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private:argodataresourcecorporation
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=108943
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Oct 18th, 2020 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Argo Data
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Software Engineer II
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Richardson, TX
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Ok place to start
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A stable company trying to upgrade to the latest code and project management standards but set it in it's ways. It's a good place to start after college, get some experience. Lots of examples of what not to do and why.
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For career development, it offers very little. Not many opportunities for advancement, no additional training. A lot of legacy code that keeps them from upgrading or using latest frameworks.
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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-1.0
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DISAPPROVE
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0.0
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2.0
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2.0
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1.0
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2.0
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3.0
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1.0
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108943
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Open
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Attempt to retain employees. High turnover results in random code practices and a lot of issues over the span of projects, along with project knowledge being lost.
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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6.0
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Jan 7th, 2021 05:08PM
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Jan 7th, 2021 05:08PM
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ARGO Data Resource Corporation
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Software & Computer Services
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private:argodataresourcecorporation
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=108943
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Oct 1st, 2020 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Argo Data
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Dallas, TX
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Toxic Environment
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Always paid on time, twice a month.
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If you are not a robot, this place won't work for your soul.
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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0.0
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NEUTRAL
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-1.0
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DISAPPROVE
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1.0
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2.0
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3.0
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1.0
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2.0
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2.0
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1.0
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108943
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Open
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Do you ever say anything positive to your everyday worker bees? If I hear "Get to Market" again, I know I won't accept the ARGO definition of what that actually means.
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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6.0
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Jan 7th, 2021 05:08PM
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Jan 7th, 2021 05:08PM
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ARGO Data Resource Corporation
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Software & Computer Services
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private:argodataresourcecorporation
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=108943
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Aug 30th, 2020 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Argo Data
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Benefits Administrator
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Richardson, TX
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Computer Science Company
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My team was great to work with.
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The environment was very quiet
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0.0
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2.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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108943
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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0.0
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Jan 7th, 2021 05:08PM
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Jan 7th, 2021 05:08PM
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ARGO Data Resource Corporation
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Software & Computer Services
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private:argodataresourcecorporation
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=108943
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Jul 28th, 2020 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Argo Data
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Anonymous Employee
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United States
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USA
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Keeping Up with Company Feedback
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people, salary, benefits, technology, software
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none to talk about at this time
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0.0
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3.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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108943
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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0.0
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Jan 7th, 2021 05:08PM
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Jan 7th, 2021 05:08PM
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ARGO Data Resource Corporation
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Software & Computer Services
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private:argodataresourcecorporation
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=108943
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Jul 14th, 2020 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Argo Data
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Support
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Dallas, TX
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Double the work and no opportunities!
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Argo will teach you a lot about working with extremely complicated software.
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Not a lot of opportunities to move from support.
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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0.0
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NEUTRAL
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0.0
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NO_OPINION
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0.0
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3.0
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4.0
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3.0
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3.0
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3.0
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3.0
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108943
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Open
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Teach dev how to treat people better.
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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2.0
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Jan 7th, 2021 05:08PM
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Jan 7th, 2021 05:08PM
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ARGO Data Resource Corporation
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Software & Computer Services
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private:argodataresourcecorporation
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=108943
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May 3rd, 2020 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Argo Data
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Applications Developer
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Richardson, TX
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Great starting out position
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Stable company with decent benefits.
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Language skills don’t translate well and put off recruiters and future job offers
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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0.0
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NO_OPINION
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0.0
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4.0
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3.0
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3.0
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3.0
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3.0
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3.0
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108943
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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6.0
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Jan 7th, 2021 05:08PM
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Jan 7th, 2021 05:08PM
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ARGO Data Resource Corporation
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Software & Computer Services
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private:argodataresourcecorporation
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=108943
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Mar 25th, 2020 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Argo Data
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Development Manager
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United States
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USA
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It's not satire, It's ARGO
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- Easy to be Hired
- Low Expectations
- Some Good People (Avoid CEO/President)
- Leaving Feels Great
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ARGO is thirsty for resources, but not talent. Their hiring methodology can most aptly be described as "any port in the storm". They hire mostly new college grads who don't know better and are willing to accept a $50K base to be a developer. I started as an entry level programmer (ELP) out of college and worked my way up so I can speak quite confidently about these practices.
Compensation increases will be limited (annual at best, but don't be optimistic) and are subject to the whims of the President of the company who controls the purse strings. I managed employees and couldn't tell you how much they made, had no budget control or influence, and could only attend "ranking" sessions where we stack rank individuals in each position to determine who gets what/if anything. The President of the company controls all hard costs and his bias will always win out. I saw him give raises to an under-performing man who should have been fired instead of the higher performing woman based solely on his perception that the man was better despite managerial input to the contrary.
The technology stack that the company uses is a dated 4th Gen language that was modern when the co-founder created it in the late 80's. Being able to write in it has less marketability than COBOL and unless you are accepting a PM role, there is little to no benefit to any skills that you learn once you leave. If you're joining to be a developer I would suggest you reconsider your decision to do so as the relevancy of your current skills will be lost and ARGO employs non-solicit clauses in their contracts to prevent you from working for any of their clients within a year of your departure which is arguably the only place where your "skills" from there will be relevant.
Due to their thirst for resources because they bleed employees, the odds of being fired from Argo are low. I had employees who slept at their desk but were given a pass because they've been there a long time. Others who have broken the production code repository for a client and went home who never received as much as a formal write-up. Unless they mismanage the company like they did in 2013 and layoff 25% of the company you're probably safe.
Speaking of the layoff, I cannot imagine a more poorly executed process. From the selection of employees to let go, the timing, the means it could not have been more poorly done. That's not to ignore that the CFO spent the corporate funds like they were unlimited and that the entire situation was avoidable. Three weeks before Christmas they separated the entire company into either a large room in the lobby or into conference rooms around the floors to announce who was being laid off (lobby) and who was being kept. They then released the employees at the same time which was as awkward as it sounds as people with empty boxes went to their desks to collect their things with tears running down their faces and their "relieved" coworkers passed in the halls. I know what you're thinking - don't worry, they still held a Christmas party for everyone to attend although they only charged $50 to bring your spouse.
The company culture at ARGO is most adequately described as an un-ironic recreation of the movie Office Space if it was somehow merged with Shawshank Redemption. Most employees are great people but upon entering the building they all become a little more dead inside. The relationships that you build with your fellow team members will be the only thing of comfort; not unlike prisoners. While almost every tech company has moved to laptops, casual clothing, and flex-time; ARGO has steadfastly held that desktop computers, polos and slacks, and finite vacation time that expires annually is best. It took the CEO a while to move from the suit and tie dress code he so loved at EDS. Finally he compromised with slacks and polos. So remember, change is possible if you're willing to be 20 years late to the game.
Some posters have commented about time and attendance monitoring and I assure you these claims are real. The CEO has a habit of walking around the floors around 4:45pm (especially on Friday) and checking who is still there and who is not and he will email the management team his findings. Whatever you do, don't get involved in his pet projects or case studies. It seems appealing at first for the CEO to take an interest in you or your opinion but as soon as he doesn't like what you have to say there won't be anywhere you can run to escape his wrath. In the interest of clarity, his wrath is inclusive of profanity, yelling, and a bevy of personal and professional attacks that resulted in one employee needing paramedics because it caused a heart attack.
I will say, my favorite case study of his involved research into the departure of his young protege who went to another executive to get a referral letter to get a job at another employer. The request was granted, the letter was provided, and the protege left. There was something quite enjoyable about another executive helping an employee leave; like a prison guard being complicit in a jail break to save an inmate.
If you need to work remotely you have to VPN and use RDC from your personal computer to your desktop to do anything. If there is inclement weather, you have to use your own PTO since the company interests will always come first. I'm disappointed I haven't been around to see how they are handling COVID-19 but I am confident that they have declared all of their employees essential.
Don't worry about dress code compliance. Their official company handbook includes scans from an old JC Penny catalog with both Do and Don't fashion styles (not a joke). For those who are thinking that maybe the computers are modern I can assure you otherwise. My boss was the strongest advocate to get developers 2 monitors and met so much resistance from the CEO that he had to provide published case studies to justify the expense; and no, this wasn't an argument in the mid-90s, it was 2012.
Working at ARGO as long as I did allowed me to fully appreciate how not to exist in the business world. They provide you countless examples of everything that makes for a toxic work environment such that even average experience afterwards seems like a treat. This is not unlike consuming burned food for years and eventually having an average meal.
For those who have read this far and may be wondering whether the information above is exaggerated or otherwise modified for comedic effect I would like to reassure you it is not. This prose is not satire, it's ARGO.
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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DISAPPROVE
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20.0
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1.0
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2.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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108943
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Open
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Sell the company to a FinTech that can fix the mess you have created and can provide a culture that modern employees crave. The CEO should have sold the company when he had the opportunity instead of hoarding cash from the co-founder which the courts required him to pay out and the rest he has now burned through. Retire to your ranch and enjoy your remaining years.
The President and his executive appointees (for lack of a better word) should be fired and the rest of the managers should be empowered to actually manage and control their organizations; budgets and all. Everyone knows that the President was placed in that role as a tie-breaking vote to dilute the co-founder's vote (the lawsuits are public and you can't hide from that) and he lacks the competence to run a company. His focus on hard costs by underpaying while ignoring soft costs like recruiting and training have crippled your company and cost you millions of dollars more than you realize.
Learn to pay market rates (Radford) not the least that someone will take and fix your performance review processes. It's irrational, cruel, and people deserve better. Your culture is toxic, your product is dated, and you're at least 10 years beyond relevance.
Accept your failures, cash out, and move on.
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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6.0
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Jan 7th, 2021 05:08PM
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Jan 7th, 2021 05:08PM
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ARGO Data Resource Corporation
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Software & Computer Services
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private:argodataresourcecorporation
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=108943
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Jan 6th, 2020 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Argo Data
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Developer
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Richardson, TX
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Developer
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Coffee bar where you can get free coffee.
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The pay is far below industry standards.
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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DISAPPROVE
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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108943
|
Open
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They are very disorganized and to no take advice from workers.
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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20.0
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Jan 7th, 2021 05:08PM
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Jan 7th, 2021 05:08PM
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ARGO Data Resource Corporation
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Software & Computer Services
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private:argodataresourcecorporation
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=108943
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Oct 22nd, 2019 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Argo Data
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Certified Programmer
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Richardson, TX
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They could care less about employees
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I had the fortune to have good managers and team leads during my time there.
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They are using antiquated technology and business practices. If you remain here, your skills will be out of date making it difficult to move on. If you have the misfortune to end up on a client project, you will find yourself working like a dog for a promised bonus that never comes. The projects I worked on were horribly managed. Upper management overpromises to the customer regarding timelines and agrees to deadlines which aren't feasible. To make up they just throw bodies at the project and hope for the best. The turnover rate is very high. At one point they contracted an outside company to perform employee satisfaction surveys. They received negative feedback concerning low pay as well as the inflexible inclement weather policies among other things. Instead of taking that feedback and making changes, the CEO sent out an email to the entire company highlighting the negative feedback and giving justification for why policies are the way the are and will not be changed. Seriously?? There is no flexibility to work from home during emergencies or bad weather. They either make you risk your life driving to work on icy roads or require you to take PTO. The pay is decent for someone just graduating university but well below market for an experienced professional. Don't work here unless it is your last option.
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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DISAPPROVE
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6.0
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1.0
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3.0
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1.0
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1.0
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3.0
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1.0
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108943
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Open
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Listen to your employees! If the complaints and high rate of turnover aren't getting through to you, perhaps the decline in business will. Focus on treating your employees well, investing in current technologies, and STOP MICROMANAGING!
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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6.0
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Jan 7th, 2021 05:08PM
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Jan 7th, 2021 05:08PM
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ARGO Data Resource Corporation
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Software & Computer Services
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private:argodataresourcecorporation
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=108943
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Oct 17th, 2019 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Argo Data
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Senior User Experience Designer
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Dallas, TX
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Can be challenging to manage changing expectations.
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Good work life balance. Business casual most days, jeans on friday.
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Difficult ux management. Poor ux processes. Poor project planning.
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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0.0
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NO_OPINION
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1.0
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2.0
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4.0
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1.0
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1.0
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3.0
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1.0
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108943
|
Open
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Need better communication skills and better career development. Communication style can feel abusive.
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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2.0
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Jan 7th, 2021 05:08PM
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Jan 7th, 2021 05:08PM
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ARGO Data Resource Corporation
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Software & Computer Services
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