McAfee Reviews

Pros

Work load is OK and you'll get pay raises and bonuses if the division you're working on performs well. So work hard!

Cons

If you are not working in a core product division, they may eliminate the whole division when it does not make much profit.

Advice to Senior Management

If you work hard and you have good relationship with your top manager, you may get promotion. Most of the managers are nice and easy going...

Pros

The benefits package is great as well as the stock grants and stock options. There is also a fair amount of opportunity to advance in your career within the company.

Cons

It can be difficult at times to collaborate on projects across different geographical regions and greatly different time zones. Even though most speak the English language, it can still be difficult to understand.

Advice to Senior Management

I think we should simplify our current portfolio of software application offerings to cut down on confusion and reduce overlap. McAfee All Access is a great start and if we could align our portfolio under that common name, I think brand recognition would greatly increase.

Pros

Good pay, great management, positive changes, good benefits, flexible work schedule, investment in training

Cons

So much to do that you end up feeling the need to work a lot of hours to be succesful. Hard to get promoted even if you are getting stellar ratings.

Advice to Senior Management

Make tough deisions to let people go that aren't even meeting minimum goals, seems unfair to others. Get the right amount of people for the job, unrealistic expectations wear on people when they can't succeed.

Pros

Decent pay
Flexi timings
Minor perks such as a one-off bonus, outings etc

Cons

No Stock Options (read RSUs) after Intel acquired
Has lot of old-timers who have clung on their job for life and they yield a lot of authority
Values domain-experts over technical-experts
No work from home options for "some" people.

Advice to Senior Management

Having managers who have domain knowledge is OK but most managers here lack communication skills..secondly most middle-level managers are Sunnyvale followers..they simply lack conviction and they do not want to change with times.. ala old fashioned babus! Please pay attention to manager's soft skills as well and secondly try to mould technical experts into functional experts.

Pros

It is possible to make good money at McAfee. There are some talented people working there. Some of their products are market leaders.

Cons

Senior management has no accountability. Change of focus and direction throwing the entire organization into chaos happens often. Regardless of performance it is difficult to advance unless you have connections to senior management. Benefits are below average.

Advice to Senior Management

Intel needs to move in and take over day to day management.

Pros

Very good HR policies in Market. HR and management very supportive to employee well being and concerns. Salaries are at par.

Cons

with growth, loosing its focus. No one knows whats going on..
The talent pool seriously needs to be refilled as most of the good people are leaving for greener pastures due to unfair promotions

Advice to Senior Management

Watch for the real performers and weed out the parasites who earn a name for themselves based on someone else performance. Dont wait for someone to quit before offering him everyhting.

Pros

Security's relevance is only increasing, and we have an enviable product portfolio.

Cons

People changes rarely announced, creating environment of confusion. The co-CEO model is rare and does not have a strong track record in business in general.

Advice to Senior Management

Work to break silos. Create cross functional discussions.

Pros

Good work. Deadlines are met on time most of the time. Great manager to work under. Good opportunities to grow in terms of learning experience. Not the same growing experience in terms of promotions and salaries.

Cons

Compensation less than normal. Intel doesn't give enough attention to all McAfee products. Benefits below par as compared to other companies. Management not open about giving good hardware machines and other software tools to their engineers. Salary raise and promotions slow. Rate of growth definitely slower than other companies.

Pros

The company is growing fast.
A lt of innovation in technology and new business territories.
Great place to work if you are interested in sales.

Cons

Not marketing competitive salaries.
Not clear HR process, therefore no career path certainty.
Complex matix organization and process that dificult every day simple tasks.

Advice to Senior Management

I have seen a great effort in the cloud strategy. I am very proud of the improvements. However I thinks there is a great opportunity in products and services to secure the cloud itself rather than just creating Security as a Service solutions.

Pros

Good company ,great technology nice work culture

Cons

No Work from home. it should be there

Advice to Senior Management

Need to have company bus