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Oct 24, 2009
2009-10-24 08:22 PDT
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Symantec – “Could have been better”
Pros
After the company I worked for was purchased, many were jazzed about the message, the combining of storage and security. The notion was novel, perhaps not new, but it made sense. I was excited for the possibility of winning with a strategy whose execution would have combined the strengths of the company. I was working for a good boss and we had a good cause.
Cons
The combining of strength never happened. My job required the seeking of help to implement my initiative. Unfortunately, there was little cooperation. Even if the leaders agreed to help, each indian felt empowered to disagree and go underground.
There was very little notion of a shared goal across the company.
Advice to Senior Management
Break down the walls. Move people around to break up the fiefdoms and the inter group animosity.
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by Anonymous:
1) If somebody cooperates you and things work, the person who cooperates you would not gain anything apart from good technical experience. In spite of that if he chooses to kiss his bosses ass he would get promotion, awards etc. Unfortunately Advisory Engineers in Symantec do not have power like managers to promote or pass on the benefits to those who helped them.
2) I am an Indian. So I really felt bad to read comment about Indian, but unfortunately it is true. Symantec India people make each other so unsecured that they start opposing each other. Especially manager community is so sick and unsecured that for little short term gain they can screw up anybody. Poor people.