Redback Networks Reviews

Pros

Profession environment
people are very talented

Cons

too many meetings
email threads can be long and involve 2 dozen people

Pros

Work practices are good. Technology is good. Environment is good.

Cons

Management and sales team is weak.

Advice to Senior Management

Get some inspiration and start becoming go getters.

Pros

Competitive environment. Helpful coworkers. Learning curve very steep.

Cons

aging technology. co. needs to invest in next generation.

Advice to Senior Management

creating new products takes time and money. must have commitment to see it thru.

Pros

-- Competitive salary & benefits
-- Backed By Ericsson
-- Stable

Cons

-- Not much opportunity to grow
-- Not much mentoring - know it all old-timers
-- Not too friendly atmosphere, people don't even say "Hi"

Advice to Senior Management

Upper management should have interactions with staff to get the feel of workplace.

Pros

Nice People
Responsiblity
Perks

Overall a good palce to work but needs more ambition. I would however recommend it as a place to work.

Cons

A lot of know all staff members - staff usggestions are completely ignored which results in a bad working atmosphere

Advice to Senior Management

Lighten up with the management attitude. Listen to senior staff members who are brave enough to make suggestions that would help improve the company

Pros

- There is a strategy (at last!)
- Ericsson processes improve quality & predictability
- Ericsson Packet Core leading position helps funding Router product line

Cons

- Old Redback culture still too present in mid-management
- Lack of accountability
- No pride for (lack of) execution & quality delivered

Advice to Senior Management

- Accelerate the transition to Ericsson's way of working & doing business
- Optimize investment in R&D
- Align compensation policy with competition to attract talent.

Pros

Can move easily between tech verticals
very friendly atmosphere at work
work is interesting in patches

Cons

reviews and promotions are not very clear
management of projects is bad
very political for such a small place

Advice to Senior Management

Innovation is not being promoted

Pros

Terrific, smart, friendly, capable people. Teams and individuals work well together, and communication across organizations is for the most part excellent. There is a strong positive energy, a commitment to making things happen.

Cons

Redback is now part of Ericsson, a large Swedish company. All corporate takeovers involve integration pains, but this one has been bizarre. Walls are coming up, obstacles put into place. (Example: IT support outsourced, with local experts terminated. Simple "check this server" requests now take days). There is a big cultural disconnect.

Advice to Senior Management

Process is important; so is standardization; but it's people who create value. Steamrollering is one approach to assimilation, but you might gain much by stepping back, observing, listening, and learning how things work in the Valley.

Pros

- Better job security under Ericsson
- Salaries are lower than Cisco, but some leveling expected
- More development resources
- Better customer support
- Opportunity to move to Sweden

Cons

- Redback revenues are declining, buggy products,
- No bonuses, stock options are dead
- Few employee benefits - no cafeteria, gym, childcare
- Most top people are gone (Three engineering SVPs have left since Jan. 2007)
- Bureaucratic Ericsson now in charge of all key functions (Sales, Ops, Engineering)

Advice to Senior Management

Integrate sales faster
Move R&D to Texas and Canada
Cut your losses

Pros

Good home grown network processor work, money

Cons

Poor infrastructure, below average employees

Advice to Senior Management

Stop cube sharing
 Provide proper office equipments(such as laptop to employees)