Newforma Reviews

4.2

81% would recommend to a friend

(123 total reviews)
avatar

Peter Cannone

98% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

Newforma has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 123 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Newforma employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

123 reviews
1.0
16 Oct 2018

And they sang as the Titanic sank..

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Was a great place to work when it was focusing on customer needs rather then upper management buying shiny new worthless toys.

Cons

A venture capital firm bought out the original investors. The new CEO acts like a corporate hack. Software releases are years behind schedule, interface is from later the 1990's and they are bleeding big customers left, right and center.

1.0
17 Jul 2017

RUN

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

None anymore, company has been gutted by new investors.

Cons

Morale at an all time low... No one knows if they have a job or what the direction new management is taking. Employees were lied to to sell shares of company stock so acquisition could take place, and now scores of people have been laid off with more to come. Everyone is looking to leave and I don't recommend getting on a sinking ship. Sad from what was a great company who used to truly care about their employees and treat everyone with respect.

3.0
8 Apr 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Work Atmosphere: Most people are motivated, smart, and hard working. There are some that are just coasting and a a surprising number of people who don't do anything. Most people are friendly enough and helpful. Nothing special here. Pay: Personally I think I get paid fairly for the effort I put in. Hard to say overall as there is no transparency around grade-levels and pay structure. Some people who have been here for years and are very knowledgeable, hard-working etc. have lower titles than their peers who do half as much. No review process in my department so not sure how they decide who gets a promotion or raise. Though seems like if you talk a good game here and kiss up a little, you don't really have to back it up or produce anything. Mgmt will think you're fine - possibly great. Though it probably helps if your skin reflects all incoming light and you have a Y chromosome. Great work\life balance - Some people do work long hours but most people do their 9-5 and go home. If you are not good at your job or just lazy, you can probably coast here for 6 months to a year (more if you're a smooth talker) before anyone in management notices. Then when it is brought to their attention they don't seem to do anything about it. Pretty sweet if that's your thing. I suppose this could be a con for other people though.

Cons

Management: Low-rent version of Succession - they are half as despicable but twice as incompetent. CEO often says the right things while he oozes self-importance and contempt for worker-bees. When they start off every email reminding you that other companies have layoffs while they 'encourage' you to 'keep up the good work', you know where you stand. Company was recently acquired by new VC. Mgmt is super stoked since they have stocks options and announce it to everyone else (who does not have options) and are stunned we are not over the moon at their good fortune. Total cluelessness. Diversity: There is very little diversity here... unless you count the different strains of the European diaspora of the 19th and 20th centuries... It's pretty bad. Company Direction: Haven't been here that long but to hear the old timers talking, the company has tried half a dozen times to get to the cloud and have yet another new strategy... Seems like this should have been figured out a while ago. But I'm getting good experience both in my field and in the ways of crazy, greedy, corporate America. I think it's a good place to spend a few years (especially if you are starting out) but definitely don't stay here too long.

Viewing 1 - 3 of 123 Reviews

Glassdoor has 127 Newforma reviews submitted anonymously by Newforma employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if Newforma is right for you.