software engineer

sales representative

business development manager

technical operations manager

senior software engineer

Barco

Like other reviewers, I find the command and control tactics from Belgium challenging to navigate. My position requires ocassional necessary travel, but because we were slightly below our targets for the year they cut all travel, meaning I can't effectively get my job done. Yet Belgium is telling me to do this and that, but not providing funding to do it, so it's a no win situation. The complexity of even getting a small invoice paid boggles my mind. There is little to no support staff, so highly compensated professionals end up spending a good bit of time performing administrative tasks. My title does not reflect what I actually do, and though I asked for a review of that and felt I could support the case for a change, I was told no. Recently I've seen people with many years experience be let go and that makes me nervous. I also do not believe there is opportunity for advancement, though I haven't been there that long so we'll see. There is an inordinate worshipping of all sales jobs, with disregard for the support functions needed leading up to and following the sale. Technology is often rushed to market too quickly so that there are issues in the field leading to bad publicity, or no inventory so we can't ship for months and customers become frustrated.

First the positive: Pays extremely well for the difficulty of the role.

Now the negative: Information does not flow freely in iths organization.  There is a small group within the Healthcare/ Diagnostic management team that is an old boys club.  If you are not part of this group, promotions as well as information does not flow freely.  I (as well as my peers) had been lied to numerous times regarding expansions, soon to be open positions, and sales targets.  Also, this company can't decide if its a tech company or a health care company- they claim one or the other depending if it benefits them or not.  This is extemely evident when it comes to their benefits.  They claim they are a tech company when it comes to their healthcare benefits and state they are on par with other tech companies offerings.  It was the worst healthcare benefits I have ever had in my healthcare career.

Bottom line: If you want to make great money and just do your job everyday with little to no help and you can mentally handle ever-changing goals, then this is place for you.  If you can't handle incompetency. weak management and terrible health benefits then pass this company by,

No two days are the same.  If there is a way to make  process more complicated than it needs to be Barco will find it. 

If you are in sales, you are a golden child and are treated extremely well. If however, you are in an administrative position, expect to work hard and very long hours. 

This company is very top heavy - too many managers and little support staff.  The only time more people get added to the support staff is if someone quits or leaves. 

The benefits are good, but there are very little perks. Even in times of record sales, there are no employee bonuses.Every year the company cuts back more and more. This company does not appreciate its support staff. Do not expect more than 2% raise a year. 

Since the internal structure is not well supported there are fires that constantly need to be put out. Problems are not solved  - only glossed over or temporarily patched. There is always a major eruption simmering below the surface. 

Big Brother Belgium runs the company. The US sites are not as well staffed or supported as the sites in Belgium.  They may be cutting edge in technology, but they need to have their internal processes examined and streamlined.

Dynamically transferred multiple sales and marketing disciplines into new channel development role in a new market niche to generate over $6M in medical device and software revenue in 11 months. Maximized field presence to 85-90% in the largest and most diverse territory in the country covering 10 states in the northwestern US. Built well-respected relationships with informatics directors, chief officers, and vice presidents in vertical provider and horizontal channel markets through social media, national industry conferences, and regional roadshows. Developed and led executive decision support worksessions by analyzing client-based analytic data to build long-term strategic plans to rollout radiology workstations across multi-entity, multi-state healthcare organizations.  Improved internal processes including but not limited to market awareness, social media marketing, strategic business reviews, proficiency of new hires, and channel management. Leveraged traditional and new industry leading sales methodologies to displace key competitors in most competitive accounts.

A typical day was productive with a variety of tasks and responsibilities.  I learned a lot about negotiating, vendor and partner relationships, how to navigate the complex processes.  Leadership would change strategic direction every 12-18 months. The company excelled at making simple processes complex.  And then they'd add more complexity.  The hardest part of the job was getting Training a seat at the Product Development table in the early stages.  Normal operating mode was that training was an afterthought requiring a lot of scrambling for resources and available training at the time of product launch. The most enjoyable part of the job was I was provided with autonomy and not micro-managed.

There is a big disconnect between management decisions and everyday employees (white collar). Extreme focus on cost cutting, at the cost of quality, high employee stress (even chaotic) and worklife balance. Projects are started left, right and center, without thinking about who will deliver those projects and their schedule, and where possible products are sold before being designed. Burnouts are not uncommon.
The quality system is outdated and designed for the 80's when everything was on paper. Projects to improve and digitise fail or are blocked due to politics.

Facilities are nice and the employees are kind, however middle management is often incompetent. Projects are innovative but often run into problems due to outdated processes and extremely unrealisticly short deadlines, leading to a culture of taking shortcuts

This is a Belgium based company, with locations spread out all over the world. I have had no issues with local management, but communications between Belgium HQ and US is ineffective and there's an underlying aura of classism between white collar and blue collar at times. Wasting lots of money on frivolous projects, yet cutting budgets for the lower level workers. Reviews and raises happen yearly which is nice, but raises are 3% or less with no room for career growth as far as I've seen. They offer health insurance, but every year the amount employees have to pay out of check increases because of budget. It's not the worst company to work for, but there's a lot of room for improvement and I'd advise applicants to seek employment elsewhere.

I worked in the maintenance department, purchasing both stock items as well as emergency items.  Maintained equipment files and tracked man hours for our department.  Was challenged with making changes to improve our ISO rating in my area, which we revised to a much easier system to follow and recieved excellent audits.  I enjoyed being challenged with tasks that were needed to improve company performance.  I had a great manager and worked wtih an excellent staff who were all determined to improve company performance.  We took great pride and ownership in our positions.This job was a temporary position.

I actually love Barco, but they've been shutting down California sites and relocating it to merge with corporate in Atlanta. The people who worked there makes you feel comfortable at work. The management was about normal and a few managers were pretty cool. The workplace culture was amazing. They would have employee appreciation every year during the last quarter. There was nothing hard about the job since I catch on quick. The most enjoyable part of the job was just doing the work and knocking things out and having your boss notice your hard work.

Have have work at Barco for more then 20 years, during this time i have been given opportunities to grow and increase greatly in technical  skills levels, learning new to use software, traveling to many healthcare facility to repair/ upgrade customer products. I have  received and given leadership skills to co-workers, also train many new employee. My managers  and supervisors always know that can count on me at any given moment. I have met many great friends and made long time friendships / relationships.

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