TechSmith Reviews

4.6

90% would recommend to a friend

(103 total reviews)
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Wendy Hamilton

88% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

TechSmith has an employee rating of 4.6 out of 5 stars, based on 103 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The TechSmith employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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103 reviews
5.0
15 May 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Work from home is allowed.

Cons

Company is of small size.

1.0
4 Sept 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Free pop - Pays higher than market average - "Job stability"

Cons

- Being overpaid while doing absolutely nothing to move forward in your technical career. What type of people does that retain? - No sense of innovation, just keep doing whatever you were doing in the past. - Don't be "that guy/girl" with a new idea. No one wants to put in more time. - Change product direction every two months. And the hardest working people who keep up with that, who want to be part of a great product, end up walking away. - Have no product direction. Start a project and kill it before it ever has a chance to get anywhere. Then place the software engineers that were on that product on a terrible CMS solution as a day job. And overpay them. - No branding. People who use Camtasia and Snagit have no idea who Techsmith is. - Seniority based on time and not experience + effort. - Management is too proud and doesn't want to take any real blame.

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TechSmith Response
9y
Our developers put their heart and soul into our products, so I completely understand how crushing it must feel for the business to make a decision to eliminate a product line. We’ve had to make some hard decisions to ensure we have aligned resources on the best growth opportunities for the business. In spite of resourcing changes, growing our talent remains a huge priority. Our employees benefit from exposure to a range of platforms (mobile, web, desktop) and advanced digital media technologies in both a B2B and B2C commercial software environment. We also make significant investments in formal training. As I write this we are actively running third party training programs for general management, product strategy, marketing, lean, and agile. In fact, it’s not uncommon for us to develop our people so well that we lose them to top tier technology companies – we lost someone to Apple just this month. We celebrate when this happens and wish them the best. Congratulations and good luck with your future endeavors. Wendy Hamilton CEO
1.0
12 Jul 2016

If the free pop doesn't kill you... the job will

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Can wear jeans to work Very flexible with working hours. You can worka t home and not have to be by a computer or phone all day!! Free pop and snacks... free food on Friday Great benefits

Cons

Promotes yes men who have no original thoughts or ideas. Lack of communication between departments. Departments will constantly waste the sales team's time asking for help and then do the exact opposite of the advise they were given.Thus producing a inept product that doesn't work and frustrates the customer. Overpays those employees who work on an app that bleeds money and have been seen drinking on the job more then once. Instead of firing people they make up fake jobs for people, taking away more opportunities for those who are deserving. Thus losing many VERY talented employees who I have watched go to other companies and exceed.

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TechSmith Response
9y
I wish I could have figured out how to address your concerns sooner. As you might know, things have evolved since you left. As of now, most of the executive team members are recent outside experienced hires who are prepared and capable to lead our next phase of growth. We have invested in leadership, talent development, and new product innovation. And it's paying off with double digit growth for our core products this quarter, as well as an exciting start to a new product line. Although I don't understand all your comments, I completely respect your decision. I hope that you would feel differently now and wish you the best of luck.
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