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      4.2

      81% would recommend to a friend

      (35 total reviews)
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      Joseph Cohen

      78% approve of CEO

      78% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.5

      Diversity and inclusion

      4.2

      Work/Life balance

      4.1

      Culture and values

      4.1

      Senior management

      4.1

      Career opportunities

      3.7

      Compensation and benefits

      SelfDecode has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 35 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The SelfDecode employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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      35 reviews
      1.0
      13 Oct 2022

      Stay away

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      You'll end up learning skills that you didn't know would be necessary for your job description.

      Cons

      The problem with this company is top down. The boss is a narcissist and a gaslighter. He likes to take all credits when things go well and blame people working for him when things don't. In reality probably everyone in the company is smarter than him, but he wouldn't acknowledge it. His management is a mess. This company puts everyone on contract even though people do full-time work. On top of that, this company requires you to install a tracking software on your personal computer (no company equipment because you are a "contractor") which keeps track of your keyboard and mouse activity and takes screenshots periodically, and you are only paid for the duration that you are active. This is just unrealistic for an office job because no one should be on the keyboard typing all the time. If you are offered an hourly rate, multiply it by 0.5 before comparing to other jobs.

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      SelfDecode Response
      3y
      I’m sorry to hear you were dissatisfied at SelfDecode. I see you have not worked here in a long time, as the last US-based software developer left more than 3 years ago. I will address a few inaccuracies: Our policy for quite a while now is that Hubstaff screenshots are only used in the first 3 months during the trial period. In addition, we no longer pay workers an hourly rate unless they are part-time. Everyone who works full-time is paid a fixed rate, every 2 weeks. In the past, even when used Hubstaff regularly and paid by the hour, we allowed workers to include their inactive time if they were working. Best of luck to you in your future endeavors.
      3.0
      29 May 2022

      Work & Culture Review

      Data engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      1) Knowledgable peers to work around with. 2) Good amount of opportunity to learn.

      Cons

      Too much micro-management, hinder's efficiency.

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      SelfDecode Response
      4y
      Thank you for taking the time to write your review. Needless to say, no company is perfect but we do our best to learn and improve every day. We appreciate your feedback. Note from Joe (CEO): We are against micromanagement, and anyone who needs micromanagement in order to do well is not going to make it at SelfDecode long term. I assume the review is by someone who we felt wasn't very productive and required micromanagement to do well, and therefore was probably let go as a result. We did have a junior data engineer who fit this description, and we didn't think he was a good fit for our organization for that reason. The organization is very opposed to micromanagement and we expect people to be able to work somewhat autonomously.
      1.0
      14 Jun 2022
      Employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      -good people -interesting work -casual and informal communication (pro and con)

      Cons

      -most management is untrustworthy, chaotic, and out of touch -hubstaff

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      SelfDecode Response
      3y
      I’m very sorry to hear you weren’t completely happy with your experience here. We are aware of this particular circumstance that caused you to believe that management doesn’t trust people and is “out of touch” and we agree with your critique as it relates to this specific situation. We’ve disciplined the manager involved and changed some policies as a result. With that said, we don’t feel that this situation reflects the attitude of the organization as a whole. In terms of Hubstaff, our policy is screenshots are only used in the first 3 months. Best of luck to you in your future endeavors.
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