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I worked at Halogen Software for about 12 years. I had three different roles at the company and was considered for others along the way. There is room to grow at the company.  Halogen has an excellent product and a well planned direction for the future.
The people at Halogen are what kept me there so long, it is a real team environment with very little to no office politics. Management were very well trained and encouraging towards the employees.  Personal growth and job training was a large factor at Halogen. If employees were interested in training it was most often provided. 
The hardest part of the job was some of daily tasks and following corporate policies, as necessary as they are it could be come tedious and slow you down when trying to accomplish a task. 
The most enjoyable part of working at Halogen was the culture and the people I made many friends there and I am in contact with many of them still.

Working at Halogen was a frustrating experience. I was constantly working hard to drive positive change within the company, yet was constantly shot down, dismissed, and made to feel like my role was insignificant. The company ran with a "sales team is the most important team" mentality, which means at the end of the day, the product (the thing sales are supposed to be selling) just got worse and worse. There was never any emphasis on the experience of the user, with product managers making software design decisions on a regular basis. As I tried to advance in my career and started making noise about how things needed to improve, I was "terminated without cause". 

A company that values complacency over passion will never succeed.

The working environment at Halogen Software is excellent; I have never seen so many bright smiles in one place. Everyone was extremely friendly, and more than welcoming, I felt right at home. The facilities team is very well coordinated, supportive, and work very well amongst each other. The employees are absolutely wonderful, to say the least, and it is no surprise that Halogen is such an extraordinary company.I have gained a great deal of experience and knowledge, and am more confident in the reception/admin field since filling the position at Halogen. I admire the high level of professionalism that Halogen Displays, and I am very proud to add Halogen to my resume.

It is a decent place to work wherein you have Pizza Fridays every other week and intimate lunches with the CEO once/twice a year where he takes feedback from every employee (not contractors, though).

There is no room to grow in the company. Compensation is very limited and basic where you will constantly feel a crunch and need for a second household income. Company has a "hire from outside/fresh blood" policy, hence do not encourage current employees to move up or across.

Good experience for starters, but you stop learning and growing after the 6 month mark unfortunately.

Typical day at work..Head down. dialing.. head down talking..

 I learned that it is important to work in an environment where you feel valued.

Management can be like a revolving door depending on what department you work in.

Great co workers, fun, easy to be around.

Hardest part of the job is getting management to recognize talent that stands before them.

Most enjoyable part of the job was talking to great people all over the world.

Halogen was a truly exceptional place to work, somewhere I loved going every day.  The Saba acquisition, while positive on the surface, is showing signs of changing the culture and environment in ways that would be truly detrimental.  There is an overall lack of direction and not enough urgency to remedy this.

I had a blast during my short time with Halogen.  They have a firm understanding of performance management and provide employees a great working environment and truly show their appreciation of everything their staff does.

I left to pursue other ventures, but left on a positive note.

Great people, always having a social event for the community or for employees. 

Fun and relaxing work environment, but very much geared towards getting the next feature out the door.

Sometimes overaggressive in planning, and thus deadlines and overtime tend to cause undue stress.

Great company, great people, great supportive environment.

Going public changed the culture and processes which made 'bias to action' an issue. But this happens with most private companies that go public.

Supportive workforce - really smart fun people to be around.

A blind eye to technical debt is what I would say is the main/only real issue with this company.

Otherwise, this is a great company to be at in terms of the people you will work with. I love coming into work for the people.

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