good things and a bright future - Engineering Synoptek Employee Review

5.0
Sep 22, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Synoptek is a very entrepreneurial firm that allows a great deal of flexibility and ability to grow. There is an ability to grow and learn new technologies but you do have to be driven. This isn't the army who will guide your every step. The vision the company has is spot on for the future, and a there is a great deal of innovation to move forward.

Cons

Due to acquisitions there has been struggle with integration and cultures. Leadership could provide better oversight and actual leadership. Heroic efforts are not sustainable at any level. Sometimes it is hard to wait for change to occur, and it seems it often takes far too long for a company our size. It is often strange to be bigger than a startup and smaller than a fortune 500, where something happen fast and others take forever.

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5.0
Dec 31, 2025
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Pros

Challenging work, opportunity to learn, etc.

Cons

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1.0
Feb 20, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The people are some of the best and like family. We care a lot about our teams and our customers. There are good leaders here but it has just become too hard for us to lead the way they want to.

Cons

Executive Leadership, especially the CEO. The culture has changed a lot since he replaced the former CEO. He does not operate with the same values that have been a part of the company ever since I got here. He rules by fear, control, micromanagement, and is unapproachable. You can see it in meetings with the business and even in our Company meetings. It is uncomfortable. He has started only bringing people in from his former network and they are bringing in their friends. Everything is India focused and North America people are losing their jobs and those that are left are burned out from the excessive workload. We are watching good employees leave either on their own or because they are forced out. The optics of who is leaving and why are not good. I want this to work but it feels like a sinking ship at this point. Our customers aren't even happy with us anymore and that makes our jobs even harder.

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