The truly sad part is that this used to be a good company to work for. Teamwork, collaboration, and professionalism were encouraged and valued. Raises were rare, but the culture and environment were good.
After the private equity firm took over the day-to-day operations a couple of years ago and filled upper management with puppets and "axe men" with no leadership skills whatsoever, things went downhill fast. Upper management's style can best be described as "bullying".
Downsizing and outsourcing are part of the corporate world and that's something we have to live with, but Solera goes beyond that. Professionalism and respect for those who were left to do the work does not exist. Customer contracts are also ignored in the name of saving money.
Technical decisions are made in a vacuum. When legitimate technical concerns are brought up, we are told to "just do it". If someone holds up management's unrealistic timeline for a project or makes a mistake, then one is publicly humiliated in group calls with colleagues, contractors, and customers.
Do not be fooled by the propaganda. Solera's products keep losing customers. I hear that Solera is still acquiring companies, but I am sure this is to just spread their sizable debt to those companies.
