Some departments are great, some are abysmal . - Anonymous employee F5 Employee Review

3.0
Jul 20, 2012
Anonymous employee
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Pros

F5 is doing well financially. Some departments are great to work in, others are not by a long shot. The view of the water is nice if you sit on that side of the building.

Cons

Most of the Human Resources department is either incompetent or doesn't care about doing a good job or both..

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