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      HostGator.com

      Engaged Employer

      HostGator.com reviews

      3.5

      55% would recommend to a friend

      (496 total reviews)

      Suhaib Zaheer

      9% approve of CEO

      41% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.5

      Compensation and benefits

      3.3

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.3

      Work/Life balance

      3.2

      Culture & values

      3.1

      Career opportunities

      2.9

      Senior management

      HostGator.com has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 496 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The HostGator.com employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Tecnologia da informação industry (3.9 stars).

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      496 reviews
      1.0
      Feb 14, 2013

      Good if you are 18

      Junior administrator i
      Recommend
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      You will learn a lot about basic web hosting, if you didn't already. Ehh free coffee and free "lunch" I put in quotes as sometimes it may not be lunch that you would touch. Gym and good break room.

      Cons

      This is not a career by any means if you are a Jr. Admin unless you know people already there and tangle with them and swallow their s*** Not an honest company when it comes to customers. Unless the customers complains to hell. Up selling and half a** trained people make it a b*tch to work for. For instance some people don't even know what Ajax is. Half ass people with half ass training. We do Google for you and maybe a bit more - like creating a ticket for your issue when can't find an answer on Google. Good if you want a temp job while finding something else in the tech industry, because trust me you will want to. Your quota and numbers will matter over actually helping any customer out. Seems cool at first, but the perks are there just to lure in idiots, it seems. Basically, the company is a whole facade of "cool". This is economy web hosting with economy compensation. Avoid if you can.

      1.0
      Feb 10, 2013

      Linux Admin

      Linus administrative
      Recommend
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      It's relatively easy to get a position which is great if you are between jobs or as a started position. The internal joke is that Hostgator is great while you are in school, as a first job, or under 21.

      Cons

      Supervisors are highly under experienced. HR does a great job of sitting there and looking pretty. Current CEO was just a Supervisor 3 years ago. Have no real education, training, or management Background. Promotions and raises are based on the buddy system. I achieved my RHCE, but was passed over for a promotion by someone who was a drinking buddy to my supervisor. Pay is way below par. I left Hostgator and am nor making $80k+, with great benefits and training. Who needs a free lunch if you are making enough to pay for your own. Management gives you the impression that this is the company is just a hobby for them. Company growth is very stagnant. Last new product was about 3 years ago when they introduced VPN. Still no cloud, remote backup, or any other market penetration like other hosting companies are doing.

      4.0
      Feb 3, 2013

      Jr. Admins are like cattle, upper level system admins are treated with increasing levels of respect.

      Linux systems administrator i
      Recommend
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Holiday pay, up to 120hrs Paid Time Off with partial rollover, quota bonus, challenging work and nice proprietary toolset with which to do the job. Free Lunch! The free lunch is not terribly special, but it's nothing to sneer at, it's catered and a decent weekly menu. Free is Free, can't complain, it saves a good bit of money and time. decent game room, excellent gym, ample parking at the current location. Allowed to customize your account OS desktop - choice of gnome3, xcfe and KDE.

      Cons

      You will want to use some clorox wipes as the workstations are not reserved. The keyboards have that... OLD grubby feeling to them, you can bring in your own keyboard and mouse if you so choose. The rules are pretty strict as far as what you are allowed to do while on the clock, they squeeze every last ounce of productivity out of you. However you are allowed to work on resolving problems at your own pace - you can either go for quality, quantity or both for the win when resolving customer issues.

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