Wisetail: work hard, play hard - Client Experience Wisetail Employee Review

5.0
22 Mar 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Wisetail is a young, growing company that is about as good of a place as you could imagine working for in Bozeman (or anywhere for that matter I suppose). The people are all young, smart, driven, and ready to take the company to the next level. The wellness program is top notch (Free beer for running? Yes please!) and the overall culture of work hard/play hard is pervasive and fun to be a part of. As far as places to work in tech in Montana go, this company is tough to beat. Most importantly though, for a software company, it values people more than anything else. Which, personally, is what made the company attractive to work for in the first place. The intentional focus on creating a hospitality centered company keeps every day fresh for employees, the clients engaged and happy, and the product improving each day. Wisetail offers a unique business model in an LMS field devoid of fresh business models.

Cons

There isn't too much to complain about, but I think the one aspect I would love to see happen (especially since most employees are in their 20's and 30's and have time to take advantage of it) is a retirement program of some sort. The health benefits are very good, as are the wellness programs, but it would take the benefits package to the next level if a 401(k) match or something like it was offered. Also, as a small company the vertical opportunity for advancement is currently fairly limited, but as Wisetail grows I would anticipate seeing opportunities in newly created positions open up chances to advance.

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5.0
20 Oct 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good pay, good people, good food.

Cons

Growth seems to happen by chance.

4.0
16 Jul 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- The work itself is great. Awesome clients, awesome product and industry, amazing people. Four stars based solely on the work you can do. - Product is pretty awesome. - Individual teams are fantastic. - The VP of Product, Evan Melick, is by far the best people leader I've ever seen. Their CS VP, Ryan White, is also great. - Fully remote with no expectation to go into the office *unless you work for Operations.

Cons

- The entire organization is so sales-centric, so hyper-focused on making sure Intertek's bottom line is met, that nothing can get done. For two years now, no real growth has happened across the company – no backfill, no team growth or new hires. You cannot get a raise, period, except for 2% annually, unless you get a promotion into management. - As a whole, there is no growth opportunity here. This is a fantastic beginner-to-mid-level job, but you'll reach your tenure at about 3 years, because there's a glass ceiling. - For the amount of revenue they bring in, they do nothing for employees. No bonuses or commission unless you're in Sales. I can't even get a $50 gift for a departing coworker approved, because that's too expensive apparently. The benefits are incredibly lackluster, and are being held down with an iron fist by both Intertek's vice-grip on the company's finances, and Wisetail's operations manager + president combo. - Recently, really leaning into the 'do as i say' culture where, when our president needs something, she gets it no matter what. It's become very toxic this year.

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