Mixed Feelings. - Senior Software Engineer Xplor Technologies Employee Review

3.0
28 Dec 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Was a good job while it lasted, I enjoyed my work. I found it meaningful and am proud of my time and contributions to the company. Great team culture including the direct management and director. Access to learning and development platform, albeit little time to utilize (due to workloads) even though there was a 10% time to learn initiative. The health care benefits were average for the industry. I liked Cigna as my health insurance provider. Fidelity 401k Retirement Management is good. Matching is average. Vesting was changed to immediate vesting, which is very good. The tech platform, tools, processes, and code management were very good for the industry.

Cons

Wages: Lower wages than what is standard in the industry. Raises: Company raises were low and did not meet inflation. (2022 4%, 2023 1.9% , for reference this was at 100% performance goals). I got a 25% increase in salary after leaving this company to work somewhere else (comparable company). Cobra provider for 2024 changed to WEX (awful experience) Nepotism: Family members were hired and there were some political/favoritism issues in play causing conflicts in the organization. CTO had some personality conflicts with subordinates leading to the terminations of high-performing employees. 2023 - They have/are offshoring developer jobs to India.

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Xplor Technologies Response
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Hi there, Thanks for sharing such detailed feedback – we appreciate you taking the time to do this. We’re happy to hear that you were proud of all you achieved while at Xplor and felt able to make a meaningful contribution – with our huge ambitions and current size, we think every Xplorer has the chance to really make an impact. We’re also pleased to hear you enjoyed our LinkedIn Learning benefit, offered to all Xplorers to help grow your career. And thanks for your feedback about pay. At Xplor, we believe in fair and equitable pay and benefits, and we aim to pay a competitive market rate for all roles, recognizing the location and market where the role is based. We conduct regular pay and benefits reviews, and if we fall short, we commit to fixing this as quickly as we can. We’re sorry to hear that other parts of your experience working here weren’t so great. Like many organisations, we offer a referral bonus to help us find great people, and we also follow best practice processes to make sure our hiring practices are fair and meet legal requirements. Our India technology hub is helping to grow Xplor by giving us access to new talent in other markets. As a global company, we’re always looking at where we can find the best talent to serve our customers around the world. We’re proud to have a global team building for people. We’re only just getting started on our journey to make Xplor a great place to work and we know there’s still work to do, which is why we’re committed to listening and reflecting on all the feedback we receive – so thanks again for taking the time to share yours. Stefan Welack Global Talent Acquisition Enablement Lead

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