Extreme Networks Reviews

Pros

Small company size enables employees to get your hands in many projects and gain lots of experience.
Great employee attitude/humor.
Good compensation, full benefits.
Approachable Executive Management.

Cons

There is an odd mix of a lack of organization, but then a die hard adherence to process (when there is one).
The mood of the company can be down at times after a bad quarter, but it also bounces back when we are doing well.

Advice to Senior Management

Give better motivation than "Make money for the shareholders."
Instead, try "We connect the Mobile World, we are the future!"

Pros

pay, location, good pier group

Cons

lack of management leadership, strategy, trust

Pros

* Smaller company so you get close interaction with all the business units and senior/executive level management.

* Opportunities to work on different technologies

* Good place to work if you are starting your career

* Great people to work with

Cons

* Feels like a 15 year old startup

* Lacks standard processes

* High attrition

Advice to Senior Management

Reward the key employees who are still with the company

Pros

People were absolutley the best reason for working at Extreme...
Everyone worked together to get the job done, even with the limited resources we had to work with...

Cons

Limited resources were always a challenge and it seemed that the company was working with less every year.

Advice to Senior Management

Cutting resources and headcount is not the way to make more money... it only hurts your bottom line. Yes, you will get short term benefits, but that decision will come back and haunt you in the long haul. Most of the decisions being made appeared to be short sighted, and geared to help sell the company. Take some of the money you have in the bank and invest it back in your own company... Selling more product is what helps the bottom line, not moving resources to India or RTP. Short term the company will look better in the next year, but whoever buys this company will be faced with huge challenges to repeat any success the company has had previously.

Pros

People are very friendly and very nice place to work at and learn things.

Cons

MGMT should be more interactive.

Advice to Senior Management

MGMT should be more interactive.

Pros

Good chance for personal growth
excellent peers who are knowledgeable and great at sharing that knowledge
very flexible hours and good personal space
good initial pay package

Cons

very poor senior management
no proper communication between the senior mgmt and the people in the trenches
lack of transparency
no pay hikes
no bonus

Advice to Senior Management

while the wordings and notices from the management seem to convey an intent for assuring a better future for the employees it does not seem to be conveyed in the general attitude., With the churn in the company in the last year and the complete lack of transparency seen in this time I do not seem to be in tune with the employers on how the future is shaping up for the company as a whole. The recent job cuts and pay cuts were not at all handled efficiently .

Pros

Most functional areas do a great job of recognizing employee contributions and creating an enjoyable work environment. Extreme for the most part is very conscious about the competitiveness of their salaries and benefits.

Cons

Hit and miss on opportunities for career advancement from within. Constantly fluctuating strategic directions leaves the company and employees vulnerable to missed street projections at any time.

Pros

Excellent colleagues who are technically very good. Open for discussions.Flexible timings..

Cons

New management took really hasty decisions in letting go few key ppl.Their shift in strategy may not work. Employees feeling insecure. worried about extreme's future.
Possible acquisition target for some time now.

Advice to Senior Management

Communicate the strategy to employees. Create a sense of secure feeling to employees.

Pros

Working environment is fine, people are friendly.

Cons

Lack of good manager to guide the right direction.

Advice to Senior Management

A good Captain can save a whole ship.

Pros

I met many great people.

Cons

Top management is not too competent.