TeleNav Reviews

I worked at TeleNav

Pros – When joining the company, many people were very excited (However, they may leave soon)
Flexible hours for some people
Some projects are interesting

Cons – Cross-continetal communication is hard. Many people need to have hours of meeting at evenings from Monday to Thursday. It is a waste of time and enthusiasm.

Product quality is a big concern. This is caused by disorganized structure, mis-communications, and poor management.

Some D-level managers are not competent.

Advice to Senior Management – Hire E and D level executives with a better understanding of this area. Replace incompetent managers. Have a long term for product planning and quality control.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I worked at TeleNav

Pros – good location and flexible working time

Cons – too much not necessary meetings

Advice to Senior Management – a lot of time was wasted during meetings.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I worked at TeleNav

Pros – 1. co-workers are friendly and willing to help
2. supervisor provides opportunities based on your own interests

Cons – 1. The company culture is a mix of Chinese and American

I have been working at TeleNav

Pros – 1. Great people, helpful and understanding. Easily accessible.
2. If you like to take initiative, there are a lot of possibilities to explore here and you get the credit for you work.
3. Some of the best engineering minds in bay area work here.

Cons – The company is mid size right now and expanding fast. This means there is some chaos in management and some miscommunication occurs.
- Responsibilities are not clearly defined.
- Late Work hours, which might be a good thing for some

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at TeleNav

Pros – A good platform for self motivated, innovative and hard working Engineers.
Lots of mobile technologies.
A few very smart people.

Cons – Product Management team is weak.
Lack of effective Engineering process.

Advice to Senior Management – Some middle managers are incompetent.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I worked at TeleNav

Pros – It's good to work with smart, young, energized engineers
Lots of Innovations in the company
The technology is good and the company is a leader in the industry.

Cons – Salary is lower than the industry, stock option is worthless, Management team lacks of experience, Micro-management and disorganized, lacks the view of company's future.

Advice to Senior Management – Hire a good management team from CEO down to first line managers. Give some good trainings to both management team and employees.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I worked at TeleNav

Pros – - Plenty of projects that can keep you busy
- Get the chance to work with new mobile device before it goes to market
- Some teams work hard and long hour to get things done

Cons – - Chaotic environment
- Changing of goals and objectives
- No clear directions
- No balance of work and life
- Pointing of finger and blaming other when something goes wrong
- Work long hours and no recognition

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at TeleNav

Pros – Exciting work, very good, hard working engineers who create & sustain the product

Cons – Self-promoting Executive level managment, who are unable to impose necessary discipline. Excessive work is extracted for payscales that are well below industry average. Lower level Employees get very little stock. Executive management does far better, both in terms of pay & stock

Advice to Senior Management – Please start performing and take a hard look at incompetent senior management members and ask them to leave.....if you want the company to survive. Stop giving promotions to non-performers. Engineers do understand.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I worked at TeleNav

Pros – Work on some cutting edge technologies
Relative freedom and autonomy in work
Good work life balance

Cons – Compensation and benefit is lower than industry average
Lack of clear long term strategy
Senior management lack industry experience on how to manage a software company.

Advice to Senior Management – Company has sizable customer base and should use it to its advantage. It's paramount for the company to find next growth point and focus on it. Bring in some industry management veterans to manage the projects and resources more effectively.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I worked at TeleNav

Pros – Flexible work schedules.
Young workforce.
Cetrally located.

Cons – No clarity in the messages coming from the middle management.
No review processes followed.
Management taking decision as per their needs. Once work is done, you are not welcome!!!

Advice to Senior Management – Follow the processes honestly.
Give equal weightage to technical staff.
Give fair chance to employees before firing them off for any reason.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend