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Hire and Fire - Senior Software Engineer Nuance Employee Review

1.0
May 17, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Time flexibility is good -Decent work-life balance -Compensation is good

Cons

-They shut down entire Business Units randomly out of nowhere. -A team of 80 people were hired and fired within a year in one single shot -One or the other BUs is shutdown every year..highly unstable company

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Nuance Response
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Thank you for your feedback on Nuance. We are glad to see you enjoy the flexibility, work-life balance and compensation. There was a shift in the product portfolio that impacted this groups jobs. Unfortunately, like many other fast moving technology companies, product portfolio will change often to keep up with the latest trends in the market. HR put together a strategic in-placement program to help support these individuals. We encourage anyone impacted to utilize this program.

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