Hyland reviews

3.7

63% would recommend to a friend

(1,493 total reviews)
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Jitesh S. Ghai

62% approve of CEO

56% 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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4.0
Jan 20, 2017

Great Culture

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Pros

Promotes Work-Life Balance Work -from-home opportunities Encourages employees to grow within organization Great people to work with

Cons

Compensation is less than industry standard, although opportunities to grow within the company allow that to be improved.

2.0
Jan 16, 2017

It's a job. Not a Career

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Pros

Great company to work for to pad a resume. Some on campus perks geared towards younger employees to make it look like Google. Within delivery range of most Pizza places in Westlake

Cons

Absolutely impossible to get a promotion unless you have family there. Some departments have a "No Promotion" rule in effect (QA / IS / Tech Support / PSG Work Life balance consists of working 10 hours at the office and another 4 hours at home on you own time. Departments that support the company internally have no balance and Hyland hires those with no life except working. Hyland will not answer employment verification calls, but rather redirects to a 3rd party and charges $29.99 to verify employment history. Hyland makes it difficult for those seeking better employment opportunity's outside of the company. Nepotism is so bad at Hyland many people just stopped talking to other people because they don't know who's who. Many new employees use maiden names to cover the fact that are related to other employees in the golden circle. Zero career paths for employees. Managers stopped talking about career paths to employees about a year ago. Expect a 3% raise yearly across the board. Sales and HR departments get a solid 5% raise yearly with bonuses. Performance bonuses are set aside for 1st year employees and family members. Hyland's employee retention rate is falling fast with many people leaving and those people have been with the company many years. Managers distant themselves from employees and rely on Team leads to manage the departments. Managers just get status updates and them report to Senior managers who then talk with VP's. There is so many layers of management and millions of dollars in salaries wasted that could be used towards development of the product. Hyland tries to be Google, But falls short on employee benefits and perks. Mainly because the board of directors are making sure they get paid first and then the rest of the family. The bottom line is the average employee will get pre chewed meat once the work is done and those who matter get paid. Hyland hires directly from Collage campuses. Those with high student debt are encouraged to apply. The only department that hires with a good salary is Sales, But you better perform or you will be thrown in the pit or in front of the bus.. You don't get to decide! Too many Managers in my department of 150ish has 30+ managers? Open door policy is career suicide if you choose to use it.

2.0
Jan 9, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Expanding company with a huge customer base. Strong profits for years to come. Headquarters in a decent location.

Cons

Nepotism is out of control. You are promoted by who you know. Boys club looking out for themselves and throw the rest into the path of the bus. Hyland used to be a great place to work until something changed at the end of 2015 early 2016 when department heads started letting managers run the department anyway they wished. Employee rules and guidelines differ by manager. Departments in non-customer facing roles received the blunt of the wrath. Perks and Work Life Balance became a thing of the past. Working overtime became mandatory and family outside of Hyland took a backseat. Some departments are required to work 45+ hours per week and 40+ hours if a holiday is within that week. The perks you read about are almost nil. Unless it is your own time off the clock. Employees get 2 x 20 minute breaks to enjoy the perks or a 30 minute lunch to do so. Many departments are over staffed and not much goes on, While some departments are understaffed and so busy that employees are required to finish projects and the normal workload within 50 hours or it will go on your review as a negative. Human Resources does not get involved with employee complaints as they will always side with the company. Not once have they ever sided with an employee when a concern is brought to them. Whatever the manager says to HR is the final answer. Managers friends and family members are always given the best projects that have the best chance for success and watched by the CEO.

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Hyland Response
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Thank you for your feedback. It is unfortunate that this has been your experience at Hyland. Hyland does want every employee to have the opportunity to reach their full potential by working hard and provides opportunities have a little fun along the way. From your post, sounds like that isn’t landing for you. Please know that you always have the opportunity to discuss your personal situation with a member of HR. I can tell you that the goal of every member of HR is to understand all sides of an issue and advocate for what is fair and good for all involved. You are always welcome to reach out to me directly to discuss further. I would welcome the opportunity to understand your position further. As for your numbers, I think you may have received some misinformation. Over the last two years, Hyland’s employee satisfaction (eNPS) score has remained consistent with 92% of employees rating Hyland a seven or above on a 10-point scale. Additionally, Hyland’s turnover was 10.5% in January of 2015 and has been on a steady decline over the past two years to end 2016 at 8.16% overall turnover. Fewer people are leaving than ever before. These numbers are shared with all employees every three months at our quarterly business review. -Sarah Coakley, Director of Employee Experience
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