A Great Place to Work in Central Ohio - Senior Software Engineer OCLC Employee Review

5.0
Dec 28, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

I am an employee who left OCLC for a couple of years and then came back. I realized what a great place it was to work. As an Engineer, I get to work with the latest and greatest technology. I have a say in our strategic initiatives and work very closely with the tech and product teams here. There is career progression within technology....both upward and laterally. There are a ton of opportunities to move around within the Global Technology division if you are smart and motivated to do so. HR, Legal and Finance are housed within the corporate headquarters and are great partners to work with. I have never worked with such great teams of smart and talented folks who are subject matter experts...within technology, product and Human Resources. Work life balance is huge. Benefits are very hard to beat...especially the retirement plan that kicks in after 2 years of service!

Cons

I cannot think of anything! It is a great place to work!

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Cons

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Pros

The benefits, particularly the thrift plan, are good for as long as they still exist. The employees are generally smart and caring people.

Cons

Upper management is neither good nor trustworthy. To go into details would most likely violate this website's TOS. Trust them not to tell you the truth, trust them to blame you if they can save themselves for another year. Any stories you've heard about a great place to work are based on old data. That company no longer exists. While layoffs have always been a threat, employees are constantly on edge now and having the CEO tell them if they want to stay on they shouldn't make trouble does not help, to say the least If you get hired here, understand that this cannot be a long term destination. Get your experience, have an exit plan, don't get comfortable and fade into mediocrity because that is your future, and that's if you are lucky. I just want to add that everything the other reviews say about the president is true. He absolutely did mock employee responses to an opinion survey at a town hall.

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