PaperCut Software reviews

3.5

63% would recommend to a friend

(74 total reviews)

Chris Dance

67% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

PaperCut Software has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 74 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The PaperCut Software employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

74 reviews
1.0
Jul 15, 2020

Absolutely toxic, with lots of sugar-coating

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Plenty of amazing people at the worker level. Mostly good work-life balance.

Cons

Generally clueless management (at all levels but the higher you look, the more so). Zero understanding of "quality" or "agile", going against all advice from people doing the work. As such, both the tech, and the org, are a mess. Even worse, there is a lack of respect towards workers, there is favoring buddies and lots of unequal treatment. Lots of brainwashing, "work family" talk, "culture" talk and other management speak; most without substance. The shiny office is still just a crowded, subpar, noisy, uncomfortable open-office.

avatar
PaperCut Software Response
5y
Thank you for taking the time to submit your feedback. I’m so glad to hear that for the 1-2 years you contributed to PaperCut that you worked alongside such fantastic people. And thank you for that contribution. I’m very sorry however to hear that your experience with management did not mirror your experience with your other colleagues. It’s fair to say that during your time with us we were undertaking the largest transformation of our ways of working ever seen at PaperCut. Those changes have been uncomfortable at times, and it’s fair to say that they have created learning opportunities for everyone in the business including leadership. Scaling a company at pace, like PaperCut has done over the last few years, puts increasing demand on the senior leaders at all levels. I've heard it said that a CEOs role in a fast-growing company changes every six months. At times I agree, and I also recognise that our leadership capability has perhaps developed slower than we’d like. I can say that everyone at a leadership level is completely committed to doing the hard work in order to provide the leadership PaperCut needs. I also acknowledge that our approach to “Agile” development is maybe different to the way other product companies approach things. I too have felt that we've lost some of our nimbleness as we've grown. This is also one reason why we're currently reviewing our core principles to help nudge this a little - including how we approach both speed and quality. Overall, whilst the changes have at times been challenging, I am a big believer that we’re heading in the right direction. I am saddened to hear that you did not experience the substance behind our culture and felt unequal treatment. We do our utmost to ensure that our people feel heard and have the opportunity to raise any concerns, underpinned by our ‘A Workplace for Everyone’ guidelines as well as our whistleblower policy. I hear your concerns and I will work together with our People Experience team to ensure we raise more awareness around the various avenues available to our PaperCutters to raise any concerns around fair treatment. Finally, with our office in Melbourne. It’s true that our growth left us having quite a full office, and this is why we've recently expanded on our 2nd floor to create more space. Also, in a post-COVID world, we'll be more creative on how we use our space and working times, and I suspect we'll have a lot more room as a result of these changes. Once again, thanks for your contribution over your time at PaperCut. If you’d like to reach out to discuss further, I’d be happy to catch up virtually for a (COVID-safe) coffee or to chat with you via email.
1.0
Jul 9, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great work culture. Good work life balance.

Cons

The company cares only for the long timers and people in limelight and they do everything to protect them. Absolutely no help or support given to people in new roles. They promise many things but nothing happens in reality. The P&C team is all about talking and they think they are at the top of the world by saying anything they want. Nobody can challenge them. There were very cheap words let out by one of them and I still remember. The head of P&C will protect them and the long timers but least bothered to hear out what normal people like I got to say at a time of crisis. Most of the employees are not helpful but they claim to be helpful and that’s what concerned me a lot. Very unfair treatment towards certain employees. Very partial treatment towards some employees who according to the management are the next generation of leaders. People who have been with the company for a long time think they are untouchables and they can do whatever they like. I had a very horrid time working at papercut and am sorry but I will not recommend this company. You will definitely find lot of positive reviews from others but only few like me voice out their bad experiences. Am sure there are many more like me out there who are just quiet.

avatar
PaperCut Software Response
6y
Thank you for providing us with your feedback. Firstly, thank you for being a part of PaperCut for over a year, I’m grateful for your contribution to our business. I’m glad to hear you enjoyed our work culture and work-life balance, they are both incredibly important to me and are two key aspects of our workplace we pride ourselves on. I am however saddened to read of the negative aspects of your experience that you have highlighted. Our intention at PaperCut is to create an environment where people can learn and grow and, importantly, build great products. I whole-heartedly apologise that your experience at PaperCut didn’t live up to those intentions. Our long term employees do often play quite significant roles in the business and I’m proud to have watched many of them grow into their current roles. However, I understand that sometimes that means they may not have experienced or had to manage certain challenges before, which can result in misunderstandings - I know even I am not immune to that. Equally, I’m excited by our newcomers who offer fresh perspectives and add their fantastic experience to ours. We all have an opportunity to learn from one another. We’re actively working on improving our decision-making framework to ensure we have more diverse perspectives in the room when key decisions are being made for the business and our people. We hope that this will provide a platform for newer employees to share those perspectives and experiences with us, as I certainly value the insights that fresh eyes can bring. Our People Experience team works very closely with me to ensure that we offer constructive feedback and support to anyone who needs it, even in times where the person themselves may not want to hear it. Whilst we do our best to provide a great experience, sometimes for various reasons things don’t work out that way. I’ve always seen these moments as opportunities to listen and learn, and I know our People Experience team will also be taking your experience on board with the aim to improve things for anyone who feels similarly moving forward. If you would like to reach out to me directly and discuss further, please do so. - Chris
5.0
Aug 30, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

A company with a strong customer and employee focused culture, awesome products and especially awesome people. I love it here. 2 months in and I feel really at home.

Cons

Nothing negative to say about it. Truly great.

Viewing 55 - 57 of 74 Reviews

Glassdoor has 78 PaperCut Software reviews submitted anonymously by PaperCut Software employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if PaperCut Software is right for you.