips are actually a blessing because people can actually get things done. He's actually so bad that I was warned about him in the first interview that I did here. I imagine at some point he must have been a decent person, but at this point he's hard to take seriously and nobody in the company really would if he couldn't fire them. -Management isn't great and it gets worse the closer the position you work is to the CEO. I liked my manager, but he didn't spend much of his time actually managing. The management & communication (or lack thereof) made my role almost impossible to succeed in.

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Novarad Response
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Thank you for the feedback. We are sorry that you were not with us longer than "less than a year". Novarad's average tenure is 8 years - and for a tech company that speaks volumes! Novarad's managers are all working managers and those team members who succeed at Novarad are those who take the initiative to do their work and ask questions when needed. We find that meetings for meetings sake slow down productivity and can affect our competitiveness in the marketplace. We know that Novarad will not be a fit for all and all people are not a fit for Novarad. Best of luck to you in finding your fit.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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