Polaris Management Partners reviews about "management"

Difficult to navigate and unpleasant work environment filled with office politics. Management is clueless and very detached, particularly one of the younger partners. Questionable management practices, "shoot from the hip" management style and poor decision making all point to a serious void in technology expertise and understanding. I was surprised that not a single of their partners comes from tech background. No wonder their product offerings are bleeding. You will be working long hours to make up for this.

A lack of effective training (at all levels), disconnected senior management, and defective technology product offerings continually contribute to the high turnover rate. Surprising huge lack of investment in maturing the product despite being a technology company. Lots of politics, and you unfortunately have to play the game well if you want to do well. Lack of transparency is disappointing.

1. You are too busy to be a master of anything. Why? Because you have too much on your plate that you won't be able to focus on something you like. 2. As you go up the ladder, you still retain your old work. 3. People are overworked. Some project managers decide that its not worth it to invest in a QA resource or a support member on a project and instead let the analysts/consultants do the work (even when some are not even qualified). Why do they do this? Because these project managers don't want their margins to look bad. Unfortunately they are pressured to GET IT DONE (exact words of a partner) regardless of how much a project is sold. 4. There's no energy anymore. People don't go to happy hours anymore. I guess they're not happy?

It is difficult to completely roll-off a project, making time management tough when you start new projects. Management does not always have oversight into employee initiatives. If you have a problem or a concern, it will be up to you to raise the red flag and go directly to supervisors. Not all employees are onboard with the company value of 'Accountability', which makes you sometimes feel you become 100% accountable for entire project work streams. The company is still in its growing phase of being able to design and deliver quality software products. Promotion is difficult if you achieve the same results with a different process than what the company suggests to achieve project and team success.

- Extreme politics. You cannot move upwards if you cannot talk the talk and walk the walk. - The partners are not as competent as the CEO. - You are not valued by the work you do but how you keep the management happy. - There is a very big disconnect between partners and employees - The benefits and salary are not up-to NYC/NJ standards. - Reactive approach rather than a proactive approach - No significant investment in products. Put out fires for the client and you are good.

Can be tough hours, tough travel, high stress. But it's consulting.. Need more process in place, sometimes feels like a overgrown start-up