Hyland reviews

3.7

62% would recommend to a friend

(1,493 total reviews)
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Jitesh S. Ghai

61% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Hyland has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,493 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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1.0
Aug 8, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Hyland is a decent place to start your career, either as a college intern or just out of college. Beyond that, you should look anywhere else. You'll get periodic shipments of boldly "Hyland branded" merchandise that you don't need (e.g., cooler bags, shirts, etc.). Everyone else knows they're on the same sinking ship, leading to an odd camaraderie.

Cons

Description for nearly all senior/principal developers: "White guy, mid thirties. Joined Hyland straight out of college and hasn't a clue what he doesn't know because Hyland is all he knows. Convinced himself he's an expert in his field because he's worked on 10+ versions of [insert bland, branded name for basic CRUD util here]. Isn't remotely qualified to lead. Highly insecure about that." Since there are - inexplicably - hundreds of pointless middle managers, you will have a new one assigned to you every 1-3 years. Most are nice enough but all are fairly inept. Most will either be liberal arts grads or "person who once worked with an Access database" that somehow managed to convince a DeVry or ITT technical institute grad that they should be an engineering manager. It's a bit shocking, honestly. None will evaluate your actual performance. Regardless, bonuses & promotions are not based on performance but rather arbitrarily & by multiplying 1.025 against your salary, respectively. If 1.025 * your salary bumps you to the next level, congrats. If you are an employee of a company that Hyland recently acquired, quit immediately. Your product has already begun to circle the bowl. If you are a US citizen, expect to be replaced by a Polish or Indian citizen within 1-3 years. If you work for Hyland, expect a 30-40% chance of being laid off through no fault of your own. It will be completely arbitrary, unrelated to the company's performance, and you'll be informed one random morning by a pre-recorded video. Your colleagues & managers will not be given any advanced notice and they'll have to pick up the slack ... immediately.

1.0
May 1, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Free beer is a pro I suppose

Cons

Only the jerks and soulless stay. They barely pay you entry level. They treat you like children. The ticketing process in GCS is terrible. Continues to get worse. Management in GCS is all a joke. They were their since day one more or less and have also lost their souls, but hey free beer, right? When I left I immediately got 40k MORE than Hyland paid me. Even if you can work OT for more your limited to 4 hours. Save yourself and look over Hyland. Did I mention when you’re on call you get about calls 3 a night for a week? Have fun

2.0
Sep 18, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Reasonable perks but nothing that you shouldn't be receiving at any modern software company

Cons

Their legacy software was built in 1990's (and still looks and acts like it). More recently, Hyland went and bought up a bunch of random products and have tried to assimilate each of them under some kind of ECM "umbrella" which has been a total disaster. Hyland now has a portfolio of products that are only loosely related (in the best sense of the term) In fact, many of these products are still competing with each other which makes for a rather odd dynamic when dealing with customers. They have failed their customers and employees with this terrible strategy and it seems that things are only getting worse with no innovation strategy but to consume the recurring revenue of competing or fringe products and try to weave those into their outdated processes. This practice of growth has the business buckling at that the edges and clearly it is not sustainable or scalable by any measure. It is evident that the management team really has no idea what direction the business is headed in and they have been essentially banking on the recurring revenue from an outdated and stale product line. The recent vision of "modernization" is about as far fetched as one could possibly be and they are charging customers for inferior software as if they are the only game in town. Second, the communication within this company is by far the worst I have ever experienced in my professional life. Each business unit might as well be on different planet. They are so far removed from one another that doing even simple tasks is a huge undertaking. If you enjoy guessing what the business messaging is or love employee gossip this is the place for you. Lastly, but certainly not least important. As other reviewers have pointed out, this company spends what must be countless hours and resources shaping their narrative. This type of "politicking" has been very effective in masking the fact that this company is struggling financially and the good employees are leaving the company in droves. It seems the main goal is gain recognition so that they can point to how great a company they are, when in reality they underpay their employees and opt for less expensive talent and cheap outcomes. You can tell the employees do not really care about the customer experience or the product. At this juncture it is all a numbers game and the business is simply trying to stay afloat with a bloated budget and nothing that really revolutionizes the ECM landscape. In the end they will fail trying to keep up with the companies that are more nimble and focused in their approach to their product line's. Today's company's that are more effective in the longer term focus on fewer things and make them better, Hyland is simply trying to delay the inevitable with its inorganic growth strategy and lack of innovation.

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