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"The things I love about programming, I also hate about programming. It's easy to get lost in work and come out hours later feeling like you've time traveled into the future.Programming is fun, challenging, tangible and rewarding (with a side of creativity)."
Posted 11 years ago in Oneonta, NY
Programmer at HSBC
in Columbus, OH

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"I worked in an area that was not conducive to good health."

What do you like about working at HSBC?

"My peers."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Only go there if you really need the money and don't mind not seeing your family for a very long time."

What don't you like about working at HSBC?

"The management was not very good."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Have an open mind."

Programmer at Hertz
in Oklahoma City, OK

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"Used to love working at Hertz before they got bought out."

What do you like about working at Hertz?

"At the time Hertz used to be what I called a stable job, and good environment to work in."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Good luck hope your job doesn't get out sourced. The moral is low there."

What don't you like about working at Hertz?

"Now that they have had so many layoffs and they keep lying to their people. I wouldn't want to go back to work there or for that matter recommend any one to work there. Hard to advance and project leader showed favoritism."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Stop lying to your employees that their job is safe and they wont be out sourced. By the way I think it is a bad idea to out source."

Programmer at Wipro
in Phoenix, AZ

What do you like about working at Wipro?

"Motivation to get more certifications. I completed two certifications. Motivation in use of new technologies and different domains. Chances to get onsite opportunity by the new onsite-offshore rotation idea."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"It is their individual thoughts and experience."

What don't you like about working at Wipro?

"WIPRO is excellent working place, and it all depends on the personal experience of an individual about his likes and don'ts. As far as my concern I was good at Wipro."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"It would be great if management gets involved, if not with individual level at least with 3 to 5 member group level so that the developer/sr developer may get a chance to get motivated or to provide their ideas."

Programmer at Donovan Data Systems
in New York, NY

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"Donovan Data Systems is a great place to work."

What do you like about working at Donovan Data Systems?

"It was a relaxed atmosphere."

What don't you like about working at Donovan Data Systems?

"Technological advancement was slow."

Programmer at Maritz
in Sylvania, OH

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"Great stable company with amazing benefits and average pay"

What do you like about working at Maritz?

"The people I work with, including managers. availability of amazing study tools, and benefits, job stability"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"IF you are in IT know your SQL and ASP"

What don't you like about working at Maritz?

"Compensation, career growth"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Promote people based on experience and value as oppose to time being with the company or previous titles"

Programmer at The Circle Group of Companies
in Alpharetta, GA

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"I was layed off due to lack of business"

What do you like about working at The Circle Group of Companies?

"Pleasant environment"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"This is a place where the management plays practical jokes and you can play jokes on them, BUT.. wear a good suit and tie for the interview. Don't be sloppy."

What don't you like about working at The Circle Group of Companies?

"I got layed off"

Programmer at Eastman Kodak
in Rochester, NY

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"This is based on my one year here and since this is my first job, I do not have a very good frame of reference."

What do you like about working at Eastman Kodak?

"Time flexibility, type of work, coworkers are very intelligent and every day is a learning experience."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be direct and honest, And willing to learn new things."

What don't you like about working at Eastman Kodak?

"They can't offer me a full-time position right now."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I like working here, I wish I could be brought on permanently but I do understand the budget issues."

Programmer at Quomation Insurance Services
in Orem, UT

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"Quomation was an excellent first job, but I wanted to move on and learn more."

What do you like about working at Quomation Insurance Services?

"I liked working closely with other departments such as QA and Tech Support. I also really liked my co-workers since they were great people as well as employees."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Get the clock question right on the entry test! I got a 100% on the test and it went a long way."

What don't you like about working at Quomation Insurance Services?

"I didn't think there was much opportunity to learn things outside my small scope of responsibility. I wanted to branch out and learn more."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Try to find more opportunities for diversity for each position."

Programmer at Synovate
in Arlington Heights, IL

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"Great opportunity to grow withing the company"

What do you like about working at Synovate?

"The employment that recieved it related to the passion which I love to work with that the IT industry."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Practice your interview tips and knowing the company background, and dress oppropriately for the interview and just be yourself and make new friends at the interview. Answer all the questions to the best that you how. And also ask questions from the employer."

What don't you like about working at Synovate?

"I felt I didn't have enough company training or participation on their behalf to launch a great opportunity that I was working toward professionally and financially."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I got to have a vision of present phase of the company (operations, management, financial mangement, inventory, customer/clients relations) and building a strong trusted relationship with other businesses and clientile."

Programmer at Merrill Lynch

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"Would be still there if they did not move the job to Princeton."

What do you like about working at Merrill Lynch?

"Active and intense environment."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"It is a great place to start and learn, but it will be a pressure-cooker."

What don't you like about working at Merrill Lynch?

"Too seat-of-the-pants management."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Do some long term planning."

Programmer at Amdocs
in Champaign, IL

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"Sweat shop."

What do you like about working at Amdocs?

"Interesting projects."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Expect to be transferred with zero notice. Expect to work 12 hours per day normally, 18 hours during crunch."

What don't you like about working at Amdocs?

"It's a sweat shop. Of all Amdocs locations, Champaign is considered the most brutal."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Do not use Indian management techniques on Americans."

Programmer at Connecting Point
in Duluth, MN

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"I did a small recruiting application for them, this is the school I'd just finished. They no longer exist."

What do you like about working at Connecting Point?

"it was the school I'd gone to"

What don't you like about working at Connecting Point?

"they had no idea what they really wanted from the project they gave me"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"(they no longer exist, long story)"

Programmer at Tsinghua University

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"not bad"

What do you like about working at Tsinghua University?

"vacation"

What don't you like about working at Tsinghua University?

"compensation"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"need more professional"

Programmer at Intuit
in San Diego, CA

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"Excellent company but depends on who you work for."

What do you like about working at Intuit?

"Company has strong commitment to employees."

What don't you like about working at Intuit?

"Depends on who you work for. Life was extremely exhausting and stressful under one manager and wonderful under another."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Manager evaluations should be a part of the review process where the questions should be able to give objective employee insights."

Programmer at Regulus Group
in Napa, CA

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"A curious company with excellent people"

What do you like about working at Regulus Group?

"The people are great, and the challenges (of which there are many) are engaging, most of the time."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"If you're interested in a really great group of people working on untying multiple Gordian knots, this is the place for you."

What don't you like about working at Regulus Group?

"The company repeatedly acts counter to its own best interests."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would suggest that Regulus seriously take on the challenge of transitioning from a print-based company to a software company."

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