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private:oceanwide-insurancesofware
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=40813
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Jul 26th, 2018 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Oceanwide
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Canada
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CAN
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Stability has returned
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Fun Place to Work where everyone who walks through the door immediately buys into what we are trying to achieve. This goes for both the team environment as well as the successful implementations of all projects to our clients. At Oceanwide (Insurity) we still have fun despite the transition. The good thing is that during the rough patches our voices were heard and management stepped up, listened and came up with a plan of action. They told us the truth and allow us to make our best judgement. Things are slowly but surely coming back to normal and we are finally seeing what future holds both for the company and its employees.
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Some of the managers still need to have some professionalism in the workplace
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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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4.0
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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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3.0
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40813
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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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20.0
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Mar 27th, 2021 08:57PM
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Mar 27th, 2021 08:57PM
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Oceanwide - Insurance Sofware
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Technology
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Software & Computer Services
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private:oceanwide-insurancesofware
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=40813
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May 25th, 2018 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Oceanwide
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Canada
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CAN
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technically not good at all
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People are good and freindly
Reletively stable company
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This is the way I saw oceanwide/insurity work as a technical guy: when some interesting project comes up to work on generally top managers start working on it (because it is not boring and they assume they know what they are donig and dumb developers dont know!). After some time the code either becomes really messy or boring to work on . At this point they hire developers to continue the work. The bitter reality is that most of managers dont know how to do software properly. They have some ideas, they mess up with it then they hire you to put it in order but it is not possible because you have to follow the way they dictate to you. Users are very unhappy about performance and bugs of oceanwide systems. Major technical decisions are made behind close doors without any justification and they dont make any sense. The way requirements are communicated is really bad and vague.It is part of their culture and they are somehow proud of it! why? because poor developer goes and after a lot of effort implements something that managers can not even express properly! There is also a lot of time pressure on you to get the job done quickly.
Growing at this company is unfortnately about making a lot of noise and not about doing a great job.
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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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4.0
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1.0
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3.0
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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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40813
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Open
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Make the technical environment more interesting but less complicated
You have broken up may things. Be less conservative and give your developers more freedom maybe the come up with something 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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0.0
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Mar 27th, 2021 08:57PM
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Mar 27th, 2021 08:57PM
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Oceanwide - Insurance Sofware
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Technology
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Software & Computer Services
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private:oceanwide-insurancesofware
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=40813
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May 10th, 2018 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Oceanwide
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Senior Software Developer
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Montreal, QC
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So far, so good
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Multicultural environment...
English speaking mainly (although you can speak whichever language if some else understands you)
Nice, easy going people to get along, from most of them you can learn something new.
technology wise is ok.
working hours are slightly flexible.
Agile development
great location (Downtown, atwater metro)
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according to other sites statistics not among the best paid... though it's average...
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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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4.0
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5.0
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4.0
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3.0
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3.0
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4.0
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40813
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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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2.0
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Mar 27th, 2021 08:57PM
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Mar 27th, 2021 08:57PM
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Oceanwide - Insurance Sofware
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Technology
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Software & Computer Services
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private:oceanwide-insurancesofware
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=40813
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Mar 9th, 2018 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Oceanwide
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Montreal, QC
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Loved Oceanwide, Hate Insurity
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Good team to work for. Most people are very helpful. Direct management is really willing to help you and are invested in helping you grow
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Insurity. Insurity is the worst thing that happened to oceanwide.
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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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APPROVE
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2.0
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3.0
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4.0
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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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40813
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Open
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During a transition period such as merging 5 companies in one, focus on your employees first and make sure that they are happy and don't leave. Everything else should come last.
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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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Mar 27th, 2021 08:57PM
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Mar 27th, 2021 08:57PM
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Oceanwide - Insurance Sofware
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Technology
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Software & Computer Services
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private:oceanwide-insurancesofware
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=40813
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Mar 2nd, 2018 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Oceanwide
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Canada
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CAN
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Good Benefits and Great location
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Good projects .More scope for expansion
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Scope of job is not clear because of migration
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1.0
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APPROVE
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0.0
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3.0
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3.0
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3.0
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2.0
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2.0
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0.0
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40813
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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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Mar 27th, 2021 08:57PM
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Mar 27th, 2021 08:57PM
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Oceanwide - Insurance Sofware
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Technology
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Software & Computer Services
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private:oceanwide-insurancesofware
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=40813
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Feb 28th, 2018 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Oceanwide
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Montreal, QC
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You learn fast but you pay for that
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- At least some areas (e.g. Account team) take your career seriously, provide you with plenty of feedback and growth opportunity
- Culture open to ideas and improvements
- Anglophone job in Montreal (if you don't speak French)
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- Some managers are demanding to the point of being borderline harassing you.
- The company focuses on delivering good enough solutions. This makes sense as most clients are cost sensitive but it can be frustrating.
- Some managers don't demand much of their team. This leads other teams to work extra hard so things don't fall apart.
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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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-1.0
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DISAPPROVE
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3.0
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3.0
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2.0
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3.0
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4.0
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4.0
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4.0
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40813
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Open
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- Provide more life balance to people. Less pressure.
- Invest in better software development practices. This will stress less your people and save you money too. That's why they are best practices.
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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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Mar 27th, 2021 08:57PM
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Mar 27th, 2021 08:57PM
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Oceanwide - Insurance Sofware
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Technology
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Software & Computer Services
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private:oceanwide-insurancesofware
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=40813
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Jan 29th, 2018 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Oceanwide
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Account Manager
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London, England
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A time of change - who knows if it's for the better
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There were lots of pros but I think they may be pretty much all gone.
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Drastic change of management.
I left as the company was being restructured. Insurity - owning company - were changing the management structure and company structure of all their acquired companies.
As I left there was too much work for too few staff in London office.
I have since heard that moral is very low and London management have all left due to work life balance problems. Everything now managed through Canada.
It was a good company but who knows if it will survive this. Standards have fallen drastically in how they treat people.
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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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4.0
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3.0
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1.0
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3.0
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3.0
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4.0
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2.0
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40813
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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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4.0
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Mar 27th, 2021 08:57PM
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Mar 27th, 2021 08:57PM
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Oceanwide - Insurance Sofware
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Technology
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Software & Computer Services
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private:oceanwide-insurancesofware
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=40813
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Jan 12th, 2018 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Oceanwide
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Canada
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CAN
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Good multicultural working environment.
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Good for newcomers that arrive to Canada. The company offers fair compensation and opportunities in IT.
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The deadlines can be pretty ambitious. Be relaxed and don't be afraid to push back.
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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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3.0
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3.0
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40813
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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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Mar 27th, 2021 08:57PM
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Mar 27th, 2021 08:57PM
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Oceanwide - Insurance Sofware
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Technology
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Software & Computer Services
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private:oceanwide-insurancesofware
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=40813
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Oct 11th, 2017 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Oceanwide
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Canada
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CAN
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Great place to get experience working in an Agile startup
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Very multicultural organization
Excellent location
Opportunity to use some good tools
Some team members are extremely helpful and collaborative, some managers can and will mentor/provide excellent feedback.
Some extremely hardworking working and motivated people.
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Some truly poisonous politics which permeates some departments and affects performance.
Some managers comments/behaviour can only be described as both unprofessional and unproductive.
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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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APPROVE
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0.0
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3.0
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2.0
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3.0
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2.0
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2.0
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2.0
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40813
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Open
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The company has an excellent set of values, at the present time not everyone is following them. It doesn't matter how long someone has been at the company, don't assume that they are living up to them.
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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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1.0
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Mar 27th, 2021 08:57PM
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Mar 27th, 2021 08:57PM
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Oceanwide - Insurance Sofware
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Technology
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Software & Computer Services
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private:oceanwide-insurancesofware
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=40813
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Oct 10th, 2017 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Oceanwide
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Canada
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CAN
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Disappointed
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Lots of free lunches and free food. You do meet some genuinely kind people. The CEO is implicated and cares about the success of his employees and his company.
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Lots of discriminatory comments.
Some personalities should be completely eradicated from the company.
Often unprofessional at times.
Oceanwide tries to be a great company but fails at it unfortunately.
They are literally outsourcing but internally, meaning they hire a lot of recent immigrants that have a high level of education and pay them below market average.
I personally find that is an ethically poor practice.
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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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APPROVE
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1.0
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2.0
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3.0
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3.0
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2.0
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3.0
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2.0
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40813
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Open
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There are still good people in the company, invest in those people, provide real trainings, follow-up on your promises. Be professional and waste less time on gossiping and bringing down colleagues.
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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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Mar 27th, 2021 08:57PM
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Mar 27th, 2021 08:57PM
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Oceanwide - Insurance Sofware
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Technology
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Software & Computer Services
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