Employee retention could use some attention - Software Engineer Slalom Employee Review

3.0
Sep 23, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Work life balance is good most of the time, but there have been projects that have required me to work weekends in order to meets the client's "deadline" - A lot of happy hour events, which allows you to really get to know your coworkers - Many fun extra-curricular events through the year

Cons

- Salary and overall benefits package is well below average compared to my peers (with the same job title) at other companies - Only two weeks of annual PTO (no sick days) - A lot of people (including myself) seem to just get thrown onto uninteresting projects that we may show marginal interest in - I feel too much like a "yes" man while at work - Too much staff augmentation projects - Generally not challenged enough

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Slalom Response
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This is John Tobin and thanks for the "positive outlook" response and your feedback. Since I live in Seattle, feel free to stop by or schedule time to discuss any of this feedback you have in person. I will share this with the Seattle leadership team especially your desire to be more involved in considering your next engagement.

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