Fun, laid back, but you'll be doing the same work as long as you stay here. - Computer Programmer Emberex Employee Review

4.0
26 Aug 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Flexible work hours, family-friendly. Food, beer, and laughs are a priority. Well-managed meetings so you won't waste too much time. Great common-sense attitude toward balancing work and real life. Work-wise, as a dev, you'll probably be working an infinite bug queue--obviously both a Pro and a Con--the Pro is that in debugging everything, backend to frontend, database to browser, you'll get a wide range of experience in a short time.

Cons

In recent growth some difficult personalities have been added. This has led to cliquishness and driven away some team members. Some inexperienced employees hired, then left high and dry without support or training. Company direction is set by owners and their family members--some of whom you might never meet--and managers are hired from outside, so you are not likely to move up. The work you do on day one is the same work you'll be doing in a month, a year, in five years.

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5.0
30 May 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Emberex treats their employees like royalty. I look forward to working each day. I work remotely, but I always feel I have support. I like having the option to work on-site occassionally. I wish I would have found Emberex long ago. They reward their employees with a great benefit package, snacks, parties & fun excursions.

Cons

I honestly have no Cons:)

3.0
21 Mar 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Fun workplace environment, really crazy good times. Dev team is highly proficient and very collaborative. Freedom to learn new technologies on your own and come up with clever solutions to problems. Daily scrum meetings are managed very well--they are tightly-run and genuinely helpful. A couple of the managers are both technically literate and approachable. Foosball, office pools, general pranks abound. A good sense of humor is appreciated and will get you far. Very flexible hours and time off, as long as you get your work done. Perks such as Ducks game tickets, ski trips, concert tickets. Great downtown location. This would be a great place to work for a year or so, pick up some agile skills, and have a lot of fun in Eugene.

Cons

Don't let its nimble tech startup appearance fool you, this is a very conservative company. It's very resistant to change or any kind of risk, and does not allow employee ownership. Company owners do on occasion solicit employee opinions, but suggestions are always politely disregarded. The company direction is set by the owners, and sometimes bewilderingly bad decisions are made at that level. A lot of dead-end projects. Managers are hired from outside--some are excellent, some are toxic. Devs are treated as interchangeable. The work provides little opportunity for advancement. The company may grow, but as a dev, you will not be a part of that growth.

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