Very good company with management challenges - Anonymous employee F5 Employee Review

2.0
Dec 20, 2009
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great, market-leading technology. Highly regarded brand. Financially strong and well managed (by Wall Street's standards) Innovative technology roadmap virtually assures sustained leadership position Very high customer satisfaction and loyalty

Cons

Unrealistic business forecasting model and expectations. Very difficult to consistantly meet quota. Not a mentoring or coaching culture. A lot of fear-based sales management. If it's good, it's great. If it's not, you're all alone.

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