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A good vendor is hard to find. The really great vendors - the ones who deliver what they promise - are hard to find and easy to miss. These are the guys who can turn out a new feature that actually works right the first time, and turn it out on schedule. This sounds like a simple concept, but if it were really that easy, good vendors would be the rule, not the exception.
Remember, software is only as good as the people writing it. Great software vendors have to have great developers, as well as a dedicated team of quality assurance and support staff. Yet a brief look at some of the companies who claim to be "striving for excellence" or that "quality is number 1!" may have poor working environments.
It's never boring and always a challenge. Monday mornings I’m happy that I can go to work. That's why I've been here for so long!
The problem isn't just the cramped cubicles or the noisy environments you find in many of these places. It's the blatant disregard for each employee's concerns and ideas: the upper managers who are stuck in an old school rut of thinking, the middle managers who insist that their way is the only way, and the office managers who squash any fun like simply taping up a Dilbert clipping at your desk.
There is a lot of talent under the roof and not a lot of bureaucracy. If something will help us to do our job better, then it is provided without red tape.
These attitudes repel motivated individuals with fresh ideas and true developer talent. It stems from a disregard for the coding process, from an uninformed belief that it is just a fancy way of typing. Managers with this misconception treat development as a cost center, and consider it their responsibility to cut these costs as aggressively as they can.
Even though I'm not working as a senior designer, other developers listen to my ideas and concerns.
PCSI understands that coding, customer service and quality assurance are not support functions, but rather a capital investment. We consider our work force to be a priceless resource. As such, we devote substantial energy towards the attraction, recruitment and retention of the best talent possible. This means we strive toward competitive wages and outstanding working conditions. We foster an environment where employee input and concerns are respected, encouraged, and acted upon.
PCSI operates under this premise: Our goal is to produce a best of breed product, and we work as a team in a non-hierarchal fashion to achieve that status. Management is not here to dictate work practices, but to remove distractions so everyone can work their magic. We provide the best work environment we can get. Dual LCD monitors are standard issue for every developer. No ties required here, jeans and a tee shirt are just fine. Want a new computer, piece of software, or reference manual? As long as you are delivering results, your needs are satisfied.
Some individuals understand my humor without an explanation.
Yes, we spoil our people. We are committed to being one of those few great vendors on the market, and that means we need the best employees we can get. We understand that to build the next generation of pharmaceutical software, we need to build a company where the best people will want to work.