Fujitsu Network Communications Reviews

Former Employee – worked at Fujitsu Network Communications

Pros – Excellent opportunities for outside vendors to make a fortune with incompotent Directors and Managers who don't know what they're doing and have excess budget to spend.

Cons – Incompetent and self-serving leadership at the Director and Vice President levels. This place is a classic stovepipe organization. Ship is beginning to sink.

Advice to Senior Management – Stop stealing. Resign and leave - oh wait, no one will hire you.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Fujitsu Network Communications

Pros – -Has okay benefits.

-Holidays and vacations were good.

Cons – -Extremely bad employee moral.

-Lots of management here that's been here for decades (some of them a Quarter-century) and most are incompotent or clueless.

-Horrible place for younger workers due to non-promotion of internal qualified candidates in favor of nepotism (which is rampant).

-The most toxic work culture I've ever seen (turf wars, intimidation, widespread anger and frustration, bully style management who hire scapegoats, dysfunctional meetings, completely incompetent HR staff).

-Overall this place is just awful and I would recommend you look elsewhere (especially if you are young).

Advice to Senior Management – This company does have the technology and key employees to make it an outstanding company, senior management and director levels are the issue. The company ran much better many years ago prior to the so-called leadership what is in place now.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Fujitsu Network Communications full-time for more than a year

Pros – Nothing great. Salary is OK.

Cons – Sr. Management and vision for the future is very poor. Working environment is very restrictive and old fashioned.
There is no long term goal.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Fujitsu Network Communications

Pros – FNC is a market leader in optical transport in the US. There is some flexibility in work hours which helps with work/life balance. An on-site gym is popular at lunchtime. FNCs largest customers are AT&T and Verizon so it has a strong customer base for its current prodcut generation.

Cons – Employees are siloed - they toil away in the dark and have little opportunity for any real recognition. You won't get rich at FNC. Upper management is isolated. There is a Japanese expat clique that keeps to themselves. US managers only talk to each other. You won't see them walking around the building talking with anyone. The real decisions are made in Japan - HW development is there too. Japan develops the products and dumps them on FNC to sell in the US. You are only provided with the information you absolutely need to have - knowledge is power so people don't freely share information. The company has a vested interest in laying you off before 5 years - before you vest in your 401K cause they keep the unvested funds when they get rid of you.

Advice to Senior Management – Walk out your door and talk with people - ask about what they do and how they do their jobs. Get to know a few more people than you direct reports and your secretary.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Fujitsu Network Communications

Pros – 1. compensation was decent
2. enjoyed the industry
3. benefits were excellent..including health plan
4. clients were high powered for movement after Fujitsu

Cons – 1. senior management not organized and unable to hold HR/Employment promises
2. professional growth was lacking at fujitsu.
3. not a lot of job growth/promotions internally

Advice to Senior Management – Mainly do what you say and offer to your employees. Offer professional development to your employees and try to keep them around.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Fujitsu Network Communications

Pros – Good benefits and adequate compensation. Occasionally interesting work, with some
very capable colleagues. Great area to live.

Cons – A lot of sustaining and cost reduction work, as telecom equipment has a long deployment life.
Schedules are paramount, budget is inflexible, room for mistakes is non-existent.
Inter-department contention can be something to behold.
Intra-department contention can be even worse.
Cost containment has gone too far, to the point of costing more in low productivity and low cooperation. See above.

Advice to Senior Management – Good products sell themselves. Take the time to make them. Moving the marketing exec away from
product development was a good start.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Fujitsu Network Communications

Pros – Not a lot of work pressure

Cons – Less Growth Opportunities, Weak Management Practices

Advice to Senior Management – Improve HR dramatically

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Fujitsu Network Communications full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Work/Life balance is really good. Relaxed dress standards. Decent healthcare plan. Nice campus in Richardson. Very convenient location. Close to Frys.

Cons – FNC tends to solve budget problems with solutions that have a long term detrimental impact on its employees. As an example, FNC just reduced the maximum number of paid time off hours by a third to make the budget numbers look better. Very little chance for advancement.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Fujitsu Network Communications full-time

Pros – - It is a very nice group of people to work with and work for.
- Everyone is pleasant and co-operative.
- A good playground to experiment and learn.

Cons – - A slow paced environment and not really on the cutting edge of technology.
- Difficult to keep your skill updated.
- Dont really pay well and hardly any bonuses (as compared to other similar companies/roles)

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Fujitsu Network Communications full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Good Benefits and competitive pay.

Cons – Lack tecnical innovation. Low investment in employee training

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend