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April 18, 2007
All the clients know that the CEO is full of it, but he's such a good salesman you find yourself admiring his ability to bullshit his way out of things. After a while, though, you start to wonder what kind of parents could not manage to teach their children basic concepts of right and wrong.
As the title says, they're not the worst out there, but they certainly are among the most inept and dishonest I've ever encountered. Makes for a great combination when they're selling HCM software, and they can't manage to implement any of the concepts internally. Stay far away
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Re: not the worst, but vying for it posted on April 18, 2007 09:24 AM
Ethics is an interesting part of that company. When I was there, one of the execs was a guy named Thomas Campbell. He had previously spent time in prison for fraud. That must have been a stellar bit on his CV. You can read about what he did in the business week article http://www.businessweek.com/1996/38/b3493123.htm
Here is my favorite part of the article "Aggressive accounting started to veer into chicanery. The turning point may have come in the final hours of Dec. 31, 1992. With the company still short of its quarterly targets, Campbell was pressuring Atlanta salesman James Hasbrouck to seal two orders from Georgia hospitals. Although Hasbrouck testified he told Campbell the customers weren't ready to sign, Campbell kept pushing, and the salesman eventually forged both customers' names on sales papers and faxed them to Campbell.
Soon after, Murray testified, Campbell came charging into her office with the $221,000 in ersatz orders. Campbell confided to her about the forgeries, saying Hasbrouck needed more time to ``clean up the paperwork.'' Murray informed Bradstreet, she testified, and he told her not to worry--although Bradstreet countered in court that he didn't know about the forgeries. Murray posted the transactions." -
Re: not the worst, but vying for it posted by thehacker on April 18, 2007 03:11 PM
I remember that guy too. The VP of finance, right? He seemed like a jerk, but I had no idea about his criminal past. When were you at Softscape? I worked there in '04. -
Re: not the worst, but vying for it posted on April 25, 2007 12:26 PM
From www.corr.state.mn.us/publications/legislativereports/documents/InterstateCouncilReport2007.pdf
Each committee gave the commission a report on their activities for the year. The Technology Committee reported that Softscape, the vendor working on the National database, has not met their deadlines nor delivered the product as promised. Several tests were conducted on NACIS across the nation. Minnesota took part in these tests. The concept looked promising; however, the system had some serious flaws. ICAOS andSoftscape have entered into binding arbitration in order to cancel the existing contract. -
Softscape is being sued posted on May 03, 2007 07:30 AM
From this web page:
http://dockets.justia.com/docket/court-aredce/case_no-4:2007cv00377/case_id-68042/
Pulaski County, Arkansas v. Softscape Inc
Plaintiff: Pulaski County, Arkansas
Defendant: Softscape Inc
Case Number: 4:2007cv00377
Filed: April 10, 2007
Court: Arkansas Eastern District Court
Office: Little Rock Office [ Court Info ]
County: Pulaski
Presiding Judge: Judge Susan Webber Wright
Nature of Suit: Contract - Other Contract
Cause: 28:1332 Diversity-Other Contract
Jurisdiction: Diversity
Jury Demanded By: Defendant
Amount Demanded: $3,000,000.00 -
What happened to Softscape's Abacos group?? posted on May 11, 2007 10:57 AM
Did this fail?
About Abacos Group (www.abacosgroup.com)
Abacos Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Softscape, helps companies turn business strategy into action through assessment driven organizational development and human capital management consulting. Abacos Group brings together leading experts in the Human Resources, behavioral sciences, competency modeling, organizational development and compensation planning industries and applies them to each client's challenges. Abacos Group services a diverse range of enterprises and government agencies around the world. -
Re: What happened to Softscape's Abacos group?? posted by thehacker on May 12, 2007 11:48 AM
Keep the posts coming! -
Softscape Ordered to Pay Former Employee posted on May 14, 2007 08:38 AM
It appears that Softscape sued a former employee and lost. The court ordered Softscape to pay $24,436.50 as reasonable attorneys' fees and costs to the former employee and now they are now appealing the judgment.
From the web page:
http://www.ma-appellatecourts.org/display_docket.php?dno=2007-J-0007
ORDER: "Before me is the plaintiff's appeal from an order of the Superior Court, entered on December 21, 2006, that awarded $24,436.50 as reasonable attorneys' fees and costs to the defendant, pursuant to G. L. c. 231, s.6F...the order awarding attorney's fees is affirmed." -
Re: Softscape Ordered to Pay Former Employee posted by thehacker on May 14, 2007 11:12 AM
I remember the plaintiff in that suit. Anyone have any good gossip about this? -
Do people like the owner of Softscape? posted on May 18, 2007 10:40 AM
Read what people say about the owner of Softscape
http://www.thebossawards.com/index.cfm?action=profile&managerID=4E9185D702622E59CAD3E0B8B9B3835E
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