World Wide Technology reviews

4.1

77% would recommend to a friend

(2,526 total reviews)
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Jim Kavanaugh

88% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

World Wide Technology has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,526 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The World Wide Technology employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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5.0
Sep 28, 2016
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Pros

The benefits alone are worth working here. But even they are trumped by the core values exuded by even the C-level team members. Interesting problems to solve on a daily basis with autonomy to solve them as your team sees fit.

Cons

Only con is that some senior leaders tend to lack decision making ability, yet want to put their stamp on any successes. The silver lining is that it's not often that gets in your way on a daily basis.

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World Wide Technology Response
9y
Thanks for this constructive feedback.
4.0
Sep 25, 2016
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Pros

The company has a good culture overall. Great work life balance and employees are encouraged to work smarter rather than longer, even if that means we might miss a deadline.

Cons

Software developers tend to have a specific type of personality, including myself that can sometimes make pair programming feel like pulling teeth at times. That just really means that the company has removed any obstacles in order to make your job as a developer easier. This results in the toughest part of the job being interpersonal communication rather than incompetence of your coworkers.

4.0
Sep 14, 2016
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Pros

I really enjoy working at WWT. Engaging, smart, charismatic, and passionate leadership at the executive level across all departments, including IT. Future of the organization seems bright with a strong and exciting vision for where the organization is headed. Strong financial growth within the company with great employee benefits all around. Great corporate culture that links success to the people that make up the organization. Abundant opportunities to engage with the latest technology offerings on the market. High levels of autonomy and freedom to branch out and make an impact within or outside of your job area. WWT is a charitable company that I'm proud to say I work at and has lots of great people that care about each other.

Cons

No major cons for the organization overall, but some specific to IT as we have grown over the past few years. LOTS of top priorities throughout IT. Hard to figure out the most important top priority sometimes. Some of this is driven by rapid company growth. As a result, important things can often be overshadowed by urgent things. While compensation & benefits is generally competitive, there doesn't seem to be much breakout opportunity for the top performers which can be frustrating and/or incentivize leaving an otherwise amazing company. Management seems hit and miss, some are inspiring and uplifting and others are destructive and self-seeking. Even at great companies, people leave bad bosses. While most coworkers are positive and great to work with, there seems to be a good amount of negative and critical people floating around, some in key positions. It manifests itself as people talking down about other teams work and value or just never finding a situation they can't complain about. Would love to see the negativity, judgmental, political posturing disappear as it pulls people apart.

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World Wide Technology Response
9y
WWT VP of IT, Mike Taylor: Thank you for this well-constructed and thoughtful feedback. Also, thank you for your 10+ years of service to WWT. You’ve seen a great deal of growth during your tenure. Your points are exactly the type of input I am looking for. You have my commitment to inspect all areas of our IT team to help maintain a high performance culture. People are our most important asset and ensuring strong leadership and opportunity are top priorities. If you have further suggestions or input please feel free to reach out to me directly or you can contact HR. Thanks again.
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