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Focal Systems reviews

3.6

66% would recommend to a friend

(64 total reviews)

Kevin Johnson

100% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.2

Senior management

3.1

Culture & values

Focal Systems has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 64 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Focal Systems 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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Reviews by job title

64 reviews
1.0
Sep 25, 2022

CEO is a narcissistic sociopath. Toxic company culture, to no fault of anyone but CEO.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Some of the leadership is great, even though they are walking on eggshells around Francois (CEO).

Cons

- Extreme micromanagement by CEO, which is the biggest barrier for the company to scale. -Even exec team is scrutinized and micromanaged by CEO. - CEO is a toxic and abusive individual. -Employees give 2 weeks, but it is Focal System’s standard practice to make your last day the day you give notice, causing chaos for other employees. -Extremely low retention rates, so low that projects take 5x the length due to lack of continuity due to turnover. -‘Poor cultural fit’ is code for non-white or accent. -IQ test is required for all new hires, however CEO feels personally threatened by high IQ individuals. -CEO will constantly humiliate staff members, including leadership.

1.0
Aug 30, 2020

Disapprove of CEO

Engineer
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There are at least some good people. COO is a good man. Highly approve of him.

Cons

1. CEO is arrogant and mean. 2. CEO thinks that he owns the employees cuz employees are getting paid.

1.0
Nov 11, 2019

Poor leadership

Sales
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Compensation is alright, can work remote

Cons

Leadership is inexperienced, arrogant and lacks consistency

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Focal Systems Response
6y
Thank you for taking the time to submit a review here. While we understand experiences working at our company are not all the same, we appreciate your sentiments equally to the other great reviews here. We have not had a sales role here besides our VP of Sales in the 2 years, so, unfortunately, I am not sure what role you worked in and why you left on such unfortunate terms. I encourage you to share your raw feedback with anyone you feel comfortable with sharing with on our leadership team so we can immediately tend to any improvements we can from your valuable perspective. Thanks again and wishing you well.
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