3 things to look at for the current state of Quest:
***Management
***Processes
***Direction
***Management***
Absolutely terrible. They are definitely only "managers" with their marching orders, and none are true leaders. All of the leaders were either laid off or hit the high road. Only to leave behind people looking for a quick opportunity to become managers (read: unqualified & unfit).
***Processes***
The absolute WORST in the tech space at this point in time. Guaranteed. If you're looking at opportunities here do yourself a favor and look elsewhere. I'll give you the low down.
We (Quest) were originally a standalone software company acquired by Dell back in 2012 to become part of Dell Software Group.
Before DSG, Quest was great and DSG was great as well. Processes worked. Marketing had a defined plan. Sales people actually sold stuff. Sales support teams had their processes down. Things were clicking.
Dell Software Group (DSG) was sold to a VC firm in November 2016 and became Quest again. The VC firm didn't lay anyone off initially, but they certainly did in February with the new fiscal year. TONS of talent was laid off. TONS of very important people were laid off.
The point is..if you're looking at a job here and you don't know anything about Quest you have been warned: you will likely encounter process problems for a year+ before things smooth over. Management has voiced this to us directly.
AND - that year of time is assuming that nothing else will change (which it most likely will because Quest is managed by a VC now who only cares about the $ side of things), and that's also assuming that Quest won't be sold off (strong possibility there too).
To top it off - if one of the main things you want in a company is a long term career that you will love it's not here.
You will waste your time here.
Which brings me to my last point..
***Direction***
Given all of the info I gave you in the first 2 sections you probably know where this company is going.
South. Fast.
Actually. No. South is considered a direction and Quest doesn't have any of that at this point in time.
Very sad as a ton of people wanted the transition and new company as a whole to be great.
