Interview in DC/Metro area...

reppgoa

Has anyone here heard of Terpsys? I have an interview for a desktop technician and I was reading a few reviews that made the place sound kind of...hmm...not desirable. Dont get me wrong, I will take the job either way, I just want to know if anyone has any first hand experience working with them. Thanks alot

sidsanders

i have... it was the "usuall" in my book -- that is, seemed like most places looking for folks.

what type of things have you heard?

reppgoa

I heard it was very cultish. I also heard that it was cliquey and very much like high school. If you aren't popular, you don't succeed. I hear that if you don't attend outside functions (happy hour, sports teams, charity events) you are reprimanded in performance reviews. I got this information from a review site and it seemed pretty consistent.

sidsanders

interesting...

this link perhaps? TerpSys Reviews | Glassdoor.com

i can check around with a few folks and see if i can find some more info as well... if some of this is legit -- corp culture is bear. not sure how you could ask about it without starting off on the wrong foot.

reppgoa

sidsanders wrote: »

interesting...

this link perhaps? TerpSys Reviews | Glassdoor.com

i can check around with a few folks and see if i can find some more info as well... if some of this is legit -- corp culture is bear. not sure how you could ask about it without starting off on the wrong foot.

Ya, thats the link. If you could, I would be grateful. I am also looking at a job at UMD. I applied for a desktop tech position, and am waiting to hear back. I would rather work for the university as I think the benefits are better. Any input?

sidsanders

much agreed on umd!!! is the umd job coming with the chance to go to school free of charge?

reppgoa

ya, however they dont seem to have a good IT program. Its integrated into their business program, which I really have no interest in. I can get 50% off at UMUC though so its still pretty good.

rogue2shadow

reppgoa wrote: »

ya, however they dont seem to have a good IT program. Its integrated into their business program, which I really have no interest in. I can get 50% off at UMUC though so its still pretty good.

I was about to say UMUC is where you get majors like Cybersecurity and IA. UMD-CP (Main) seemed to have either computer science, computer engineering, or EE (I will also throw in that I'm a proud terp and loved my experience there haha).

reppgoa

Dont get me wrong. I would LOVE to have a degree from UMD, but I would rather have a degree in something that I am interested in. I go to school on UMD's campus at CP, and not gonna lie, the view is amazing

rogue2shadow

reppgoa wrote: »

Dont get me wrong. I would LOVE to have a degree from UMD, but I would rather have a degree in something that I am interested in. I go to school on UMD's campus at CP, and not gonna lie, the view is amazing

Awesome. I believe when you get a degree from any branch of the "University Systems of Maryland" (Eastern shore, BC, CP, UMUC, UMD-Shady Grove) you get the same University of Maryland degree. Funny thing is a lot of the classes you can take in person are in the same buildings you're accustomed to (Tydings, i forget the rest lol, etc).

reppgoa

Ya, I have read so many different things I have no idea what kind of degree I will get. I mean, I dont know how I would feel about saying I went to the university of maryland, knowing that most people will think UMD, and not UMUC. Dont get me wrong, I would think long and hard about it, just not sure what I would do at this point

sidsanders

rogue2shadow wrote: »

I was about to say UMUC is where you get majors like Cybersecurity and IA. UMD-CP (Main) seemed to have either computer science, computer engineering, or EE (I will also throw in that I'm a proud terp and loved my experience there haha).

reppgoa

I had a feeling sid would like to hear of another fellow terp =P

sidsanders

checked in with some folks on terpsys, most had the same result -- kinda the expected dealings, mostly done over the phone (positions not worth the change in $$ to take for these folks). nothing bad yet. i wont dispute/discount the culture aspect from reviews at this point. if its worth it, and you can handle it...

reppgoa

Thanks alot sid. I plan to take it if I dont find something better. I am still holding out for that UMD job, I dont want to join Terpsys, and then a month later quit to go work for UMD. I will, but I would feel bad =(