Rightpoint Reviews

3.3

57% would recommend to a friend

(236 total reviews)

Brinda Murty

Not enough data to show CEO approval

42% positive business outlook

Rightpoint has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 236 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Rightpoint employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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236 reviews
2.0
13 May 2019

Nepotism has driven the business into the ground

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Very flexible regarding working from home There are some very smart individuals working here Unlimited PTO Snack cabinet

Cons

The company should be reading the negative reviews on Glassdoor to understand why the employees are so frustrated and why the employee turnover has absolutely skyrocketed. The company completely has many issues with nepotism plain and simple. Most likely if the person is in upper management, they were a friend of an owner or higher-level individual and do not possess the qualifications or skillsets to be in the position they were hired for. Many of these individuals don't have the backgrounds or the experience and simply throw around jargon to get by. The firm claims that there are great growth opportunities and that if you prove yourself that you can move up the ranks. Unfortunately, if you do get a promotion, you essentially have the exact same job you did with a different title. Consultants are expected to have a utilization target which is significantly higher than the other firms. The unlimited PTO does impact your utilization, so good luck trying to take time off while trying to hit their number. Leaders inspire and can be looked up to, the people you have put in charge simply have authority. Many of the employees are very smart but are too afraid to speak their minds. Stupid phrases like “we have more momentum now than ever in the history of the company”, “move the needle”, “gritty”, “makers”, is the weakest façade and everyone sees through it, but clap like seals when they are announced since they are too afraid to speak up. To add insult to injury these empty phrases typically require a leadership offsite meeting in order to derive these gems of wisdom. The project work is also brutal. If you are hoping for a sprint planning or requirements, you will need to look elsewhere. The company has a few very good PM’s, but most of them are just there to take a paycheck. They rarely if ever will call out scope creep and do not protect the team, “anything for a client” mentality. The company has no issues with burning consultants out and appears to believe that talent grows on trees. The saddest part about the whole experience though was how Rightpoint treats employees when they leave the firm. Individuals who you had spent years with will drop you fast and will pretend like you never worked at the firm. I watched so many employees walk out those doors their final time and many of them were not said a word to during their last two weeks outside of the mandatory HR meetings. The true colors of the firm come out when their back is against the wall and when it does you can catch a glimpse of the new and unfortunately very real RP. I once thought I would retire at this company, so leaving this review was bitter sweet. This review was very honest, so I should preface that I left on my own accord. It is a shame that the company’s management seems that it would rather serve a handful of their close friends by sacrificing the employees who have trusted you to have their best interests in mind.

1.0
9 Oct 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Beer kegs in the kitchen and the relentless "rah-rah" makes you feel like the whole company was your own idea, that you got this "start up" thing right, and that you're all on the cusp of the next revolution in IT.

Cons

You're not on the cusp of the next revolution in IT. You're in another website design, "we can do anything" firm that wants to be cookie cutter. Managers rarely have any domain expertise in the technologies, and most come from big four and have a micro-management bent common among big four. The company does not know how to say no, and is chronically chasing customers that they shouldn't. Managers sometimes have in excess of 10 projects at a time, and then are blamed when things go wrong because they are stretched too thin. Developers are often well over 100% utilized, no bench, and an emerging culture of political intrigue, also common among big four companies.

2.0
8 Oct 2018

Lacking career development

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Free snacks and Friday team lunches; cool culture and diverse people; great location

Cons

Given their recent reorganization, it appears they value sales ahead of producing a quality product. Everyone is so slammed 247 that communications not related to projects are always ignored or dismissed. Example topics: process improvements and career development. Ross and Brad, along with other execs, stride to invest in the potential of their employees, but yet seem out of touch with process faults until they create massive issues. Yes, this is a competitive industry and sacrifices must be made, but we shouldn't continue to act before planning; this attitude has cost us potential clients and overall loss of revenue per project. (Ex: scoping for a feature without weighing risks and bottlenecks with development). Also, the benefits are lacking and yes.... They will call you during PTO "anything for the client".

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