Does Focal Systems pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Focal Systems employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Focal Systems. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Focal Systems?

65% of Focal Systems employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Focal Systems 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Focal Systems?

Engineer (4) , Operations Manager (4) , Software Engineer (4) , Field Service Technician (3) , Deep Learning Engineer (2) , Field Technician (2) , Machine Learning Engineer (2) , Manager (2) , Sales (2)

What are the pros of working at Focal Systems according to real employee reviews?

"The team is great." ((in 11 reviews)); "Great people" ((in 7 reviews)); "Good pay" ((in 4 reviews)); "Amazing Manager" ((in 3 reviews)); "Good salary + future growth (If you can last the constant humiliation)" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Focal Systems according to real employee reviews?

"Toxic culture and environment." ((in 6 reviews)); "1. CEO is arrogant and mean." ((in 4 reviews))

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3.6

65% would recommend to a friend

(64 total reviews)

Kevin Johnson

100% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity and inclusion

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.2

Senior management

3.1

Culture and values

Focal Systems has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 64 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Focal Systems employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

64 reviews

1.0

25 Sept 2022

CEO is a narcissistic sociopath. Toxic company culture, to no fault of anyone but CEO.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Some of the leadership is great, even though they are walking on eggshells around Francois (CEO).

Cons

- Extreme micromanagement by CEO, which is the biggest barrier for the company to scale. -Even exec team is scrutinized and micromanaged by CEO. - CEO is a toxic and abusive individual. -Employees give 2 weeks, but it is Focal System’s standard practice to make your last day the day you give notice, causing chaos for other employees. -Extremely low retention rates, so low that projects take 5x the length due to lack of continuity due to turnover. -‘Poor cultural fit’ is code for non-white or accent. -IQ test is required for all new hires, however CEO feels personally threatened by high IQ individuals. -CEO will constantly humiliate staff members, including leadership.

1.0

30 Aug 2020

Disapprove of CEO

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

There are at least some good people. COO is a good man. Highly approve of him.

Cons

1. CEO is arrogant and mean. 2. CEO thinks that he owns the employees cuz employees are getting paid.

1.0

27 Aug 2019

The company is falling apart- stay away from it

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Not much to say here.

Cons

- No work life balance - Arrogant CEO and COO - Majority of the core team has left in the past year and the company is falling apart - no prospects of future funding so don’t bother joining

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Jobs at Focal Systems

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Field Service Technician - Maintenance (Long Island and surrounding area)