Teradata reviews

Supervisor and management training and support of the working stiff at this joint is seriously lacking; pay reviews are fraught with nepotism, dishonest evaluations, manipulation of performance stats. Oh, and did I mention the good old fashion back stabbing tendencies of some seriously disgruntled folks there? The company has a true mix of really old farts and a recent slew of green college grad types so the halls are filled with lots of wide-eyed, confused, newbies; (makes for an interesting mix of gas & testosterone); and a palpable apathy among the mid-lifers who have committed several years to this joint. For those unlucky enough to carry a pager, good luck. The duty can be quite stressful (both in hours on-call, duration of calls, and frequency). Each product area has an associated GSO/ GSC/ Engineering gp. where I've learned, politics trumps sound business practice. There is limited, to no, team building. However, if you know someone who can leverage both your job offer, salary, and perks ..... go for it.

- No training process - No quality assurance - No testing process - No long term plans, goals, or vision - Learning about new technologies is discouraged - Use of new technologies is strictly forbidden - Very high turnover -- talented workers leave very quickly - Below average pay and benefits. Cost of living raises only. - You cannot get a promotion unless a higher position is publicly listed - You must apply for higher positions the same way as people outside the company - You must supply your own keyboard, mouse, monitor, etc. - "Cube Farm" office building - Developers are also the front line for user support, and carry pager 24/7 - Projects are approved based on lowest initial cost with no consideration given to long-term costs - Managers and directors regularly contribute to the code base, make deployments, run schema changes, etc. - Development is done directly on production environments - Resources are shared between teams. Communication between teams is forbidden. - Communication between team members must be kept to a minimum - Customer data, including IP addresses and passwords for their production systems, is not secure and is not treated with respect - Customer contracts are not accessible to IT so that we can claim "plausible deniability" - Networking bandwidth, disk storage, laptop capabilities, etc. are extremely limited - No recognition for work well done - "Cowboy Coding" mentality prevails, no plans or processes are ever provided - Management is not aware of industry trends or standard practices - Constantly use the wrong tool for the job. Consistently re-invent the wheel. - Management does not see any of the above as problems, but even if they did, they would be powerless to change the situation