Working at GSI Commerce in King of Prussia, PA: 8 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in King of Prussia, PA Area

"Awesome"

What do you like about working at GSI Commerce?

"Start-up environment and flexibility with my schedule. I have the opportunity to get involved in many different aspects of the company working with a wide array of disciplines and departments."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Unfortunately no, I've been away too long and the company has changed since it was bought by EBay."

What don't you like about working at GSI Commerce?

"The start-up environment can be difficult on a family requiring long days, evenings and weekends."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be more family friendly...most would give up higher salary for quality of life."

"Its a good place to work for industry experience but not great for career advancement."

"Fun Place to Work"

What do you like about working at GSI Commerce?

"Great people"

What don't you like about working at GSI Commerce?

"Poor pay and little chance for advancement"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Develop more career paths for existing employees."

"Honest"

What do you like about working at GSI Commerce?

"It was a leader in the ecommerce space and every problem was a new one."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be careful, make sure you ask about turnover and the reasons for it. Make sure everything they promise is in writing."

What don't you like about working at GSI Commerce?

"Management believes that people are expendable and not deserving of respect."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get new jobs!"

"It's pretty much a sweat shop."

What do you like about working at GSI Commerce?

"Exciting industry, innovative apps, casual atmosphere and work schedule flexibility"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be a go getter get things done attitude. Don't talk to much about your personal life."

What don't you like about working at GSI Commerce?

"No down time, never leave the office (electronic, communications, remote, blackberry) mgrs. expect constant availability. Work volumes were ridiculous, all staff were pressed and projects under resourced. Mgt. not realistic to day to day. Old boy network for advancement. No real appreciation for work done. Ran by project with limited financial resources with many consultants no bench time allowed (finish a project and you were out unless another project was available immediately."

"Good for a little while. Don't stay too long."

What do you like about working at GSI Commerce?

"Large company, leader in the industry, ability to work with many new and interesting technologies, fast paced."

What don't you like about working at GSI Commerce?

"Silos, inability to move laterally or vertically, poor qa process, lack of standards, continually encountering the same issues repeatedly, no one wants to own and resolve defects."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"QA needs an overhaul. Developers need to be in touch with the current state of the production environment. Need people to step up and take ownership of issues instead of endlessly passing them off to other groups."