Disregard for employee wellbeing, unrealistic deadlines and project goals, a lack of a clear unifying vision, and an environment where employees are treated like disposable toilers are just some of the primary issues you will find contributing to the significant, and systemic, degradation at Perfecta.
After just one year of being employed at Perfecta, I witnessed a turnover rate of roughly 90%; some employees left because they were not treated with respect, some left because they were not being paid well, and many were fired. The lack of continuity caused by the high turnover rate is causing significant issues with project completion and business development.
There are no meetings for synchronization that involve everyone in the company. There are individuals who are pulled from one task to work on another, or duties dictated by line of sight tasking. The expectations of the developers are unrealistic, not always achievable, and likely the reason Perfecta loses so many good people from the development side of the house. The only people who are invested in this company are the people at the top who influence decisions, and are listened to when voicing opinions... and even they are not listened too that well. The CEO consistently fails to recognize the value of TEAM input and doesn't respond well to views that contradict his particular line of thinking or unrealistic timeline.
The positive reviews on glass door about this company are likely executives in the company who are doing their best to raise the rating of the company. There was a review up that I believe was taken down later that talked about the company having quarterly team building events; I have been with the company for a year, and we have only done one such event.
Another review stated, "Sometimes there is no time to slow down, and tradeoffs need to be made pertaining to work-life balance. Working extra has rarely been a direct requirement, so it's how you choose to deal with the abundance of projects … " This is the companies way of saying that they are not interested in your time off, and expect you to work extra hours, even weekends at times, with little to no warning or monetary compensation, and no additional time off.
The network at Perfecta went down for a couple of months when I first started at the company. When the network at Perfecta went down, there was a significant amount of data that was never recovered. This caused serious backlogs with the few projects people were working on. There was also no connection to the internet, however, people were still expected to show up for work and "do something" like there was no problem with the internet and our shared network. This lasted for about two months, and though the internal network came up, connection to the internet was up and down for another month or so after that.
The phone system went down around the same time. Since then, there has been little to no observable effort to restore the phone system for the entire office. There are a select few who now have working desk phones and some privileged elitists who were deemed worthy to have cell phones. But the company has failed to get the phones working correctly for the office after at least ten months.
An image is more important to this company than an actual market-ready product, or the happiness and success of its employees. The name of the company was shortened from Perfecta Federal to Perfecta with the intention of making the company look new and fresh, and to get rid of the perception that the company only dealt with the federal government. Truth is, it's the same company in a different wrapper. I have heard several people at this company ask for a raise and are told there is no money for that. You later find out that the company is leasing a vehicle for the COO that starts at around $124,100. I believe there are people in this office with base compensation less than one-third of that. Again, perception is the most important thing to the leadership, not the people.
Employee input is not valued, whatsoever. If you are unable to advance the financial bottom line, you would be well advised to be quiet and stare at your screen. The company logo was redesigned with zero input from the employees and sold to us a re-branding strategy. The decision for the holiday party (lunch on a Friday) was made for us without a solicitation for input, and at 4:53 pm the night before, the HR department decided it would be acceptable for employees to bring their significant others. Most people had already left for the day.
If you choose to work here, you will be lied to, you will question the ethics of the leadership, you will not be respected, you will not have the creative freedom to make whatever you are working on better, and if you decide to disagree with something or stand up for yourself, you will be let go. Perfecta as a company is dynamically involved in its own self-destruction, and I strongly urge potential job seekers to look for a different company. This place is not worth it.
