Good vision and always looking to move forward in advancements. - Finance and Administrative Applied Systems Employee Review

4.0
26 Mar 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Reasonable pay for the area, after all, this is not downtown Chicago. Management always has a good vision for the future and seeks to lead the industry for the benefit of the customer and company. I saw a con listed about small town location and mentality, but I see that as a pro. This company was founded with a family atmosphere and morals on the fringe of the south suburbs. Those morals are what made this company what it is today and has a great work environment and coworkers. As far as the location, it brings lots of jobs to the area including NW Indiana.

Cons

Being owned by investors now as opposed to individuals can take a bit of the personalization out of management, but that is progress and has been a means for our growth and stability.

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5.0
1 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Well known within the space and lots of opportunities.

Cons

Certain sales roles are limiting

1.0
20 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Appears ot be an innovative company from the outside. Lots of access to customers and research. Strong upper management push for new tech initiatives. New CEO might clean it up.

Cons

There is a hierarchy of UX designers with titles that separate them in skills and respect in the org. I was not allowed to really contribute or engage and was actively silenced because of my title as SR. I was not a Lead and Principles UX designer. I was shocked. Leadership appears disengaged with designers at EZLynx division, with a major transition happening at the top. The product team holds disproportionate control over UX decisions, including managing UX staff directly. The UX org has 5 hierarchical tiers UX including UX management, which creates significant bottlenecks. I came in with 15 years of experience and after two months - I was unable to do my job because of the harassment from a fellow designer. I found the environment hostile to UX professionals. After filing an HR complaint about harassment isolation, public claims that I did not know how to do my job. I was fire the next day in retaliation. They are being investigated. Not recommended for experienced UX practitioners who are looking to the future of AI and UX design as a step toward future software development.

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