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Weidenhammer Systems

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Like most places - some good, some bad - Senior Programmer Analyst Weidenhammer Systems Employee Review

3.0
Jun 19, 2015
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Pros

They had a forty hour work week recommendation - for a happy work-personal life balance. Easy commute, decent benefits and an attractive office. When things started going downhill they worked hard to retain their talent by moving them to open positions in other departments. This was especially gratifying during the really bad times of unemployment a few years ago. Generous vacation time rolled from year to year.

Cons

Refused to support current clients by dropping support for many legacy products, rather than trying to retain and update. Jumped from platform to platform, which resulted in losing customers, money, but, at the same time, reluctant to adopt new technologies (still supporting VB6 code!). Overbearing and very suspicious IT department. Middle management refused to look at (or believe) that changing technologies (such was Windows updates) would affect the products, then screamed when things broke.

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5.0
Jul 21, 2025
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Pros

Management let's you get the job done without micromanaging. Most of the company is remote but there's an office available in PA if you want that as an option. Everyone is nice here, there are no jerks.

Cons

Growing and working on building out processes for managing projects, it can sometimes be unstructured.

5.0
May 19, 2025
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Pros

In an unstable market with mass layoffs and gross mismanagement by execs, John Weidenhammer continues to lead the company he founded in 1978 with integrity, wisdom, and what some might say "old school" values and work ethic. Hammer's business-to-human approach is validated every day by unsolicited client thanks and testimonials, and proven by the unusually long tenure of both our clients and employees.

Cons

'Old school' can result in legacy paradigms, tools, and operations that are being addressed and improved on. Stability from being fiscally conservative means you will be fairly but never over paid as is the case with many tech companies throwing money at problems and then laying off its people when they persist. While a positive, the long tenure of employees can also lead to bias and 'always done that way' mindsets with limited external context of advances being made outside of the company. This requires change, and people are inherently change averse.

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