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Kevin Mandia
131 Ratings
Pros
"Reasonable work/life balance in most functions" (in 27 reviews)
"Smart people, interesting business, free lunch, fun work outings" (in 41 reviews)
Cons
"No 401k matching, which was unfortunate" (in 28 reviews)
"If I had one major complaint it would be no 401k matching" (in 32 reviews)
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"Fun Place to Work - Positive Outlook With New Management"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at FireEye full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Over the past 2 years, Mandiant/iSight leadership has almost completely taken over FireEye and the culture/morale has improved dramatically.
- Fun culture and atmosphere, even for remote workers
- Smart people who care about their mission
- Ability to contribute and growing internal mobility
- Good pay
- Reasonable work/life balance in most functions
- Solid and reasonably priced benefitsCons
- Some (nice but non-essential) perks removed as they cost cut towards profitability - free lunch, some snacks, etc
- No matching 401kAdvice to Management
Do better at marketing our hard work and innovation
Match our 401K
Keep driving forwardFireEye 2018-01-25 11:37 PST Helpful (1)
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"A great place to be"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at FireEye full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
An amazing brand, a CEO that is passionate and gets it. Mandiant is the premier resource for cyber reach response and they do more IR than anyone else. It’s a powerful security story that stands apart from the rest of the competition, as frontline intelligence is fed into protection and detection services. It’s a an industry leading innovation cycle.
Cons
None that I can see beyond gap in 401k match. They do a good job of supplementing that with other benefits though.
Advice to Management
Continue empowering your people to deliver
FireEye 2018-04-29 16:37 PDTHelpful (7)
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"Confusion Everywhere.!"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at FireEye full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
I have been with FireEye for close to 3yrs at their HQ. Some of the pros include good compensation, very good insurance plans, decent office space, great location.
Cons
The environment at HQ is extremely stressful and harmful. The HR looks completely out of shape and are not available or reachable for normal employees. They preach something and practice something else. Lay offs are the most common thing one would hear at FireEye. Employees are literally thrown out for reasons unknown.
Participating in surveys is useless. I always wondered why FireEye is not profitable but it is evidently clear with poor management skills, it is impossible to be successful.
No, I would never recommend even my enemy to FireEye. Not a place worth risking your peace of mind.Advice to Management
Not worth advising !!
FireEye 2018-06-10 22:52 PDT![FireEye Logo]()
"Excellent Place to Grow Your Career"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at FireEye full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
- I can see the impact the work that I do has for the company.
- Open-door policy within my team and across the organization
- The HR team does an amazing job with the culture across the globe
- The benefits are greatCons
- Although the transparency at the company is getting better, there is always room for improvement
Advice to Management
Continue the open-door policy on ideas and innovation.
FireEye 2018-04-27 07:59 PDTHelpful (6)
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"Hit and Miss"
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Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at FireEye full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
They at least put on the appearance of paying attention to employee concerns; current CEO has steered the ship away from the rocks
Cons
Manager quality is hit or miss; at a recent all-hands meeting, the CEO lauded a bunch of guys who camped out at their desks to make a deadline while other execs touted work-life balance. Also, in CA the hiring is heavily biased towards Indian men.
Advice to Management
Don't crow about how great your diversity and your work-life balance are when it's obvious those two things are a sham.
FireEye 2018-04-26 18:11 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Good place to work"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at FireEye full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
I like the passion under the new CEO. A lot of the extravagant spending is gone, the focus is on execution. Upper management has the right vision. HR is good.
Cons
No free lunches, no 401k matching
Advice to Management
Keep the focus on profitability, retain good employees. What you are doing is working.
FireEye 2018-04-16 14:52 PDT![FireEye Logo]()
"Network Security Support Role"
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RecommendsNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at FireEye full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
Lots of startup hype around the company, fun job, competent and helpful colleagues. Demanding enterprise support atmosphere, good pay/benefits.
Cons
Felt like there was a disconnect between the culture put forth by corporate and the (micro)management in the satellite office. About the time they had their IPO the management became overly statistic-obsessed, spending all the time obsessing over numbers to effectively cultivate the team.
Advice to Management
In a challenging and constantly evolving environment, it is more important for management to have a good feel for team performance trends and the general atmosphere, rather than rigid statistical performance benchmarks.
FireEye 2018-04-10 21:06 PDT![FireEye Logo]()
"engineer"
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I have been working at FireEye full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
flexible work schedule; good environment; big company so good compensation
Cons
direction is very sporadic; the company is going lots of directions due to several buyouts
Advice to Management
need to get a handle on all the directions we're going; try not to make political choices
FireEye 2018-03-29 15:00 PDTHelpful (7)
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"Lots of changes being made, mostly negative and experimental"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at FireEye full-time
Pros
Security Industry still has some respect for FireEye's Brand. The respect was build from the glory days, 2012-2014
Great Medical BenefitCons
No job security, constant changes in senior management without a solid direction. Seems like they are still trying to figure out what they want to do. You can only pray that they make a good decision.
No 401K matching, No Bonus pay,Advice to Management
Most Management are from Mandiant and iSight acquisition, they do not have much experience running a product company, let along trying to run a profitable company. Unless you hire people with the right experience, the ship won't turn around. You can only keep trying and be failing so many times.
FireEye 2018-04-13 12:02 PDT![FireEye Logo]()
"Decent employer"
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Pros
good location, hands off leadership
Cons
could have better atmosphere for employees
FireEye 2018-02-10 19:07 PST
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FireEye Response
Feb 20, 2018 – Recruiting Coordinator
Thank you for your great ideas on how to improve life at FireEye! With our new go-to-market strategy, we are changing the way we market all of FireEye’s hard work and innovation. While we don’t currently offer a 401(k) match, we do provide our employees with very competitive benefits beyond the foundational rewards, such as Employee Stock Purchase Plan, generous PTO, paid parental leave, professional development opportunities and many other perks. We continuously review our benefits, and the more successful we are as a company, the more we can consider providing additional options such as 401(k) matching.... MoreLess