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private:workboard
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=733639
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Mar 11th, 2024 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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WorkBoard
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"Flywheel" Whiplash
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•Met some great people
•Had autonomy to take on new skills
...pros end there
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When I initially started at WorkBoard, the culture and vision were great and heading towards an upward trajectory. Shortly after I started, the culture shifted after one of our competitors was acquired. There were various rounds of layoffs, where a big chunk of the workforce was let go at a time. My team trickled down to only a few people, where we were continuously tasked with taking on the work of those that were laid off (to be expected). They continued to say 'less is more' after every layoff but would expect more without offering any support or direction. Speaking of direction, the company changed theirs every other week. No one was aligned because our common goals were constantly changing (when WB is supposed to drive alignment). They say that they value your opinion, but if you mention any opinion, everyone will argue with you (CEO included). The platform changes constantly and these changes aren't well thought-out so there are various customer complaints. You'll get whiplash from how the terminology and modules constantly change without any oversight because leadership can't make well-intentioned decisions. There will also be various meetings on your calendar that eats up a massive chunk of your day. These meetings will usually go over time and spend majority of the time focusing on competitors or other irrelevant data that doesn't help the company progress forward. These meetings are spent "grandstanding" how great WorkBoard is, while giving no one any of the necessary skills to drive engagement or adoption. There's also no career growth. They package "career growth" as learning opportunities where you can shadow other departments and do their work, with no additional pay. If you want to feel like your work is valued, this isn't the place for you.
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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DISAPPROVE
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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733639
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Open
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•Listen to your customers--they are the ones using the platform. They have invaluable ideas about how to make it better.
•Keep the interface consistent--there are too many changes and every page is different, so users aren't able to learn quickly.
•Spot check leaders--our team meetings were never spent discussing anything beneficial or relevant to the organization. It was mostly a time to disagree. If leaders were more aware of how to use the platform, they could better relate to the customer base.
•Give your employees raises--employees should have merit raises at least once a year. Title changes are not enough.
•Stop wasting everyone's time--there are too many meetings, too much time spent grandstanding, and very little value in any meeting. Setting guidelines and expectations for meetings can go a long ways.
•Stop talking about competitors--frankly, no one cares. Users will buy your platform if they see value and it's easy to use and implement.
•Improve the culture--everyone is afraid to say how they feel. Even leaders would use extremely inappropriate analogies that made everyone uncomfortable. Just because it's funny to you, doesn't mean it's funny to everyone else.
That said, this will probably be reviewed, but no changes will ever be made at WB.
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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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Open
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Mar 12th, 2024 11:23PM
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Mar 12th, 2024 11:23PM
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WorkBoard
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Technology
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Software & Computer Services
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private:workboard
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=733639
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Feb 20th, 2024 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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WorkBoard
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Not Comfortable Saying
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Recent reviews are accurate
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The checks arrive on time.
Some of the people are awesome.
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Read the three most recent reviews prior to this one. They are accurate. Especially criticism of the CEO/CTO.
If you don't already work here, you shouldn't. If you already work here, you shouldn't. It's not getting better, no matter what Deidre says. Nobody I know is happy here. I don't know that I would believe anyone that says they are. If you don't drink the koolaid you will hate every day.
Leadership is poor. It starts at the top, but doesn't get better the further down you go.
The product is trash. It's inconsistent. Nobody at the top knows what they want it to be - but GenAI!
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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DISAPPROVE
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1.0
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1.0
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2.0
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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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2.0
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733639
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Open
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Scorched earth. Start fresh. CEO down. Or just sell and let someone more competent take over.
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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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Open
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Feb 28th, 2024 05:24AM
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Feb 28th, 2024 05:24AM
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WorkBoard
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Technology
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Software & Computer Services
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private:workboard
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=733639
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Feb 11th, 2024 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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WorkBoard
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Plenty of Shine & Polish - Lacking in Substance and Realism
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- An abundance of genuine, empathetic, and caring people with a feeling of camaraderie and commitment to each other and the company's clients who came to the company because they wanted to work in service of others.
- A clever product with creative and passionate people behind it.
- Incredible client base packed with industry leaders, innovators, and progressive thinkers who are energizing and rewarding to work with
- Marketing, storytelling, and events that punch far beyond the company's weight - hard not to be impressed here.
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- A frenetic pace of change in how the company's platform and services are presented and sold has created fuzziness and confusion about the company's identity and direction. Customer-facing teams need to be given more time to learn, apply, and fine-tune the latest pitch and approach before it changes again.
- An overinflated sense of importance has created a culture where constructive feedback and opinions on the direction and priorities of the company product are not welcome. Employees are expected to trust the strategy because it's the strategy.
- Punitive attitude towards those seen as not being on board with the new flavor of the quarter.
- Icarus-like fall with rolling layoffs over the past two years. The hiring in 2021 was not backed up by reality, and hundreds lost their jobs.
- Lack of apparent growth and development plans for employees means many talented people are looking for the next opportunity after 2.5 years.
- The level of anxiety I've seen enabled and utilized to max out productivity is unacceptable. Kind, honest, and talented people are being wrung out like towels for all they have so that the product and services can keep up with the lofty vision and story being sold.
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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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2.0
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3.0
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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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2.0
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733639
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Open
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- Commit to a longer-term vision and an approach - quarterly changes in the value proposition have created confusion and malaise for your employees, clients, and prospects.
- Your greatest asset was/is the people you hired. The talent drain has already begun, but no amount of story, collateral, or pitch cleverness will change the fact that most clients renew because of the people they are partnering with - not a clever new feature. Clients value the partnerships more than the product.
- Hire a COO and empower and trust someone to run the company day-to-day.
- Drop the arrogance and dismissiveness when talking about competitors - it comes across as false in the room anyway.
- Get honest about what the company is and is not today. The pie-in-the-sky ambitions work well when selling the company's idea, but your tenured employees deserve more authenticity and realness about the months and years ahead.
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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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Open
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Feb 14th, 2024 07:30AM
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Feb 14th, 2024 07:30AM
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WorkBoard
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Technology
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Software & Computer Services
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private:workboard
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=733639
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Jan 31st, 2024 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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WorkBoard
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Product Manager
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Bad environment, unqualified leadership
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Very few pros. The checks still cleared, so to speak.
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Where to start. The CEO and CTO are dysfunctional and delusional. And married. My guess is the board knows they both should be fired, but that would be admitting defeat and would necessitate telling investors that it's a complete loss. The product does not work well and is not particularly needed. User feedback is unwelcome and nothing ever gets fixed. The only adults in Product left long ago, and a completely inexperienced, kool-aid swilling sycophant was given a VP job nobody in their right mind would want. Other departments are run in a similar manner. The more experience you have, the smarter you are, the less likely your skills will be recognized by any "upper level" management. Because that would be a threat to the delusional cultists that run this disaster of a losing proposition.
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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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0.0
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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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3.0
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733639
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Open
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Call it a day and give investors their money back
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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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Open
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Feb 3rd, 2024 09:42AM
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Feb 3rd, 2024 09:42AM
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WorkBoard
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Technology
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Software & Computer Services
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private:workboard
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=733639
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Jan 28th, 2024 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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WorkBoard
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Strategic Services
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San Francisco, CA
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Fluctuates between misery and ambivalence
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+The UI of the product is phenomenal
+Director & below employees are fantastic to work with
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-Leadership is the most toxic environment imaginable. There is no room for opinions other than the CEOs which often fluctuates based on whatever Twitter post she reads most recently
-The product, while impressive in how it looks and feels, is not mission-critical for customers
-They lure you in with good pay but that stops after day 1. Never give out raises, even for inflation. Targets for bonuses are unreasonable so you wont get paid on that. Even title bumps without pay increases are like pulling teeth
-4 rounds of layoffs? 5? Not sure anymore. For those that got laid off and found jobs, they’ve all said they’re better off for it
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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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0.0
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1.0
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2.0
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1.0
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1.0
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3.0
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1.0
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4.0
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733639
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Open
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The only thing that could help is the board making a leadership change but that won’t happen bc it will impact them trying to fund new startups. Axing founders isn’t good precedent, I suppose
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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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Open
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Jan 31st, 2024 06:49AM
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Jan 31st, 2024 06:49AM
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WorkBoard
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Technology
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Software & Computer Services
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private:workboard
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=733639
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Sep 11th, 2023 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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WorkBoard
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Lead Software Engineer
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New York, NY
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Nice company
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overall good community, and nice people. with good pay and benefits
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it is fully remote, and time difference can be annoying especially when working with abroad coworkers in china or india
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0.0
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4.0
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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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3.0
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4.0
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733639
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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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Open
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Sep 12th, 2023 09:33AM
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Sep 12th, 2023 09:33AM
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WorkBoard
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Technology
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Software & Computer Services
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private:workboard
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=733639
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Jul 26th, 2023 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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WorkBoard
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Well run startup with experienced founders solving a real problem
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- Very collaborative culture - Experienced founders - Solving a real problem that large businesses have, your work has purpose and meaning - Pretty flat structure, visibility all the way to the CEO for many projects - Very smart folks and teams, and also humble. Pleasure to do cross functional work - Company cares about work / life balance (lots of things in place to help with that)
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- Start-up Pace - I personally love it, but some may see it as a con, we are all running pretty fast. If that's not your style, consider larger companies - Speed and agility can create ambiguity. We all figuring it out together - if you prefer top-down, super clear, rarely changing directions, this may be not the right fit.
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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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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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733639
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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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6.0
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Open
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Jul 29th, 2023 02:13PM
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Jul 29th, 2023 02:13PM
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WorkBoard
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Technology
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Software & Computer Services
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private:workboard
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=733639
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Jul 24th, 2023 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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WorkBoard
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Customer Support
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Redwood City, CA
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WorkBoard is the right fit for me
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Exciting - Serious start up energy, fast paced, tons to learn and opportunities to grow. Fulfilling purpose - It is obvious we are solving an important and urgent problem for our customers. Cutting edge - We are the clear leader in our space with the best customer logos and have been for years by truly partnering with our customers and defining our space in the market with super talented teams and inspiring leadership.
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Respect for teammates always ranks the highest in our polls so its naturally hard when co-workers that become close friends, almost like family, depart. I don't always agree with why people leave but understand the complexity. Having been around with 20 years experience, from my perspective, we are doing so much right and preventing a lot of bad practices I've seen elsewhere.
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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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5.0
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5.0
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733639
|
Open
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Keep up the transparency and positivity, our deepest strengths that have gotten us this far. As long as we stick with our principles I can't wait to see what we do next.
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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6.0
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Open
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Jul 26th, 2023 02:50PM
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Jul 26th, 2023 02:50PM
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WorkBoard
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Technology
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Software & Computer Services
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private:workboard
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=733639
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Jul 18th, 2023 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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WorkBoard
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Software Engineer
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Redwood City, CA
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Sinking ship
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Used to be a positive place to work with huge upside.
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All of the positives have faded away. Now its just another failing startup that is hoarding cash trying to survive. Plenty other companies in the market that are thriving that dont have layoffs every couple months to kill and good vibes that might still exist. Now they are at the point of letting good people go which is a huge flag...
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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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0.0
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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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4.0
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733639
|
Open
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Sell! They need a change of leadership to save this ship.
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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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Open
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Jul 19th, 2023 11:52AM
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Jul 19th, 2023 11:52AM
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WorkBoard
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Technology
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Software & Computer Services
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private:workboard
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=733639
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Jul 18th, 2023 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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WorkBoard
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Software Engineering Manager
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Riverside, CA
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Strong focus on Customer happiness and great culture
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The organization has gone through many changes over the four years I've been with WorkBoard. What has remained consistent during that time is that no matter who I interact with, the customer always comes first. The team has a genuine desire to give the customer the best possible experience. There's not many levels of management which helps maximize the impact I feel I can make. I rarely encounter negativity which contributes to a positive environment where I can focus on doing my best work. Top management has strong depth of experience navigating variety of economic conditions. I believe there's ample opportunity to take on additional responsibilities.
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We are a leaner organization than we were a year ago which means there's significant responsibility assumed by a smaller group of people.
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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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4.0
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5.0
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5.0
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733639
|
Open
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Continue to pursue innovation and disruptive technologies, I believe they will enable us to both maintain and expand our competitive advantages.
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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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4.0
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Open
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Jul 19th, 2023 11:52AM
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Jul 19th, 2023 11:52AM
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WorkBoard
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Technology
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Software & Computer Services
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