Stunningly mismanaged at the highest levels of the organization - avoid at all costs - Anonymous employee Sentrana Employee Review

1.0
7 Jul 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

There are certainly pros to working at Sentrana. Firstly, their above-market compensation is lovely. Secondly, they really are good about investing in their employees' professional development.

Cons

Bad CEOs are divisive - they undermine a company's sense of unity, undermine erode in the organization, pit colleagues against each other. Truly awful CEOs, the worst of the worst, are unifying. Such is the case with Sentrana's CEO, Syeed: he is universally distrusted by his employees, uniformly regarded as lacking the most basic of leadership skills, and acknowledged widely as a man who seeks constant praise and affirmation from a small posse of sycophants and yes men, to the obvious and unmistakable detriment of the company. Syeed has managed, over the course of his tenure, to reduce the company's revenue by 800%, to drive away top talent by relegating them to unrewarding and mindless work should they ever dare to disagree with him, and is personally responsible for the departure of three top industry executives consecutively in the past two years alone. Advancement at any level is impossible without his capricious approval (remember that this is a very small company). Go to Sentrana if you're looking for a cushy salary and gentle pace of work, but stay far, far away if you're looking for a well-run company that genuinely respects its employees and will offer legitimate opportunities for advancement.

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5.0
7 Jun 2021
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Pros

1. you get to work on some of the toughest business & technical problems 2. great opportunity to keep learning irrespective of the stage of your career 3. smaller company right now so a very tight knit team 4. Leadership has persevered through tough times, future looks bright

Cons

its a start up env so not for everyone

4.0
21 Jul 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Business outlook

Pros

The team at Sentrana is extremely strong. If you work there, you will be surrounded by talented, dedicated individuals who are focused on creating success for Sentrana and its customers. All parts of the organization have tremendously talented team members. The company absolutely takes care of its people. There is a focus on creating a great work environment, opportunities for professional growth. Particularly for folks early in their careers, Sentrana offers great exposure and "step up" opportunities. Sentrana is at its best when it is focused on solving real world problems using advanced analytics. It is hard to find an organization that is better at the nuts and bolts of delivering solutions in this space, covering the business thinking needed to define the problem, the quantitative approaches that can solve the problem, and the technology that can deliver the analytics to the people that need them.

Cons

From a day to day perspective, the company can be a bit meeting heavy, but overall the work environment is great, colleagues are helpful, and the infrastructure is top notch. The company has been challenged to meet its potential (which is substantial) by an occasional lack of a focused business strategy. The innovative spirit that contributes to making Sentrana a great place to work can also lead the company to try too many things at once. This absence of focus has translated into slow growth. Continued investments in the sales infrastructure and refocusing on the companies core mission should help with this over time.

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