Be very wary of the glowing reviews on here; most of them were posted by employees still in the honeymoon period (within the first couple months of working at Bluewolf) and were encouraged to post reviews to earn PRIME points via the Salesforce platform or just fake reviews posted to increase the company rating. The "on boarding" experience is extremely disorganized and pointless, and no one seems to care enough to actually improve the process. You want to give new employees the best impression of the company that you can, and Bluewolf is currently failing at this task. Going from my experience working at Bluewolf, I cannot in good conscience recommend working here. This isn't my first job out of college, so I don't have the benefit of not knowing any better. If you're a fan of the frat/sorority/cheerleader-type of environment, then overall, the company culture would be a good match for you. Bluewolf cares much more about appearances than quality service. I must say, my time at Bluewolf was the most unprofessional, frustrating, and chaotic environment I've ever worked in, and I've worked in some colorful places. There's no excuse since this company was founded in 1999 and has had PLENTY of time to run a smoother ship. From the start, I got the sense that no one cares if you feel fulfilled in your role as long as you're doing what your manager wants you to do, but good luck knowing what those expectations are from day to day because your manager will likely go back and forth with decisions, giving the impression of major incompetence. I'll be real with you; I was looking for a new job a month after I started working here, and that's incredibly disheartening to admit. My interview experience was all over the place (in a bad way), and I have only myself to blame for not paying closer attention to the red flags before accepting the job offer.
You're also expected to become Salesforce certified within the first fifty days of working at Bluewolf, regardless of whether you've previously used the platform or not and dish out the $200 to take one or two exams. Each costs $200. The Salesforce website suggests becoming certified after several months of using the platform. But hey, it looks good for marketing purposes, so that's the real reason for that certification expectation at the start, if we're going to be honest here. True, you'll be reimbursed, but that's an uncertain timeline judging by how many people experience issues with the finance department and being reimbursed in a timely manner for expenses logged in Concur. Benefits are currently below average/poor, though that will improve somewhat once the IBM transition takes affect in the new year.
There's this constant feeling of uncertainty in the air, and let's just say that some people working at Bluewolf can't handle change or stress well and have major trust issues with the competence of the team. Egos should also be checked at the door with a few employees; I'd love to see how their work ethic would fare at a different company. I believe most, if not all, Bluewolf offices are open office layouts, which really equates to the company being cheap, regardless of the "collaborative" fluff you read about online and, in turn, offers plenty of noise, distractions, and an increase in #WFH #UTW Salesforce posts. The company is growing/filling in bouts of high turnover, but several offices are nearing max capacity or have surpassed it. What is the outlook on that? Relocation?
If you're looking for experience as an intern or already know going in that this stop is just a stepping stone into a better role elsewhere, by all means, give Bluewolf a go, but don't say I didn't warn you. Perhaps with the IBM acquisition, hiring processes and the overall way of doing things will improve, but IBM has its own pitfalls, as well, one being their rescinding the work-from-home perk, which Bluewolf higher ups claim won't affect current employees. I don't buy that. It's only a matter of time before IBM will expect Bluewolf/soon-to-be-official IBM employees to fall in line with all of their policies since IBM owns them now. Nothing personal. That's just business.
