Worst Job I’ve Ever Had - Anonymous employee Euclid Technology Employee Review

This review does not reflect who we are as a company and as a culture. We pride ourselves on having a culture here at Euclid that respects everyone and provides excellent compensation and benefits in a highly competitive industry. That is why we have an exceptionally high staff retention rate: the average tenure in the software/technology industry is under 2 years, while at Euclid the average tenure is over 7 years. If this review were accurate, there is no way Euclid could retain the exceptional team that we have. Euclid team members stay here because the work is interesting; staff are encouraged to take initiative and grow within the organization; and intellectual curiosity is encouraged. No senior manager at Euclid has ever yelled while at work – it would never be tolerated by the highly educated professionals that work at Euclid. We hire individuals who embrace the innovative and independent spirit here at Euclid. The entire team – whether managers or not – work well together and appreciate the collaborative culture where everyone is recognized and respected. Yes, there have been rare occasions where a consistently underperforming employee (we have not had many in our 20 year history) is managed more. But again, this is a very rare exception. Compensation: we offer highly competitive salaries and benefits. We subscribe to a highly respected compensation survey (The Culpepper Salary Survey) to ensure that we offer fair and competitive salaries to all of our team, whether junior or senior. We also conduct annual reviews for staff, at which time salaries also come under review. Mobility: We have a mix of junior and senior staff throughout the organization and many of our junior hires go on to more senior roles. One of our VPs, for example, started out as a junior BA, then senior BA, project manager and is now a Vice President. Another individual started out in marketing, moved on to project management and is now a Vice President. Our culture is not one of nepotism but rather one where hard work and effort are recognized – it is purely egalitarian. Half of Euclid’s senior management team are women, which again, in the technology field is extremely rare. The average workweek at Euclid for professional staff is 41 hours. The majority of employees work 40 hours per week, but there are times when team members put in extra effort to meet deadlines and goals, like when we launch a new product or take a new and large client live on our enterprise software. We recognize and appreciate that our staff have lives outside of work so we don’t ask staff to work late hours or check email over the weekend. We also hire new staff as people depart and as business grows. Currently, we are looking to hire 6 more people, 5 of whom would be additions (and not replacements) to the team. In addition, we utilize our software for staff to put in their leave requests – whether a dentist appointment or long vacation – so that we have a process in place to keep track of it all. Of course, staff need to take time off to deal with their personal lives – whether it is a dentist appointment or waiting for a plumber. The system that we have in place is so that we can approve these requests quickly and get it on people’s calendars so that the entire team is aware when someone is out and unavailable. Likewise, we encourage staff to take time off and truly unplug from everything while they are out so that they can enjoy their vacation and come back refreshed! It is unfortunate that the person posting this review did not enjoy their tenure here at Euclid, and I hope that their subsequent position is a better fit for them. However, this review in no way reflects what goes on here at Euclid. If Euclid treated staff in the way the person describes, we would not have staff staying as long as they do (especially in a highly competitive industry in a red hot economy) and simply put, we would have been out of business years ago. Euclid recognizes that our greatest resource is our people. To retain them, we have a culture that is positive, respectful and collaborative; and we offer excellent, competitive compensation and benefits. By doing so, we are able to create innovative software solutions that are implemented and supported by a highly experienced, energized and motivated team who are passionate about what they do.