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Jive Software

Acquired by Aurea Software

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Jive Software Director reviews

4.6

100% would recommend to a friend

(2 total reviews)

Scott Brighton

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2 reviews
5.0
19 May 2017

Loved working for this company

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Pros

The Jivers that I have worked with are amazing. I can't say enough about how grateful I am to work with a bunch of smart, motivated, collaborative people.

Cons

A very ambitious roadmap which at times can lead to some rough edges on new products or features

4.0
19 Oct 2014
Recommend
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Pros

I've seen Jive grow from a 70-person startup in downtown PDX to the public 700(ish) person mid-sized company that it is now. It hasn't been without its bumps along the way, but I don't regret any of it. The execution of the company values and quality of life heavily depends on the department and their leaders. In general, I feel that Jive is heavily invested in its people. I've had immense career growth opportunities during my time here and I've always felt enabled to reach higher or even look laterally towards other roles or teams. There's an energy in the Portland office that can't really be beat. I regularly go to recruiting events and it's not unusual for recruiters from other companies to lament about how their new hires or interns are happy in their current position but really miss the Jive office and people. A lot of us have rolled through some tougher times at Jive and cross-pollinated other department as we continue to grow and figure out how we can best help the company. The result is what you'd expect. Jive PDX is a family and we do what families do. We bicker about each other's fantasy football teams at the bar, we go to each others' weddings and we stay late at the office to make sure that next deploy does exactly what it needs to do.

Cons

Even three years after the IPO, it feels like Jive is still working through puberty. We're still trying to figure out how to make it as a big company and ultimately what strategy will make us most successful in the market. This results in some necessary pivots and tactical changes, but it can be overwhelming as the message is pushed down the ranks. Sometimes Jive is that roller coaster with enough drops and turns to make it exciting and sometimes it kicks it up a few gears and it feels like everyone is going to puke. There's a fairly large emphasis on producing results as soon as you can here. While I don't necessarily disagree with this approach, it is a detriment in our training programs in general. We don't invest in roles that will improve respective department training programs over roles that can help the bottom line and those people who have ramped up are pressured to move the company forward rather than spending time adding to what training literature or process we have already. That being said, we've made strides in improving this compared to the past and I know this is something that is top of mind for a lot of groups.

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