Axiom Software Laboratories Reviews

First, I'd like to start by calling out the "fluff" reviews that are added to here that are clearly being done by upper management trying to save themselves as Axiom is going through a very bad struggle with retaining employees. There is not a single good thing to say about Axiom. I was hired with about 8-10 other people to be "Configuration Specialist/Associate of Regulatory Reporting" We were all promised that there was so many new clients and a lot of work that was in the pipeline. After we completed the awful training program for their extremely outdated and difficult to use software, we were left to fend for ourselves. We were not assigned to any work, and it took us 5 months to be assigned to a client. During our first 5 months we had our eyes opened to the culture at Axiom. People walked around talking in Russian -clearly making comments about how the new hires had no work to do. Instead of supporting the new hires, they would make comments to us for not staying at work past 5pm. During the interview process, Axiom preaches about internal growth, but once you work there for a couple months it becomes pretty apparent that there is no chance of climbing the ladder at Axiom. If you go to Axiom, you are learning a very specific software tool that is not a transferrable skill set to outside of Axiom unless you get hired by one of their few clients, but oh wait, you can't get hired by them because Axiom forces you into signing a non-compete agreement. Lets talk about benefits. The healthcare options although are free, are not good plans. The company does NOT contribute to your 401k at all. The work hours are 9am-5pm according to management, but as I said be prepared to be scolded if you leave before 5pm even if you are done with your work for the day. There is NO opportunities to work from home, so if it snows bad enough that you can't make it into the office you are forces to use a Personal Day. One of the previous reviews mentioned a family-like environment. This is NOT the case at all. The company is in fact family owned, so be prepared to work with a lot of people who only got the job because they are family friends with someone in upper management. There is no fun part about working for Axiom - no company happy hours, no company outings, no team building exercises. When I found a new opportunity and gave my 2 weeks notice to Axiom they made the decision to instantly terminate me without pay for the next 2 weeks. Although it can be understandable how this is a business decision, it goes to show that nobody that works at Axiom cares about doing the right thing. The company has NO morals, NO ethics, and NO care for their employees.