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4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(3,203 total reviews)
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Mark Benjamin

88% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Nuance has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 3,203 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Nuance employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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3K reviews
3.0
Mar 13, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

The technology is some of the most interesting out there for engineers. There is a handful of brilliant engineers from whom you can learn. There are lots of interesting technical challenges and an enthusiastic customer base.

Cons

Management is more interested in their own success, much less their employees' Career ladder is a joke. Promotional favor is given to friends of managers. Code quality is not a priority of this company. Getting products out fast is.

1.0
Jan 12, 2010

Employee Respect and acknowledgment? Whats that?

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Remote Office working is available in some positions and is highly recommended...its the one thing Nuance does "get".

Cons

Where do you start? Nuance has yet to hand out raises in over three years let alone cost of living increase. Bonuses? Forget it! They taunt you and tease you and tell you to work hard all year long...then rip them from under your feet and blame the economy and bad business. I guess its considered bad business when you double and triple your profits every single year. Don't even know where to begin with how upper management all look "down" and not "at" the employees and give you the "low-life" look. All of them got there from knowing someone...who knew someone. Want to see a classic company with the "good ol boys" still in tact take a look here. If you do decide to still work for Nuance your best off to follow these rules and expectations: 1. Keep your opinions to yourself. 2. Do as the company says...not what you think is better or right. 3. Keep your head down so upper management cant look you in the eye. 4. Work very hard and neglect your own family so it feels extra nice when you "don't" get that bonus or raise. 5. Never expect a promotion.......believe me...it wont happen. 6. Be prepared to get an insulting salary for what you are expected of. 7. Be prepared to NEVER get recognized...praised...rewarded....for anything! 8. Be prepared to be told the company has no money to fund your raise...repeatedly year after year...and then see press releases that Nuance just paid 500 Million $ for another company they have no use for.

2.0
Nov 21, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pockets of good people, intelligent and hard-working. Tight control of expenses. Excellent technologies and strong expectations for future innovations.

Cons

HR department has too much influence. Lots of lip-service about valuing employees, but not much truth to it. Morale is low in some circles. Line managers are functionaries with no real management power, no budgets for example. Most innovation is non-organic: new companies are acquired but never absorbed. Leaders of acquired companies get sweetheart deals to lead organizations, existing organizations always readjusting to the new leadership.

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