Did Not Meet Expectations - Manager F5 Employee Review

1.0
May 24, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Salary and benefits were above average. Beer Fridays.

Cons

No telecommuting options to eliminate horrific commute to lower Queen Anne site. No work/life balance or support for soft skill development (e.g., F5 customer service methods, F5 customer escalation best practices). Nothing like being set up for failure in a customer-facing role. Too much emphasis is placed on making engineers happy. Inevitably this created a toxic culture of overly-entitled brats. HR promotes a culture for employee success however it lacks any real infrastructure to get the job done equally. Despite a big "Values and Culture" campaign, this company does not live up to what it promotes. In the end, you are more easily replaced rather than coached to a new skill level.

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5.0
May 30, 2026
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Pros

* I enjoyed the collaborative team culture. Everyone was supportive and willing to help each other. * The work-life balance was good, and the overall working environment was relatively low stress. * I had opportunities to work on large-scale enterprise products and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Cons

* One area I felt could be improved was compensation growth. As my responsibilities and technical skills expanded, I was looking for opportunities that offered stronger career and compensation progression.

4.0
Jun 1, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good benefits and good culture

Cons

Sales compensation changes frequently and randomly

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