Hyland reviews

3.7

61% would recommend to a friend

(1,490 total reviews)
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Jitesh S. Ghai

63% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Hyland has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,490 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Hyland 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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2.0
Nov 2, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Free Tylenol and Antacid (you are going to need it). All the awful diet soda you can drink. Coffee / Tea provided Leaving this winter for better pastures.

Cons

Very expensive healthcare with a high deductible HSA plan with no other choice. A company this large should have better insurance at a better rate. The insurance plan is company funded and Hyland knows every time you visit a doctor and what for, it plan provider also fights most doctor charges and makes you do all the leg work to get it figured out. It's just not worth it. NO SICK TIME!!! Just PTO, So when your co-workers used all their time for vacation they come into work sick as dogs and spread it to everyone, thanks to the open air environment, Cramped work desks and lack of housekeeping i share a small work space (40 Sqft) with 4 other people and when one gets sick, we all get sick. Perks are in place of pay, The fact they have so many perks is because they are paying well below average for the area. It's cheaper to pay for T-shirts then to give out raises. Work-life balance is just a "hook" at Hyland. My department Work-life balance consists of working and no life. I am penalized for using PTO to take care of personal matters, My Manager explained "Personal matters are best handled, outside of company time". Very long work weeks (45 to 55 hours per week mandatory for my department) Weekly reminders that "There is a waiting list for people to work here". Department Policy's change daily, depending on manager's mood. Rules only apply for some and not all. Longevity is no longer considered a good employee. Hyland does not negotiate salary, they tell you or you are free to leave. Hyland's retention rate is dropping faster than beats at a Dr. Dre concert. Hyland also allows you to leave and work for a competitor / customer. They just don't care.

1.0
Mar 23, 2016

Hylands hype

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

None!! If you consider free pop, car washes and massages a plus.

Cons

Over priced health insurance, favoritism, racism and the pay is below average. Stay clear if you want to make money. My last day here is Friday. The managers all give perks to their own and are all yes men!!! No backbone or minds of their own. I learned much from this experience. Poorly run.

1.0
Jan 12, 2016

Solution Analyst

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

(1) Hyland is a good place for people entering the enterprise software field to get their feet wet. During my time at Hyland I learned a lot about enterprise architecture, deploying mid/large scale applications, and working with end users. (2) The product is powerful, although I feel that the quality has declined over the past few years. (3) Given the right department and manager, some do seem to have an excellent work life balance. However, in my experience this was not the case.

Cons

(1) Hyland is notorious for poor compensation. Employees are told they are lucky because perks such as volleyball courts and arcades are included in the benefits package. However, wages are very low and when compared to other companies; perks like insurance and retirement plans are nothing to write home about. I have seen co-workers go and work for customers/resellers and earn a 40-60% increase in salary. I've also seen co-workers go to a competitor/ISV and earn a 50-100% increase in salary. (2) Hyland has a very intricate political landscape. Promotions are not based on qualifications/experience, rather who you're friends with or related to. There are a number of cases where a senior managers son or daughter report to them or a husband and wife work together on the same team. This allows for there to be a double standard amongst individual contributors. (3) The quality of the product is suffering, and innovation has stagnated. Hyland relies on a very young and relatively inexperienced workforce to test the product (mainly due to them being cheap labor). I found it shocking and extremely frustrating working around issues that arose during implementations, which could have been caught with very basic testing. Finally, in my opinion the software seemed a bit antiquated. There was no WOW/wiz bang factors that were worth sticking around for.

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