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private:stratigent
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=272403
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Jan 29th, 2019 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Stratigent
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Consultant
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Chicago, IL
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Overworked, under appreciated, lead by fools
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The pros were that the culture was composed of motivated and smart people. The company was on the cutting edge of analytics implementations, so we were gaining a lot of exposure up until about three years ago.
I used to be a huge cheerleader for this shop, but the culture became very toxic over the past 3 years.
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The company is dying quickly. Roughly 40% of the senior team members have left for better opportunities in the past quarter, and resource utilization is approximately 50% in a good week; you won't hit your billable target. Leadership has spent the last three years pitching the strategy of pivoting to advanced analytics and business intelligence, but they have failed to execute and continue to be typecast as good technical resources for running your tag management tool.
Nepotism is rampant among leadership with family members still employed after substantial screw ups. Other members of leadership are there because they grew up with the former CEO but are entirely unqualified to lead; prefer self over team. This has also lead the culture to shift from being team oriented to being focused on self-preservation. Everyone is quick to blame someone else or hide behind a loophole in the project management process; a big game of hot potato.
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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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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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2.0
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1.0
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272403
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Open
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You have the wrong people in leadership, fix it before you no longer exist. Don't claw back bonus structure and expect your core team to stay.
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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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Apr 24th, 2021 08:17PM
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Apr 24th, 2021 08:17PM
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Stratigent
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private:stratigent
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=272403
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Oct 20th, 2018 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Stratigent
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Unorganized, abundance of arrogance and a demeaning place to work
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I was excited at first to be hired bu that went away very quickly. I met some decent people.... that's about it!
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The CEO's arrogance was beyond the pale... he has his circle of frat boys that he would throw business to and hang out socially with but anyone outside the circle was demeaned and looked down upon. This company loved titles and would hire folks that would love their titles as well, flaunting their self-proclaimed superiority and not really doing much of anything. There was no training on anything, and was left to fend for myself. The direction was constantly changing along with everyone's title, projects were constantly messed up and lost. The big titled people would leave you hanging to pursue their own projects. This was one of the most unpleasant places I have ever worked. I would run not walk away from this place. . .
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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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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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3.0
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0.0
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272403
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Open
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Get someone in there to manage egos and processes
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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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Apr 24th, 2021 08:17PM
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Apr 24th, 2021 08:17PM
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Stratigent
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private:stratigent
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=272403
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Aug 8th, 2017 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Stratigent
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Analyst
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Chicago, IL
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You will regret working here
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Can't think of any Pros.
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These individuals fill key positions with like-minded family members, friends that aren't qualified, or spineless "yes-men" who do as they are told, look the other way, and trade their integrity for director positions, and larger pay checks.
The net effect is a company that completely lacks morale, stability, vision, innovation, and leadership.
Under no circumstances would I recommend you work at Stratigent. Not for experience. Not for a title. Not even to simply collect a paycheck, which is what literally everyone there is doing, partners included. It's simply not worth it, and any experience gained from such a backwards environment might actually be to the detriment of your career.
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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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3.0
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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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272403
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Open
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Overhaul your management structure and philosophy.
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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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Apr 24th, 2021 08:17PM
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Apr 24th, 2021 08:17PM
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Stratigent
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private:stratigent
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=272403
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Jul 14th, 2016 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Stratigent
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Chicago, IL
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Is it still growing pains if the same problems persist?
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I wish I had heeded some of the other reviews that warned of the culture and leadership
They do manage to hire really smart and hard working people. Interesting projects and clients.
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Projects are disjointed and clients are dissatisfied largely in part to high turnover and overworked staff.
Starting pay is below average and not worth the extra time you have to put in.
Leadership is professionally immature and a good-old-boys (and girl) club
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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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4.0
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2.0
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2.0
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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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272403
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Open
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Bare bones and overworked teams will not lead to successful client outcomes
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0.0
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[]
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No
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No
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2.0
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Apr 24th, 2021 08:17PM
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Apr 24th, 2021 08:17PM
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Stratigent
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private:stratigent
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=272403
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Apr 14th, 2016 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Stratigent
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Working at Stratigent
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Company that iterates quickly based on internal feedback and client needs.
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it takes a very specific, high-achieving individual to succeed long-term here
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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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4.0
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4.0
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4.0
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4.0
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272403
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Open
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Continue doing what you think is right no matter what the naysayers say.
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0.0
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[]
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No
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No
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2.0
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Apr 24th, 2021 08:17PM
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Apr 24th, 2021 08:17PM
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Stratigent
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private:stratigent
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=272403
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Mar 21st, 2016 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Stratigent
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Chicago, IL
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Consultant
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I've been working at Stratigent for a while and I've really enjoyed it. The best part of the job is the ability to learn the latest technologies so that you can build your resume quickly. The people I work with are really smart and great to work with as well.
Lately, there has been more opportunity for moving up, so if you work hard and prove your worth, you can move up. Proving to management that you can be trusted with projects and to deliver good work on time is the key to being successful here.
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Sometimes work/life balance goes out of whack and there are late nights, but I feel like it's just part of being a consultant. On the other side of the new tool coin, sometimes you get thrown on a project where no one has done the work before so you have to figure it out alone.
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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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4.0
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4.0
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5.0
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5.0
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272403
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Open
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Keep on treating your top talent well and continue to listen to the team.
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0.0
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[]
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No
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Yes
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0.0
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Apr 24th, 2021 08:17PM
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Apr 24th, 2021 08:17PM
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Stratigent
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private:stratigent
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=272403
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Mar 8th, 2016 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Stratigent
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Senior Consultant
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Naperville, IL
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Run Away far far away...
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Work/life balance - only after you get to know how to hit the 34 hours a week target. Paid phone plan. It was awesome till the company moved to Chicago.
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The leadership only consists of the CEO's minions. His minions can talk and say anything they want in company meetings, throw abuses at each other, but if somebody who isnt in his circle does it, booom.. you are fired!!! Team building events are once a year and they mainly focus on the CEO self gloating and saying how HE has sold the company to a bigger company!!! kudos to that. When you want to put in your papers then either get out without notice or make sure you leave saying how much you love stratigent but have to leave because of ____(fill blanks with some personal problem) if you give negative feedback to their face, then be sure to be fired.
They moved to Chicago citing location is great fro business. But the move to Chicago was only to make the travel easier for the CEO and his minions. There was no travel allowance for employees coming from the suburbs and the salary remained the same. Employees have to pay for the training they need to get the job done. They want to get into mobile analytics, but are not ready to invest in their own resources.
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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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7.0
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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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272403
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Open
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Being led by a Narcissistic personality doesn't help. Get some self assessment done and learn to take negative feedback positively.
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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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Apr 24th, 2021 08:17PM
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Apr 24th, 2021 08:17PM
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Stratigent
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private:stratigent
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=272403
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Feb 25th, 2016 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Stratigent
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Consultant
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Chicago, IL
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Alert: all reviews discussing Nepotism, Favoritism, Turnover, and Lack of true leadership...VERY TRUE!!!
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Work/life balance (sorta, when you're not putting out fires or being reprimanded for the lack of experience of others). You travel and meet very interesting people, so that's a nice perk.
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Leadership - they lack transparency and guidance, outside of their "clique" you're really just a seat. Insurance isn't great (dental & vision & high deductible on health insurance). Turnover is a major problem.
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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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2.0
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3.0
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2.0
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1.0
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3.0
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1.0
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272403
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Open
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Note to CEO: think outside of the circle where your "leadership team" lies. . .honestly, majority of them are the problem. Most of them truly lack the skill to add value to your vision or the employees in your company that are actually skilled but are often overlooked because of intimidation.
As you grow as a businessman, people in your circle need to change. It's a hard decision but to allow growth and development it is a decision that you should strongly consider.
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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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Apr 24th, 2021 08:17PM
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Apr 24th, 2021 08:17PM
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Stratigent
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private:stratigent
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=272403
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Aug 20th, 2015 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Stratigent
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Great company
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Great company culture. Very open-door policy by management. CEO is very open about a lot of the business moves we make and our finances. Support from management is pretty consistent. Work with a lot of cool people on a lot of cool projects.
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Employee turnover interferes with quality of projects, but I hope some of that will be marginalized in the future. CEO is a little off with treatment of employees sometimes.. people notice.
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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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1.0
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4.0
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5.0
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5.0
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4.0
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5.0
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4.0
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272403
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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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Apr 24th, 2021 08:17PM
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Apr 24th, 2021 08:17PM
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Stratigent
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private:stratigent
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=272403
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Jul 17th, 2015 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Stratigent
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Consultant
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Promising start but went downhill fast
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Stratigent offers a lot of the usual perks in the industry. They'll provide you with a laptop, pay for a phone plan, and offer vision + dental + health insurance (albeit not the best plans). They do allow for remote employees and usually try to bring in all of the remotes to the Chicago office once or twice a year. The transparency with how the business is doing and openness of the CEO during company meetings is a refreshing change.
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Be ready for turnover, and lots of it. Between hiring people that cannot perform the job to running out those that can, I'm surprised anyone is left. Upper management lacks the proper training to be able to fully lead a team. Let's start from the bottom… if you're promised opportunities of management they are talking about team leads. Team leads have 0 authority over the others and should not be confused with the project managers (which pretty much anyone can be a project manager). These team leads sole purpose is to report the feedback from the rest of the team to the uppers. I'm pretty sure the feedback gets tossed out after that, and as you work your way up the chain its more about who has been there the longest rather than who is actually qualified for the job.
Expect to work long hours as you must hit a weekly goal of hours that are billable to clients. Worked 15 hours on something internal? Doesn't matter if you hit 40+ total hours, you're still expected to have the 35 hours of billable time. Additionally since they are so quick to hire people to fill desks, expect to fix a lot of mistakes made by others and put out lots of fires. I lost count how many times I had to work on the weekends due to this.
Finally, the CEO… he might seem nice and playful, but he definitely plays the favorites game. The only thing I think he did right is be honest and open in company meetings – saying what's on his mind. But his leadership skills and overall professional level is severely lacking for someone in his position.
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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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8.0
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1.0
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2.0
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2.0
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2.0
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4.0
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1.0
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272403
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Open
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Take some leadership classes, don't take things personally, and don't play the favorites game. Your "superstars" aren't as super as you think and you continuing to make them seem like the greatest thing in the world drives others away.
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0.0
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[]
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No
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No
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1.0
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Apr 24th, 2021 08:17PM
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Apr 24th, 2021 08:17PM
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Stratigent
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