private:total-apps
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=1294166
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Dec 29th, 2020 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Total-Apps
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CISO Chief Information Security Officer
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Aliso Viejo, CA
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A tightly-knit family
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Remote office, flexible hours, control over corporate direction
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COVID adjustments have been tough
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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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4.0
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4.0
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5.0
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5.0
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1294166
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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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Yes
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6.0
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Financials
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Banks
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private:total-apps
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=1294166
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Jun 10th, 2019 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Total-Apps
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Chief Operating Officer
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Aliso Viejo, CA
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Great Team, Could use a bit more support
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Team functions well as a group. All focused on accomplishing the mission and everyone goes the extra mile to achieve that.
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Needs more support staff to let the RM's truly help company scale to that next level
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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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5.0
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5.0
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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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1294166
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Open
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Bring in more coders to allow for quicker turn around of customer requested one offs and more support staff to accelerate the sales growth cycle.
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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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9.0
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Total-Apps
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Financials
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Banks
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private:total-apps
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=1294166
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Jun 4th, 2019 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Total-Apps
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Tight-knit Team
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Focused but flexible, reasonable goal setting, and a genuine desire from the owners to help everyone share in the success of the company. It's a small team with a collegial atmosphere. Everyone wears multiple hats, but the pace isn't frantic.
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The usual small-team pros are also cons depending on the type of job you want. While I like playing with a lot of different techs and stretching my skill set, the company does not lend itself well to narrow specialties right now.
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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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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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4.0
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4.0
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5.0
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1294166
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Open
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Continue to remain focused on the core mission and resist the urge to chase too many ground balls.
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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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4.0
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Banks
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private:total-apps
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=1294166
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Nov 20th, 2018 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Total-Apps
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Aliso Viejo, CA
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Employee
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Working at Total Apps from a few people to nearly 25 people was one of the best experiences of my career.
The team was made of up all really good people. They were energetic, engaged and motivated. The work was challenging and and kept me on the tips of my toes. I grew beyond my expectation of my own capabilities.
Success and profit is a lot of fun and allows for higher risk taking.
The team was fantastic and coming to work everyday was a joy. Kickball on the green, huge multicultural potlucks, group meditations and walks, costume contests, 5ks, amusement parks with friends and family, remote days, dog days and good times.
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Project failures are not company failures but ... some employees did not emotionally and professionally handle problems well.
When the trajectory was upwards with awards and huge profits - genius and magic flowed from all departments. But when the trajectory was flat with development delays, an integration issue or a marketing hurdle it became a growing pain. There weren't any accolades or marks for success. There even seemed to be setbacks.
Then new management came in and the entire office vibe changed to a more corporate and structured feel. I left shortly thereafter.
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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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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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1294166
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Open
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I heard they already changed back to the smaller, less corporate vibe that they had before. That would be my advice. Keep the business strong with sales and fun and dynamic, honest and good, motivated people.
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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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6.0
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private:total-apps
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=1294166
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Apr 6th, 2018 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Total-Apps
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Aliso Viejo, CA
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Ups and downs
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Casual environment and dog friendly. Had random food catering and pot lucks.
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The company changed quite a bit during my time there. Although the casual dress code was great, it just seemed like there was no strategic vision. Employees were also not given the power to make decisions and think for themselves, even though it is a small company. Many felt like they were watching over their shoulder for the CEO to fire them, especially if they disagreed with her thoughts.
So although there were some good times and aspects to Total-Apps, it became a fairly toxic environment near the end of my time there.
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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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2.0
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4.0
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3.0
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2.0
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4.0
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1.0
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1294166
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Open
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Give more decision making power to employees, stop talking all these big ideas and work on actionable strategy. Also, the founders are good people at heart, but I think they just gave up control over the decisions in the company and the culture completely changed.
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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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2.0
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private:total-apps
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=1294166
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Sep 11th, 2017 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Total-Apps
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Operations Manager
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Aliso Viejo, CA
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Typical pros and cons associated with a start-up environment, but overall, appreciated my experience at TA.
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Casual dress code.
Dog friendly environment.
Free snacks and drinks, and occasional catered lunches.
Owners are humble and nice people, you'll most likely see them in flip flops 99% of the time.
Lots of opportunity for growth and experience, especially if you’re the type of person who takes initiative and can remain flexible and roll with the punches.
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It has the typical growing pains that are expected with a startup environment: lack of structure, lack of training programs. While I was there, there was a lot of trial and error in finding the right structure that made sense for the company. The good news is that it was something they acknowledged that needed improvement, and were proactively trying to solve for it. As I was leaving, they were working on better defining roles and responsibilities, so it's possible they may figured it out by now. And I hope that they did.
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4.0
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3.0
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4.0
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5.0
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3.0
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3.0
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1294166
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Open
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Over-communicate and be transparent. Continue to invest in your employees and keep the Total-Apps culture fun and flexible.
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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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private:total-apps
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=1294166
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Nov 15th, 2016 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Total-Apps
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Product Manager
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Project Manager
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Fun and focus team! It's professional and energetic :) Met great people and became friends with them. Free food and coffee all the time! Good work was rewarded (promotion and raise)
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I really enjoyed my time at TA. The only cons I could think of is maybe adding a little more training for entry level starters.
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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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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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1294166
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Open
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adding a little more training for entry level starters so they'll understand the industry and their job responsibilities better.
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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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private:total-apps
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=1294166
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May 20th, 2016 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Total-Apps
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Watch your back
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Management didn't expect anyone to work extra hours. They would often kick us out by 6PM. Occasionally catered lunches.
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Management is two-face. Will praise the staff, then lay them off without reason. The company wants to be a startup without cultivating the required talent or experience.
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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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1.0
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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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1294166
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Open
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Listen to your staff and customers.
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No
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No
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0.0
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