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IRIS Software Group

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IRIS Software Group reviews

3.7

67% would recommend to a friend

(865 total reviews)
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Jason Dies

75% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

IRIS Software Group has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 865 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The IRIS Software Group 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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865 reviews
1.0
Apr 4, 2017
Recommend
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Business Outlook

Pros

It used to be a good place to work but now it seems that Manchester employees are being asked to write fake reviews giving 5 stars to a rubbish team The software sells without real improvement and still better than anything else out there so hopefully an intelligent future CEO will know how to fix and bring it back on track.

Cons

Sales are like anyofher company and we work hard to take it away from the 3rd class competition. The CEO came with impressive experience but I saw him talk to a group of managers which made me realise why no one respects him. Just a rude and petty micromanager. The division ceos are basically 2nd choices and good at sales but not all rounders. Cfo is inexperienced and does whatever the ceo wants apparently. Chief people office still around after poor performance. One wonders. And the ceo continues to bring people from his past job and destryibg the fabric of iris. Everybody claims to be his mate from the last job. Very demotivating for the staff working hard for years and not getting recognition. Hoping either this will soon pass or I will get to join a better company in Manchester or Liverpool

2.0
Nov 12, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Can have challenging technical work, dealing with a legacy c++ code base is difficult but a great skill to have if you can do it. Good opportunity to develop such skills here. Also some exposure to C# and more modern projects, but depends on which team you end up in. - Some room for progression if you come in as a graduate, you can learn a lot in 12-18 months, push for promotion but there are few viable prospects after that stage. - Good, fun, talented people to work with. - Location is nice. - Would recommend to new graduates who want a career in c++/c# development, join, learn everything you can over 12-24 months and then move on. Other than that scenario I can't recommend until the company changes.

Cons

- Salary is extremely low and annual pay increases are 0-1% typically. Despite the company growing by double digits each year. - Not enough training opportunities offered - Equipment is poor, companies with many millions in annual profit should not make you scramble for RAM, harddrives, monitors and even chairs. - Managers are limited by lack of budget and resources, but make matters worse with poor wording/timing on announcements - Project planning is poor, too much committed to releases without knowing how long it will take. Some steps being taken to improve this, but a big spike in dev team turnover is having an impact.

5.0
Feb 20, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Very flexible working Super friendly environment, can go to anyone for help when needed. No micromanagement

Cons

Social side of things could slightly be improved

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IRIS Software Group Response
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Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We’re delighted that you are enjoying your time at IRIS and recognise our flexible working options, welcoming environment and #1RIS culture that champions #TeamWork. We’re proud to be a Great Place To Work™, and we’re committed to ensuring that all our amazing employees can bring their full selves to work, grow their career with us, shape our future as a business, and enjoy meaningful work. We’re really proud that all our offices have a social committee to establish a sense of community within IRIS and help stay connected. They organise fun activities based on the preferences of local employees, such as fancy-dress days, table football tournaments, or baking competitions, and external events such as quizzes or meals out. Our social committees ask for feedback and requests from our IRISians on what future events we can run, so if you have any ideas for our Heathrow Approach office, please reach out to our Fun Squad. We’re always looking for ways we can be the best we can be, and we would welcome any further suggestions. Please speak to your HR representative or leave a comment in our next Peakon survey. Kind regards, the HR team
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