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Telmate reviews

2.6

42% would recommend to a friend

(67 total reviews)

Richard Torgersrud

48% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

Telmate has an employee rating of 2.6 out of 5 stars, based on 67 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Telmate employee rating is 32% below average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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67 reviews
3.0
Apr 7, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great technology. Cool industry. Fantastic co-workers. Interesting challenges.

Cons

The two founders/owners made themselves CEO and President, rather than what their skills truly lend them to be, Head of Engineering and Head of Sales respectively. They are good people, but not good executives or good at running a company. Decision making is bottle-necked as all decisions must go through them or the wife of one of the founders.

1.0
Jun 14, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

10min from BART Some food served, snacks, drinks, all Mac environment

Cons

Look at other reviews, like Godfather-like management, and Dysfunctional environment. Several key technical positions are unchallenged, even if they should be re-evaluated. Agile not implemented right, because disagreements and personality problems are not worked out. High turn-over for new employees because they are looking for the right personality fit, not technical expertise. It seems removing employees is done without proof and trust is placed in lying co-workers. Which leads me to stating employees who suck-up to management, even in Agile self-organized teams, are considered better than technically producing members. Watch out for total intolerance to views expressed that differ from existing teammates, or they want you terminated. Complaining to management seems to work here, pretty well.

5.0
Aug 17, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

People. The people here are amazing. I have rarely met such a dedicated and devoted bunch of people in one place. Level of knowledge is very high and the willingness to learn and take on new challenges is ever present. Management listens to input from both above and below the current position. Perks, food several times a week, massage twice a week, a few other things, but in the end that is not what decides whether the place is a good work place or not. At the end of the day, it is a great place to work. I am excited to come to work every morning, I am excited to teach and learn from my colleagues. I really wish there were more companies like this.

Cons

I can't really think of any "cons". Like any other company there are things that could be improved. I don't think glass door is the place to air them. What I am thankful for is the fact that I can talk about any of these issues with the appropriate people without fear of being ignored or retribution, and those people listen. They actually listen.

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