PowerSchool Group reviews

Anyone that leaves or is let go is replaced offshore (India) - there are very very few development area jobs available in the US, even customer support is being pushed there; the time zone, education and language barriers make it extremely difficult to be productive or put out quality work. Internal processes are developed and pushed without regard for the team or product needs or input, lack of testing and little to no notice - basically it's - here's a new process, use it. And process change is never ending. Reviews - unless you go WAY over and above, you are 'average'. Bonuses - previous year's bonus isn't provided until end of March. Being professional doesn't count for anything - giving notice 2 weeks prior to the bonus nullifies your receipt of it, even when you've provided a huge amount of knowledge transfer prior to departure. You're better off keeping your mouth shut, getting the bonus, and quitting on the spot. They say they 'value their employees', but that's as truthful as saying they care about their customer service. They simply suck at both. The bottom line is all that matters. I guess that's what happens when you're owned by 2 vulture capital companies.

The culture can be pretty soul-crushing - Vista's short-term incentives don't align well with the long-term success of the company and its customers, or with the general health and wellbeing of its employees. Upper management consistently over-promises and under-delivers. When that happens, the blame always flows down the org chart, though the top of the org chart is the one thing all our failures have in common. Compensation is stingy to the point of being insulting, and sudden layoffs are frequent. (Management actually refers to each round as a "talent refresh." We're not people or employees, we're "resources.") No effort is made to retain or reward top-performing employees. Management always demands more, more, more for less, less, less, then replaces us with offshore "resources" when we burn out and quit. I don't think I've ever been more anxious day-to-day than I've been at PowerSchool.