Ex Libris Reviews

Atmosphere of a start-up, even though the company started in the 1980's, but with none of the benefits of a startup. Frantic, unrealistic work schedules. Complete and utter inability of upper management to set any priorities, whatsoever. There is only one classification of work at Ex Libris: emergency! If there were a motto here, it would be: "There is never time to do it right, but there's always time to fix it." (That time to fix it will 100% be after hours, weekends, etc., which is frustrating. Very few, "emergencies," would ever happen if anything were ever done correctly in the first place, but there's no time for that, and higher management simply does not listen to anyone).

Ex Libris falls victim to a competence trap - employees who prove themselves to be effective are given the lion share of work. Management has a strong tendency to be unsupportive when interdepartmental issues arise - particularly when it comes to working with developers, where the focus is less on helping the customer base and more on not offending the programmers. Finally, and most egregriously, there is a tendency towards women being paid less than men for the same work and with similar and in some cases greater levels of experience and education. Avoid the support department.