Rare combo of great tech and strong ethics - Anonymous employee Silverpop Employee Review

5.0
4 Mar 2013
Anonymous employee
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Pros

The company is suddenly very fast growing and a bright light in the Atlanta tech scene, not afraid to take big risks and innovate and enter into new markets (products and regions of the world and acquisitions). The company is also not afraid to protect its culture - the bad attitude types don't last and most of them have walked out/been walked out in the last year and management seems to be good finding smart, hard working replacements. Management is very focused on character and ethics, which is rare for fast growing tech companies like Silverpop.

Cons

A lot of change since the middle of 2011 has brought in some new people with great attitudes and skills, but that has meant a lot of on-the-job-learning (a burden for some of the longer term employees). The company is just now rolling out a new-hire on-boarding program - probably everyone needs to go through this to learn the roots of the company and how to get around. The operations team is run from finance, so they tend to be cheap, but that might be changing - they announced that Macs are now an option (not just of the ever present Dell).

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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
27 Feb 2011
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The work/life balance is the best reason to work at Silverpop (in certain departments) Rarely will you have to work a a lot of hours, or on weekends. It can be a fun place to work and they try to keep the company informed and have morale boosting activities. You are free to work without being micromanaged, but this comes at a cost (see cons.) If you are the type that likes to come to work, put in your hours, and go home not think about work then this is the place for you.

Cons

The benefits are abysmal and have gotten worse than when I first started. Pointless self-appraisal process as it does not correspond with compensation or promotions (this is supposed to change.) Middle management is out of touch with the day to day activities of their direct reports this may be more true for some departments more than others (aforementioned in pros.) High turnover rate for a company this size. Many talented people are leaving to grow their careers because there is no growth or career path from within. Product management is wishy-washy, you never know what you're going to be working on next, or what the direction is. A lot of hard work is discarded or just scrapped because of a constantly changing product plan.

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