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Springbrook Software reviews

3.1

52% would recommend to a friend

(39 total reviews)

Max Schnoedl

58% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.1

Culture & values

3.1

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Career opportunities

2.8

Senior management

2.3

Diversity & inclusion

Springbrook Software has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 39 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Springbrook Software 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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Reviews by job title

39 reviews
2.0
Apr 14, 2015

Programmer

Programmer
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good, downtown location Nice co-workers Some folks play poker/foosball/games during lunch in break room

Cons

Salaries are low - they're on the cheap side. Unless you're an all-star talent (and there's only 2-3 of them in development) you'll get cheap treatment, and maybe not even then. Meanwhile, all but one of the partners are retired (5 out of 6 or so), so maybe that's where the profits are going. Who knows. Finances are non-transparent. Arrogant management. A lot of the programming managers are promoted from within, which would seem good ideally, but if you you're there long enough, you notice a lot of self-promotion goes on aimed at impressing the CEO. And for them, that's all they really need to worry about. It's not what you do on a daily basis that matters - nobody notices that stuff - if a tree falls in the woods....

2.0
Feb 7, 2015

Stockholm Syndrome

Programmer
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

So much beer. Many great people in the company. Performance tracking was pretty cool. They offer solid paternal leave to both men and women which is one thing they are exceptional in.

Cons

Not as relaxed as they claim to be. Spreading tobs of misinformation to employees to keep them in line. You can see one person's claim that 40-45k is reasonable for experienced software devs because they have work-life balance. This was just over 1/2 of the median software dev compensation in this city, and despite management's claims, median software devs don't work more than 40 hours/week, especially in Portland. They liked to so this gs like claim they offered "free" health insurance, "except for a small fee". Their commitmwnt to doublespeak is commendable. I found it hard to take my vacation days. Despite claiming to be a laid back company, they were very touchy about a lot of topics. Some of the upper management had a tendency to use manipulative interpersonal tactics if they weren't getting their way. Very political. Overall the place was filled with self promotion rhetoric to make their programmers think that they had it great when they were in reality locking themselves in to a substandard career path more and more every day.

5.0
Oct 4, 2014

Growing company, great culture

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The company isn't huge so there is very high visibility for all of the work you do. Management wants employees to have a good work-life balance, so you will periodically have check-ups with management to make sure you aren't working too much. The company has grown in the past few years, so there have been some growing pains in terms of processes, but it is something that is constantly being worked on and is improving. Your work -will- directly affect clients. Fully stocked kitchen, kegerator (that is enjoyed in moderation and mostly on Friday after-hours..I don't understand most of these other reviews listing that as a negative) and game room are signs that management wants to keep employees happy. Flexible hours for most departments, which include the ability to work remotely if necessary. Most clients and coworkers are fantastic to work with.

Cons

No formal training for most departments. Pay isn't outstanding, but the work-life balance makes up for it (compare working 60-70 hour weeks with a 'high salary' and 40-45 here and there really isn't much of a difference for the number of hours worked).

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