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Q&A With WideOrbit Employees
WideOrbit employees answer questions about what life is like behind the scenes at their company, including queries about culture, leadership, professional development, and compensation.
How employees describe working at WideOrbit
excellent would be an understatement
If you fall out of favor, they will find a way to push you out. Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) is their method to fire you. It's not to help you improve or help you at all, you will be fired no matter how hard you try to do your best to improve. It will not matter so just know PIP is to help you
Mixed. True love and hate, but isn't that all companies.
Everyone is friendly and easy to get along with. We are all here to help and this attitude comes across from the Exec team down.
Great vision and focus customer referenceabilty
What it's like to work at WideOrbit
- WideOrbit employees generally work 8.7 hrs a day
- Employees at WideOrbit report the work pace is comfortably fast
- On a typical day, employees at WideOrbit have 2 meetings
- 75% of WideOrbit employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
- WideOrbit employees most often take 20-30 paid vacation and sick days each year
- 50% of WideOrbit employees report they are happy with their work life balance
- WideOrbit employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Once a quarter
- 70% of WideOrbit employees call their work environment positive
Q&A With WideOrbit Employees
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What are you most excited about working at WideOrbit?
Friendly intelligent team. Interesting goals. Management that is worth working for....
The caliber of the team focused on making customers happy.
The people and the culture. Very dedicated people who are intelligent and dedicated to their job
What's the interview process like at WideOrbit?
Top Employee Response
Quick and Easy. Questions related to personality, competence and knowledge about proudct
varies, but generally personable
We talk to candidates. They respond. We evaluate. We hire some, we thank the others for their time.
How are layoffs handled in the Operations department at WideOrbit?
Layoff occurred due to poor investment and direction because the CEO doesn't know anything about the industry. Executive Management just collects paycheck and bonuses. Company still operates as if it is a start-up.
Poorly. Without warning. Every three years they will layoff 10% of the company because they made poor investments into new products that didn't pan out.
This is a silly question. The last time there were layoffs at WideOrbit, they were for performance and it was in 2008
How do I do well in an interview at WideOrbit?
know someone inside the company, preferably the interviewers
be yourself and know the product
Be honest and 'yourself'
What do you like best about the leadership team at WideOrbit?
Great vision and focus customer referenceabilty
As I work in a satellite office, the corporate dynamics are a little askew. Not much face to face with the leadership.
Easy to talk to ..
What makes you most happy at WideOrbit?
Top Employee Response
The work is challenging, but not overtly. I am forced to learn new skills on a weekly basis. No expert in most, but at least familiar!
Co-workers
Working with great co-workers and clients
What part of WideOrbit's business is growing fastest? What part is having difficulties?
Top Employee Response
It was digital, but they eliminated the digital team in the layoffs.
Not much growth going on.. Company is unable to find a new revenue stream. I'm surprised Eric hasn't sold it off yet.
If you could make changes, how would you improve the culture at WideOrbit?
Top Employee Response
Middle management has a lot of bullies and micro-managers. Who rule by intimidation, and always put themselves ahead of their teams. Present and past employees should be surveyed to get to the truth.
The culture at WideOrbit is to shame people and is not inclusive.
What do people at WideOrbit think about the CEO? What do they do well and what can they improve?
CEO doesn't understand the industry.
He chases rainbows. Can't decide if he wants to run an order management software company or not.
Why work for WideOrbit?
Benefits are good, environment decent, but company stablity is suspect.
Best company I have ever worked for...
How does WideOrbit handle HR issues?
They are patient with dumb questions.
As fairly as possible.
How innovative is WideOrbit?
WideOrbit has pioneered in dozens of areas of the media landscape
WideOrbit spends a very high percentage of revenue on building new software products for the future.
What's the work from home policy like at WideOrbit?
WideOrbit has a lot of remote employees, but we encourage people to work from WideOrbit offices (there are 13 offices)
Very generous depending on the department you are in. in most cases you are pretty free to work from home and a good chunk of our employees do work remotely
How long do the interviews usually take at WideOrbit?
a day depending on 1st interview vs. 2nd interview
depends upon the role. From a few hours to several visits over many days.
How would you compare interviewing at WideOrbit to other places you've interviewed?
The interview process at WideOrbit is generally pleasant
As you might expect, the interview process is different for different positions that exist at WideOrbit. Typically, a couple of Senior managers and HR as well as recruiting are involved in face to face interviews.
What should I wear for an interview at WideOrbit?
Business casual. We are a software company after all....
Depends on the job and office but generally we are casual everywhere except when we are on Sales Calls to more formal clients.
What are some of the best things about your team at WideOrbit?
Top Employee Response
Really talented group of nice, hardworking people. This is the best group of people I have worked with in my career.
Strong committment to solving customer problems
What is the best part about your compensation package at WideOrbit?
Heathcare
Sabbatical program, intelligent work/life balance
What unique perks and benefits does WideOrbit provide?
sabbatical every 5 years
What's the office layout like at WideOrbit?
open layout
How's the feedback process at WideOrbit?
very bad - shaming people into improving or not improving.
What benefits does WideOrbit provide?
working from home and a sabbatical every 5 years.
What are the most important soft skills I need to be successful at WideOrbit?
there are no skills that will guarantee you success.
What are company outings like at WideOrbit?
what are company outings?
What skills do you need to be successful in the Operations department at WideOrbit?
Excellent Communication skills, Raw Talent, Hard working & Nice.
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Should I work at WideOrbit?
36% of WideOrbit employees would encourage their friends to become coworkers, whereas 16% are neutral and 48% would not recommend working at WideOrbit to their friends.
| 36% | Promoters |
|---|---|
| 16% | Passive |
| 48% | Detractors |
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