Symantec Reviews

Pros

Good Company to work for. Smart and helpful people to work with; Nice environment but not alot of group activities; Good location (Mt. view).

Cons

Not alot of negatives to mention here but if I had to say something, I would say there is not enough group activities to foster team spirit.

Pros

Above average pay, no hassles expensing whatever is necessary. Really great campus and cafe. Very easy to work from home. Teams are spread across multiple Symantec sites.

Cons

There are many "lifers" who have survived multiple acquisitions by laying low, not doing much work, and dealing with issues secretively.

The VPs are extremely passive-aggressive and have created a breeding ground for paranoid, discouraged employees. The exceptions are the employees in Europe, who are phenomenal and great to work with.

Symantec is very segmented and people identify themselves by the companies they came from. Newer hires don't tend to stay long.

Some groups are fine and others are toxic - it completely depends on the lower level managers.

Advice to Senior Management

Don't kiss up or slap down. Your jobs are not simply to keep your jobs. Don't tolerate disrespect. Encourage collaboration across groups.

Pros

Work related to application development involving some OS level work
Knowledgeable people to work with

Cons

Expected a little more communication in terms of performance

Pros

- There are some amazingly smart people.
- Technical exposure is simple great.
- Well established products.
- Communication between management and engineers is good most of the time.
- Good benefits.
- There aren't too many better companies to work for in Pune.

Cons

- Symantec has recently been on a hiring spree (Pune area) which has considerably diluted talent.
- You end up working late hours at times.
- Your entire experience completely depends on your team. If you're team + manager is good, you'll have a blast. If not, you'll loathe coming to work.
- Some products entirely own their competitive spaces, which tends to make them a bit lazy when it comes to innovating/being at the cutting edge. Being market leader can have its downsides.

Advice to Senior Management

- Offer better compensation if you want to retain your talented employees/attract better talent.
- Reduce the hiring pace. Hiring mediocre people just because you have to meet targets won't help the company culture.

Pros

Good ENV for work here

Cons

salary not high, but acceptable

Advice to Senior Management

Enhangce salary level, it will be good to enhance company competitionn

Pros

Great offices (Personal office, cafeteria, nice location)
Relaxed working environment

Cons

Lack of vision
Make acquisition without thinking, then make no effort to integrate products across the board, there is less cross pollination or integration.
Companies continue to work as individual entities even after acquisition
When things don't and then shut down the division without making any effort

Pros

One of the largest growing independent software companies.

Cons

Minimal career advancement. Need further opportunities.

Advice to Senior Management

Keep growing through acquisition.

Pros

-Good brand name, proud of the software, at least consumer
-Nice HQ/office space
-Great benefits
-Good corporate governance and green initiatives

Cons

-Extreme level of politics
-Promotion only by who you knows, very hard to get raises or promotions, unless someone leaves
-Frequent layoffs
-Management at all levels talks the talk but refuses to walk the walk
-Some business units preferred over others
-Silos, lack of cooperation between business units
-Too much emphasis on cost cutting and not enough on efficiency
-Knee-jerk reaction and cost cutting, not useful
-Refusal to spend money on quality IT, making your job very difficult and frustrating

Advice to Senior Management

Do what you say you are going to do, stop giving lip service. Your employees can tell the different. Focus on career advancement, not just development. If you want something done, provide the resources to get it done. "Doing more with less" can only work for so long, until you hit critical mass. You are pushing top talent out.

Pros

great benefits. Such a medical care, transportation, university tuition program, comfy workstation.

Cons

No communication from managers to employees
They take decitions, make changes and etc all the time and we find out at last
No job opportunities to grow. We can not change to other sections of the company as we were promised.

Advice to Senior Management

This could be a great company if it werent for the poor communcation from our managers.
Also, it would be great if we could move to other sections if desired.

Pros

Its employee friendly company
great salary, benefits
Telecommuting option is great

Cons

Limited growth opportunity
need to innovate newer products

Advice to Senior Management

May acquire innovative company.
Need to revisit backup/storage product strategy as its long lasting.