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private:armor
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=1060173
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Jan 4th, 2021 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Armor
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Account Executive
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United States
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USA
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Might want to keep looking
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The company has decent base pay.
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Constant change, no structure, product needs work, unrealistic quota
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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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1060173
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Open
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0.0
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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 05:54PM
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Jan 7th, 2021 05:54PM
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Armor
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private:armor
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=1060173
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Nov 6th, 2020 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Armor
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United States
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USA
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Such a mess
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Some really great people. Nice free snacks. 401k match was nice. No dress code.
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Where to begin. Every 7 months the company is in a new direction with new leaders across the company. If you are in sales you won't be employed long most likely, If you are in product you will be employed as long as you don't make waves.
Armor is just a mess. Too many only cares about themselves and hate helping others. The company is 13 or 14 years old but they are still not profitable yet and acting as if they are a 2 year old start up. If only they could sweet talk potential new and existing customers into signing big deals like they do with duping investors into sinking millions into this money pit of a company. Constant changes make their customers leave at an alarming rate. Armor's best hope is some real company buys them so that the people at the top can make a ton of money off stock. That is all this company is still around for, to make it look like a decent company on the rise in order to sell it but behind all of that the company is held together with off brand duct tape.
So much talk about diversity and inclusion but walk in that office and look at all the "diversity". The push for this was so disingenuous. Actions speak much further than words.
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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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13.0
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2.0
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2.0
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1.0
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3.0
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3.0
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1.0
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1060173
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Open
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Pick a strategy and stick to it. Treat employees as part of the team and not expendable means to an end. Stop letting yes-men types fail upwards into promotions while keeping hardworking smart people down or pushing them out.
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0.0
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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4.0
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Jan 7th, 2021 05:54PM
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Jan 7th, 2021 05:54PM
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Armor
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private:armor
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=1060173
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Oct 9th, 2020 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Armor
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Partner Business Manager
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San Antonio, TX
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Love my job!
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Great culture
People are helpful
Good onboarding process
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None to share a this time
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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0.0
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NEUTRAL
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0.0
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4.0
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3.0
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5.0
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3.0
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4.0
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4.0
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1060173
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Open
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Transparency is key in understanding the health of the company and knowing areas that need improvement
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0.0
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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1.0
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Jan 7th, 2021 05:54PM
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Jan 7th, 2021 05:54PM
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Armor
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private:armor
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=1060173
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Oct 8th, 2020 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Armor
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Systems Administrator
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Richardson, TX
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This is a good company to work for
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1) the industry makes the world a better & safer place.
2) the people are cool.
3) the vacation time is great
4) the response to covid. This company has taken the pandemic seriously and made the building as safe as possible.
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1) the "institutional" knowledge is thin- since it's a small company 1 person usually does a lot of different things, and when that person leaves all those things come to a stop. And the backfill person has to figure out how the previous person did it.
2) the "old guard"/ the firehost people- the endless complaining about how it used to be is annoying. If you don't like what the company is now, leave. There are plenty of places where you can babysit a server again.
3) it's a small company, there is no career pathing within the company. You're brought on to do a job, and there's not a lot of space to move within the company. If you're looking for a place to spend years and years moving up a responsibility ladder, this ain't it.
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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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1.0
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APPROVE
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2.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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3.0
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4.0
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5.0
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1060173
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Open
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Offer stock options for the employees.
Make sure the lowest paid person in the company is paid $85K a year, and raise everyone else up by a similar amount. That will go a LONG way.
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0.0
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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 05:54PM
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Jan 7th, 2021 05:54PM
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Armor
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private:armor
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=1060173
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Jul 26th, 2020 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Armor
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Vice President
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Richardson, TX
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No Ethics, No Leadership, No Future
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A few ethically sound people left, but being fired as they find them
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If you’re looking to work for, or with, a company that understands its customers, has a vision for security solutions, and expertise in the field - keep looking. Armor is the unfortunate result of an idea ahead of its time hijacked by a cult of ego-driven, unethical, deceptive leaders from the top down.
The ELT: Armor is “Security-as-a-Service” according to the website, however, the combined experience of the ELT in security is something you have to look up for yourself. The CEO, CTO, CMO, CRO, and CFO have nothing notable to talk about in the way of experience in cyber security. How does this happen, you ask? You hire only people who never disagree with you, fire those who question your poor decisions, and happily collect a massive paycheck while the company bleeds. It's telling that when these bad reviews started showing up that the CEO spent upwards of 30 minutes on the next few company all-hands trying to convince people they were just "angry people who left because they couldn't change with the company" - no Mark, they were people with integrity you all got rid of.
The CMO: No experience in the industry, no leadership qualities, and hires inexperienced college grads to do the work.
The CFO: Absent, but when present is broom-in-hand sweeping the lies under the rug.
The CRO: Typical male sales leader - in all the bad ways; if you're not "his style" you're gone.
The CEO: Google "Mark Woodword fruit stand" - still the same guy, but now a So-Cal laissez-faire attitude running a Texas company. Clash of culture, and he bulldozes.
The CTO: No security experience to speak of, but building a security product/service and firing anyone who isn't a "yes-man".
The Board: It’s impossible to point out the abject lack of leadership and ethics in the ELT without making the board complicit. Initial investments in the company focused on the FireHost model, so when the pivot happened, and first-round investors wanted out, they oversold the value and market opportunity to the next investor. Many of the employees current and departed now believe there is little left to do but the ‘old “pump and dump” of Armor to the likes of RackSpace or another suitor. Unfortunately, economic times put a stop to that at present. So what's left is to ride it out and blame those you've fired.
Middle-management: When you have a CTO who fires anyone whom he can’t bulldoze or bamboozle, you end up with inept subordinate management all the way down. The same goes for the rest of the ELT - people who simply don’t understand innovation, product positioning, customer relationships, partner ecosystems, and economic realities.
The Verdict: A product that was ahead of its time 3+ years ago, that is now woefully behind even the most basic EDR/MDR competitor, a “born in the cloud” lie (as all the tech is legacy, pig with pretty lipstick), priced for an enterprise, with SMB features.
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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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36.0
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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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1060173
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Open
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To the board: Pull your heads out of your backsides and look beyond the PowerPoint slides they're giving you.
To the ELT: ...hire people with some integrity, ethics, and experience - although I suppose you'll read this and shrug it off
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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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4.0
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Jan 7th, 2021 05:54PM
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Jan 7th, 2021 05:54PM
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Armor
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private:armor
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=1060173
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Jul 10th, 2020 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Armor
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Head of Product
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United States
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USA
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Positive learnings and growth opportunities at Armor
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I had an incredible opportunity to learn, collaborate and contribute to a growing company. I had the opportunity to work with an incredible team and was able to help support the success of Armor's Security as a Service platform.
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None that should stop you from considering an opportunity with this company.
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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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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4.0
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4.0
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5.0
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4.0
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4.0
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4.0
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1060173
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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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2.0
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Jan 7th, 2021 05:54PM
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Jan 7th, 2021 05:54PM
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Armor
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private:armor
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=1060173
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Jun 29th, 2020 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Armor
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Anonymous
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Dallas, TX
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Awesome Company with a lot of Momentum!
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Collaborative environment across all departments
Armor has done a great job of hiring smart, fun, and hard-working individuals
Many opportunities for growth and to pave your own career path
Executive Leadership Team (ELT) is very transparent and accessible to all employees
Transitioning into a mature start-up
Armor has provided platforms for employees to have tough, open, and honest conversations about the current topics challenging the world today and it has been executed extremely well. Net-Net Armor cares about its employees.
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Unfortunately, previous employees have taken advantage of anonymously posting negative reviews on Glassdoor that are not remotely representative of who Armor is today. I wouldn't have left my previous employer to come work for Armor if I had experienced or witnessed any of the items referenced in the fabricated reviews.
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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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1.0
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APPROVE
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0.0
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5.0
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4.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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4.0
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1060173
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Open
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Keep up the great work!
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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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1.0
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Jan 7th, 2021 05:54PM
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Jan 7th, 2021 05:54PM
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Armor
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private:armor
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=1060173
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Jun 15th, 2020 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Armor
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Sales
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United States
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USA
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Getting way better
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-Returning to growth after 3 or 4 years.
-Direction is producing hard results that cant really be argued. I guess if you were a pessimist, you could say no customers will honor a contract maybe? Doubt thats reality.
-Sales team and product seem to have finally aligned and moving forward together.
-For awhile this seems to have been missing... but it looks like there is starting to be a harmony between "old guard" and "new guard" with a balance of views and mutual respect. It was rough getting here, but it looks like its here.
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The company went through 3 or 4 tough years... so people are indoctrinated into the tough years a little bit. Its taking time for people to believe the numbers... but going back to the pro... you cant really argue firm committed contracts. We have returned to rapid growth this year, and i guess i just cant wait for the negative people to get used to enjoying it so we can move forward in a spirit of happiness. Many are there, some arent.
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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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2.0
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4.0
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4.0
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4.0
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4.0
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5.0
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4.0
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1060173
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Open
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Keep on the path. For the last 6 to 9 months, i think all the signs and data are there to support that we all need to just keep going.
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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 05:54PM
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Jan 7th, 2021 05:54PM
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Armor
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private:armor
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=1060173
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Jun 13th, 2020 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Armor
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Richardson, TX
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Hiring surge should be a warning signal
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The original company, Firehost, had a great culture, grew like crazy, and was a place I was proud of; not sure what happened when the branding changed, but all of that went out the window.
The people I worked with day to day were great.
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The recent hiring surge should be a huge red flag. There are only two reasons for big hiring numbers: 1) the company is growing and it has to keep up, or 2) the company is stagnant, people are leaving (voluntary or being laid off), and new people need to be brought in just to keep the lights on and the ship afloat. Having worked there for many years and seen this firsthand several times, I can sure you it's #2. If you're interested in open roles, run the other way. Unless you're desperate because of the pandemic, in which case go ahead and get your income and health insurance back until the economy and job market even out. But if you have options, run.
Management will surely respond to this and will likely try to say "but the company is growing!"; don't believe it - they've been saying this for years, and it's always smoke and mirrors. Old management, new management doesn't make a difference.
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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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15.0
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1.0
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4.0
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2.0
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2.0
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3.0
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1.0
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1060173
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Open
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Mark needs to either start being a good guy - being nice and caring about employees would honestly make a huge difference. Or just leave; this long into the job with little tangible financial results might suggest that leaving is the right answer.
The ELT needs to stop sucking up to Mark and just saying yes; do what's right or leave.
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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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4.0
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Jan 7th, 2021 05:54PM
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Jan 7th, 2021 05:54PM
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Armor
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private:armor
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=1060173
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Jun 12th, 2020 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Armor
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Administrative Assistant
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Richardson, TX
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Best Company to Work for
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Awesome leadership that really cares about their employees
Flexibility to work from home
Work environment very relaxed, which increases employees desire to word twice as hard
Overall great company
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not a single one in my opinion
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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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1.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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1060173
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Open
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stay the way you are
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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 05:54PM
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Jan 7th, 2021 05:54PM
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Armor
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