Unitrends reviews

3.6

65% would recommend to a friend

(195 total reviews)
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Paul Brady

76% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Unitrends has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 195 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Unitrends 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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195 reviews
2.0
Aug 3, 2015

GREAT PRODUCT, ABYSMAL MANAGEMENT

Recommend
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Pros

The product is truly exceptional with world class support and excellent engineers.

Cons

From 2012-2014, Unitrends was one of the fastest growing tech companies for data backup and was a truly enjoyable place to work. Then the powers at Venture Insight ousted most of the upper management and it has been a disaster ever since. New CEO Kevin Weiss took over and promised a huge upswing in marketing (marketing is almost entirely non-existent), promised tremendous lead flow (can't remember the last lead that came in) and despite everyone's protests, further divided the sales floor into private and public sector (they only just got rid of that flawed plan and put things back to the way they were but not after laying off near 40% of the company). Moreover, I used to love working here. Now, if you don't gel your hair or talk superheros with certain managers (aka drink the kool-aid), you can hit quota, not be disgruntled or an otherwise distraction and still get fired. Never mind the fact that quota is almost completely unattainable.

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Unitrends Response
10y
Thank you for recognizing our products, which continue to win industry awards and customer acclaim as the best in the business. And you're right, your fellow employees in customer support and engineering are tops at what they do. I'm sorry that as a current employee you feel so negatively about the company. I know as the VP of HR I would be happy to spend time with you to understand your specific issues, as would Kevin Weiss, our CEO. If you choose to stay here, I would recommend that you work with us to address your needs rather than air your grievances anonymously, and in many instances, erroneously. Please come see me, you know where I sit.
5.0
Jul 30, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

If you are confident in your sales skills, you will make money here. This technology is absolutely crushing the competition. Our leadership on the technical side in both R&D and support are the best in class. The companies that they we've acquired have been future focused. As a team, we've seen a few acquisitions happen that left us curious and then months later, when the technology is brought to the sales floor to sell, it has been amazing. As with any sales job the harder you work the more money you will make. If you've ever worked at a company that had poor performance or a product that is difficult to sell, you will really appreciate working here. There is a need in the market for what we sell. The technology almost sells itself. The end users that we sell it to have a need, they typically have budget or are willing to find budget to fix their pain. Obviously, we don't have everything that everyone wants, but we usually meet 99% of a customers requirement. Most of the competition that we compete with, can't do it all or just focus on a small segment of what we do. The hardest part of this job is narrowing a customers wants vs. budget. Our channel program here is exceptional. Being a 100% channel focused company is an excellent thing to share with my partner community. If you know how to share money with partners or have ever worked in a channel position, you will see very quickly that our company believes that the channel is the most important thing. We have some very bright negotiators in management that will help you close deals if you raise your hand and ask. They encourage and give you ideas to help you grow your business. If you challenge the status quo and are willing to present why something should be done, they usually will do it for you to help you make a dollar. Overall, this is the best company I've ever worked for and see nothing but greatness in it's future.

Cons

If you are not used to change, this company is not for you. The company makes decisions quickly and often, if you do not like change or do not know how to handle change, you will learn to handle change while you are here. It is hard to find a path to the field if you really want to be there. I don't think this will be an issue a year or so from now.

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Unitrends Response
10y
Thank you for recognizing all the great aspects of working at Unitrends! We are in total agreement about the need to be comfortable with change, since that is a key part of our business model. If we don't innovate, our competitors will and that means we will re evaluate and revise our strategy on an ongoing basis. Love the idea about more competition on the sales floor. Hope you like the new layout and our plans to build out a cool recreation space on the other side of the building.
4.0
Jul 17, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great manager and wonderful team members. Very modern software package and a respectable backup/disaster solution. Good internal training. Definitely enjoyed my time with them.

Cons

Extremely fast paced work environment.

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Unitrends Response
10y
Thank you for your feedback and your recognition of your former co workers and Unitrend's products. Yes, the pace of work here is fast, as is the rate of change in our business -- both of which are critical for us to continue to lead in the backup and disaster recovery space. We hope that you are enjoying your latest career move and hope that you stay in touch.
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