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      3.8

      83% would recommend to a friend

      (1,044 total reviews)
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      Tatiana Rizzante

      91% approve of CEO

      59% positive business outlook

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      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.8

      Culture & values

      3.6

      Work/Life balance

      3.6

      Career opportunities

      3.5

      Senior management

      3.5

      Compensation and benefits

      Reply has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,044 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Reply employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informatique industry (3.9 stars).

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      3.0
      Aug 7, 2023

      A group of companies, each providing a different experience

      Senior manager
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      Pros

      Note: It's important to understand that Reply is a group of 150+ small companies, each with different specialisms and are all called 'something' + Reply e.g. Blockchain Reply. They are always buying or creating new startups so be careful reading these reviews as they'll likely apply to a particular company and not neccessarily yours. The companies are managed more or less independently, with shared services such as HR and finance. This means that you may have a very different experience to someone else in a different Reply company so it's a complete gamble whether you'll enjoy your time at Reply or not (not neccessarily a pro or a con, but it's something be aware of). It is a fast moving consultancy, you will be placed in front of customers and wear many hats right from the beginning. It is a great place to work after graduation to experience different roles and learn a lot. You have the flexibility to try things at Reply, I have done everything from working at expos for business development through to managing large projects. It is a great opporunity to try many things and allows you to find something you enjoy doing within the tech industry.

      Cons

      The company is run by an Italian family since its inception in 1996 and is huge in Italy but little-known elsewhere. Higher up in the hierarchy you will start to notice a strong sense of nepotism, friends and family are often placed in positions they may not neccessarily have the experience or skills to be effective in. This disheartens others, particularly those who are more than capable of senior roles but won't get the chance as they're not part of the 'Italian bubble'. Work can become extremely stressful at times. Workloads are high but add that to the fact that things are disorganised and you need to be careful not to go into meltdown, it's not for the faint of heart and I saw multiple consultants burn out over the course of my time there. As you climb the ladder, the pressure to justify your salary by meeting targets grows. With every new position (Senior Consultant, Manager, Senior Manager, etc), pressure grows as the person above you is under even more pressure. You'll get to the stage where you become frustrated and you lose patience with the people you manage, you won't even recognise yourself. I don't know how people are able to stay in these roles long-term.

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      2y
      Dear former colleague, thank you for sharing your experience. Your feedback is very much appreciated. Reply is designed as a network of highly specialized companies that help clients define business models based on new technological paradigms. Excellence drives us: Replyers' culture is highly specific academics from the best worldwide universities, and we strive to have adequate emoluments. We prioritize meritocracy and achievements. This is why individual career growth is a company matter that each Replyer builds with their manager daily, with defined, compulsory annual appraisals. Also, we understand that work-life balance is something in which we can improve. However, consulting life sometimes requires stressful periods, according to the projects' phases and needs. Thank you again for your feedback. This is very useful for us to identify areas of improvement. We wish you all the best for your working future.
      2.0
      Jul 9, 2018

      Worst company to work

      Software qa engineer
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      Pros

      Flexible depending on agreement at the time of joining. Easy to climb up the career ladder

      Cons

      The company is so unstructured and management is full of less experienced people. Too much politics and worst environment

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      7y
      Dear Replyer, thank you for sharing your thoughts and helping us understand where we can improve. Reply values guide every action we take. Excellence, Teamwork, Innovation, Speed and attention to our Customers are the drivers for our growth. Reply has an agile approach to personal growth as well: you've got to seizes opportunities other than wait for top-down predetermined paths. We prioritize meritocracy and achievements, this is why individual career growth is a company matter, that each Replyer builds together with his manager on a daily basis, with defined, compulsory annual appraisals. Thank you for your feedback, this is very useful for us to identify areas of improvement. We wish you all the best for your working future and we recommend you share any concerns that affect your work-life balance and other issues with your manager.
      2.0
      Jun 23, 2017

      Wouldn't recommend

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      - Nice people - Has potential to be a great and interesting company if management let go of the reigns and allowed their people to get on with their jobs they've been hired to do - Good for junior people only as you will learn a lot and get thrown in the deep end in a positive way

      Cons

      - Bad systems - what Reply create for its clients is great, but the internal systems are forgotten about. - A lot of red tape to get anything done. - Recruitment process - Can't take initiative, you get shot down if you have a suggestion that is remotely different from what has been done in the past. There is no forward thinking and creates lack of confidence. - Management don't like feedback, even when it's consistent and something is wasting money. - Not very adaptive and not interested in learning what has worked well for a company that is being acquired - the acquired company must adapt to worse systems. - Company/management doesn't take into consideration the business culture of the country it's operating in. - Lack of training opportunities - People can be left to clients on their own and feel no sense of belonging to Reply. - Lack of interaction and exposure between Reply companies

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