Pros
Great company to start your early tech career and gain experience & skills that are transferable in other companies. Work/life balance, and hybrid option to work from home or in the office was very generous. Had some great co-workers that became lifelong friends. Collaboration here was great, able to work cross-functionally with other teams. Snacks, drinks, and hot lunches were served in-office. Table tennis is the company's international sport; a lot of skilled and competitive employees made it a fun office environment. Health benefits were just okay. 401k, 4% match was great. Took advantage of tuition reimbursement, gym reimbursement, home office reimbursement perks. Depending on your team, diversity & inclusion is promoted here. Weekly 1 on 1s with your manager. No micromanagement.
Cons
If I were to rate this company back in 2019, it would've been a 5-star from me. As the years went by, I started to notice things happening within the company that brought it down to 1-star. This company has a feud that's between Canada and the United States operations. Since they are a Canadian company, they want to have all decisions and control coming from Canada operations, and shorten U.S operations. A lot of long-term U.S employees were let go in 2022 as it seems to be part of their plan to restructure. Funny how that works out when the majority of Geotab's big customer names and revenue are from U.S businesses. If you're a Canadian resident or your reporting boss resides in Canada, this is a great company to work for and you may have a chance to move up if you really tried. If you're a U.S resident, you can apply and work here by all means, but don't expect longevity, unless you're working at the fulfillment warehouse or you're bilingual in Spanish or French. Most U.S employees try to do their 1-3 years here to gain corporate experience and find a better opportunity that geographically pays better. More red flags are nepotism and favoritism; things start to connect when you see certain people get promoted faster than you despite your seniority and qualifications. Some male managers are perverted towards female workers. No competitive pay, even if you get promoted to a role with a new title or if you transfer departments. When we went to work-from-home/remote work, some employees didn't get a pay adjustment if they moved to a different state. Most employees don't get end-of-year bonuses. Salary raises aren't enough, even with a strong end-of-year performance review. To HR - please don't respond to this asking me follow up, because these are issues that already have been reported and discussed in town halls again and again over the years.
