Network Equipment Technologies Reviews

Pros

good people with decent technology

Cons

decisions are not very transparent

Pros

Engineering collaboration was the best thing the company has.

Cons

There is lack of professionalism in engineering management.

Advice to Senior Management

Grow up and compete with peers

Pros

slow pace if you want to relax a little bit
nice facilities

Cons

people seem dont care much of company's future
management seems dont care about projects
big hurdle to grow

Pros

Very good place with good colleagues.

Cons

No career advancement what so ever.

Advice to Senior Management

Innovate into new products to make the company survive for longer.

Pros

They do make an effort to hold to an average 40 hour work week.

Cons

Too much corporate culture to ever be changed

Advice to Senior Management

Sell the company to the shareholders.

Pros

Great team of talented engineering folks. Good cash reserve if that matters to you as an employee. Some good engineering tools in place to increase the productivity.

Cons

Some of the functional areas are more than enough process heavy.
Being a small company, it could do without too many processes.

Advice to Senior Management

At a stage where NET is, it could do without too many processes. It could focus on delivering the product first and then with growth processes would help move forward.

Pros

The employees are extremely friendly and great to work with. There is a great balance of work and personal life. Management is understanding and respectful to the employees.

Cons

Didn't have the transparency I needed for a person in my position. The marketing team could do a much better job of understanding the market and product features.

Advice to Senior Management

Have a clearer direction of what projects/products need to be developed. The indecision affects the employees' motivation directly. Provide a better compensation/bonus scheme instead of changing depending on the revenues. Also, they need to do a better job of rewarding hard work instead of just rewarding the same ones because of familiarity. There needs to be a change in the culture to bring back excitement to the employees.

Pros

Benefits on par with other large companies. One good thing was that they would actually give you cash if your spouse covered you on their insurance. They would give you the amount of "net dollars" you were allocated for your position.

Cons

Funny that I worked there 10 years ago and the first reviewer said all the things wrong with the company 10 years ago. Essentially, they have continued to lose market share. The number of employees is one fourth of what they were when I was there. This was a company that actually decided against purchasing Cisco before they became the market leader. This is where N.E.T. has come from and it doesn't look like they will ever right the ship.

Advice to Senior Management

I don't understand why you cannot seem to keep making the same mistakes over and over. It seems that complacency is the order of the day. Dan Warmenhoven drove the company into the ground and nobody has been able to dig back out of the hole. That was 16 years ago and that is shameful.

Pros

NET seems to do pretty well in terms of base salary. From a few of the data points I've gathered the salaries seem to be in the 75th percentile for a job title. The work atmosphere is generally quiet and low-stress, with very flexible hours. Some people work 11-8, others do 6-3. They seem to sponsor tons of visas. I would guess 80% or more of the engineering employees are foreign born.

Cons

In general the company portfolio is weak. The main cash-cow is a legacy product called Promina - an absolute nightmare to work with from an engineering standpoint. Revenue from Promina is decreasing every quarter as the product becomes obsolete. Other UC products are picking up speed, but more slowly than expected.

Management is interesting to say the least. There is a lot of unprofessional behavior, such as telling one employee about the personal details of another employee. Some managers publicly embarrass the employees, others bring their children to work and ask engineers to babysit. Companywide meetings sometimes include political opinions. HR does little to help these matters.

Advice to Senior Management

NET seems to have the mentality of a very large company when there are only about 300 employees. There should be less bureaucracy/hierarchy and more getting-down-to-business. Communication, direction, and motivation in general seem poor. Clear out some of the old timers that refuse to change and bring in new blood.