Primitive Logic Reviews

Easily one of the worst companies I have ever worked for! Don't be fooled by anyone's claims of being a "Best Place to Work" in the Bay Area - especially Primitive Logic. Those results are calculated from the response rate and ratings received from employees. And as other reviewers of this company attest, there is nothing to prevent management from pressuring employees to respond favorably (in fact, it's easier for a small company). Other reasons to dismiss these lists entirely? Comcast is #3 in San Francisco Business Times's 2014 Best Places to Work in the Bay Area. Really?! I would also confirm your worst fears - that the other negative reviewers are not just a few disgruntled employees. They are spot on: * The true focus of the company was to make as much money as possible for VPs and above while paying regular employees as little as necessary. * The policy was also "no sick leave - forced to use PTO" when I worked here. There is probably no better indication that you do not value your employees than not giving your employees the time off that they need to recharge and stay healthy. Thankfully, California's mandatory sick leave law effective 1/1/2015 may finally put an end to this disgraceful practice at Primitive Logic. * There was no depth or breadth to their client base. During my tenure, there was only 1 main client. When that client folded and they were unsuccessful in selling new work, lots of employees were laid off. * While it may be true (as commented by other reviewers) that Primitive Logic's sales and business development is abysmal at generating new business, I wouldn't necessarily blame the sales team because it's really hard to sell mediocrity. * The projects were not exciting, innovative, or fun. Instead, it seems that Primitive Logic was awarded a few undesirable, low-visibility projects due to pre-existing relationships. Definitely a you-scratch-my-back-I'll-scratch-yours environment both internally and externally. * The technical ability of most employees was little to nonexistent. Many of them had no experience in the technology or even programming language they were using, much less any chance at producing quality and elegant design. * Definitely a little fish trying to act big in a large ocean. Trying to vaunt technical expertise and certifications like they can solve big problems, but the largest system they worked on while I was there had at most 5-10 concurrent users. Small fish in a big ocean.

Because the company is so small and has a lot of projects everyone is busy, especially the leadership team. In most cases, if you want "attention" from the leadership (for company growth reasons or for networking), you really have to reach out and ask for it. They will give it if you ask for it, but this can be seen as a con for new hires who are not as pro-active.