FairWarning reviews

3.9

68% would recommend to a friend

(84 total reviews)
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Ed Holmes

78% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

FairWarning has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 84 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The FairWarning employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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84 reviews
4.0
Oct 10, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I was on the product team, which has a ton of very talented developers. Very strong management on the product team. They really know what they're doing and know how to drive product development in the right direction. Lots of room for improvement in a lot of places, so if you're looking to start working here in a technical role there's lots of opportunity. The key is to seize the initiative on big projects and see them through to the end. Solid company, you'll have very good job security here. Strong CEO with a lot of insight into the market and a proven entrepreneurial history. Along with a proven track record of success starting business he has experience working at NASA and IBM. Really smart guy and pretty much always accessible. This place really has some of the most fun and best tech to work on in the Tampa Bay area. If you want to work in open source software, Linux, cloud infrastructures, this is the place in the Tampa Bay region. There's tons of room here to really make a difference. Standard benefits as most other places. 4% 401k match, health covered 75% for yourself, dental available, etc. Really awesome place to either start your career and learn a lot or get a stable position where you'll make large contributions to the organization for years.

Cons

No WFH. There was a time where we could WFH. Technical workers should be allowed some shifts to WFH. The times I was allowed to WFH I got more done than I could've in the office. The push for culture can be a little much at times. It's picked up the last year or two, my first year and a half or two years it was great. There can be some cumbersome bureaucracy but every organization gets some of this. Really not a whole lot of cons.

1.0
Oct 6, 2016

Think twice before accepting offer

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Company with growth possibilities in their industry.

Cons

Worked at FairWarning for almost a year. This is a family run small company. Like any small company their will always be an inner circle of people close to the owners. Be careful with making the wrong impression with those people as your job may be in jeopardy. These people feel entitled just because they went out with the owners over the weekend in the family yacht. These employees arent discreet about anything and tell their weekend events openly in front of others. Other than the moles scattered around the office, you cant be trusted. Upper management doesnt trust anybody and they make it a point to let you know. The CEO and his counterpart expect you to do anything they ask. even if its vacuuming the CEO's office, saw this first hand happened to an IT guy. Also on the HR website they're proud of their diversity or "cultural pluralism" respecting other rights. But be careful this is just a front, the CCO and others are culturally intolerant of diversity when it comes to others speaking different languages among themselves. They were told they had to speak in English cause it made the people around them "uncomfortable." Any one in this company is expendable. They hire fresh out of college kids, who have never had a real job and they pretty much lead them with intimidation. Glassdoor is a great place to see the reality of a company. Most of the good reviews are staged and written by HR or management.

5.0
Sep 20, 2016

Work Hard, Play Hard

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

People ask what keeps you at FairWarning, the answer is simple: It doesn't feel like I come to "work" everyday and the culture is great. Your voice can be heard and you have the ability to make a difference if you choose. CEO is an excellent mentor and teacher.

Cons

One con of working at FairWarning is the soda cost 25 cents :)

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