Great HR Manager, Good Management - Anonymous employee Synoptek Employee Review

4.0
Oct 2, 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The HR manager is top notch and takes care of the employees. Small company feel. Management is laid back. Clients are interesting and work is usually low stress. Boise office had weekly BBQs. Free soda and snacks.

Cons

Neither "hard work" or "slacking off" is appropriately recognized. There was one employee that consistently cheated on his hours and everyone knew it. He was often only in the office 6-7 hours a day but logged over 40 hours per week. Many of us formally complained to management, but since he was (dishonestly) billing a lot of time to the client, they didn't care. Alternatively, others that were actually putting in real overtime hours and being honest with their logging were often not rewarded, nor recognized appropriately for their efforts.

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5.0
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Cons

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1.0
Feb 20, 2026
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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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