Pros

Fast paced and dynamic environment. Very hands on environment. Relatively stable company. Opportunities of taking up resposibilities that may not be as readily available in larger organizations

Cons

Not a very structured environment, small teams. Limited career growth opportunities. Specs changed on the fly for many project deliverables. Company is not growing much in a market dominated by large competitors.

Advice to Senior Management

Strategic focus top management has changed multiple times leading to a lack of focus. Management has been short sighted relying on assumptions rather than on actual data even when its available.

Pros

It is not too big that you are just a number; the lines can be very short. At the same time not so small a company that no resources (people, budget, knowledge) is not available

Cons

pay is not that great. The annual performance review is a joke. The amount that is available is fixed, and the best performers just get a little bit more. There is little encouragement to exceed expectations.

Advice to Senior Management

little more transparency, more coaching could be done of individual contributors

Pros

It is a job. Compete against Cisco so maybe you can join them when you have enough experience under your belt

Cons

Extreme Networks is a small company and Cisco smokes them. They do not have an end to end solution and rely on partnerships with companies like Avaya. Avaya is not exactly a Tier 1 player

Advice to Senior Management

Be happy anyone would want to work there for more than a year. Pay people and give them a career path. Develop better partnerships and adopt a Dell model, where you can actually resell and make money selling best of breed solutions.