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Paul Mountford
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"There is a great work/life balance and many great benefits" (in 114 reviews)
"Great people to work with there" (in 68 reviews)
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"Could improve the work-life balance" (in 15 reviews)
"upper management in engineering is willing to drive their teams into the ground just so they can say they are meeting schedule" (in 23 reviews)
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"Greatest Company I've ever worked for!!"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Riverbed Technology full-time (More than a year)
Pros
There are so many pro's to working here that I could spend all day listing them! Riverbed is nothing short of a wonderful company that puts their employees first, focuses on education and career advancement, and happy work/life balance.
Cons
Not a single negative thing to say!
Riverbed Technology 2018-06-18 17:59 PDT Helpful (1)
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"Renewals"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Riverbed Technology full-time
Pros
-Culture - Great People
-Opportunity for Career Growth
-Ability to impact direction
-Leadership making the right changesCons
-Transition to Cloud slow but improving
-Channel StrategyAdvice to Management
-Keep digging in, pivoting the company to more Software.
Riverbed Technology 2018-10-30 13:42 PDT![Riverbed Technology Logo]()
"A helpful family"
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I worked at Riverbed Technology full-time
Pros
Anyone can be counted on to help. I enjoyed belonging to a great company and team.
Cons
Need to refocus on the direction of products
Riverbed Technology 2019-01-17 21:38 PST![Riverbed Technology Logo]()
"Downhill"
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I have been working at Riverbed Technology full-time
Pros
Work-life balance is good here
Cons
The company seems to be going in the wrong direction. A lot of great employees already left. Pay is not competitive. Employees are not given room to grow professionally.
Advice to Management
Reward employees that truly add value to the company and remove those who are no longer productive.
Riverbed Technology 2019-01-15 22:05 PSTHelpful (4)
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"Stagnant"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Riverbed Technology full-time
Pros
-High quality people
-Great brand
-Above average benefitsCons
-Company has slowly devolved from the great org it once was
-Increased layoffs and outsourcing
-Lack of resources
-Clearly preparing to be acquired, as evidenced by cost cuttingRiverbed Technology 2019-01-04 14:37 PSTHelpful (3)
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"Great people, less than average pay, directionless company"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Riverbed Technology full-time (More than 8 years)
Pros
The people are usually great to work with and everybody is very accessible.
Everything is so chaotic that there are plenty of things you can pick up and do.Cons
The company's direction was very hazy before I left.
The company pays fairly badly. There are no bonuses and no stocks. The base pay is on-par (in some cases) with industry standards but at Riverbed, base pay = total compensation.Advice to Management
Please fix the pay system. There are so many companies in the bay area that pay so much more. It will be impossible to attract great talent with the kind of pay system Riverbed has as of now.
If there is a grand vision for Riverbed, it is completely lost in translation. I don't believe the company has yearly or quarterly goals that get communicated to everybody.Riverbed Technology 2018-12-26 12:21 PST![Riverbed Technology Logo]()
"Great work life balance"
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Pros
- Great work life balance
- Culture of collaboration and co-operation
- Employees want to do good thingsCons
- Very Engineering Oriented - have to convince Engineering that the proposal is the right one
Riverbed Technology 2018-12-14 14:15 PSTHelpful (4)
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"Flailing Company"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Riverbed Technology full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
Employee friendly culture
Creative product teamsCons
Hyper focus on short term revenue
Broken Sales process
Core legacy product not nearly as relevant as it used to be
New products don't work well at all
Disjointed product portfolio
High employee turnoverAdvice to Management
Define an impactful corporate point of view and strip down the product portfolio to match. Ensure the remaining products are top quality, and invest in a solid, streamlined marketing strategy. Consider spinning off the APM portfolio and/or licensing the WAN op technology to other vendors. Finally, take a look at the revolving door for employees.
Riverbed Technology 2018-12-20 08:47 PSTHelpful (2)
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"Slip sliding away"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at Riverbed Technology full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
- Very forgiving when product delivery schedules slip
Cons
- Products are a disjointed hodge podge
- No indication of any vision or leadershipRiverbed Technology 2019-01-08 21:27 PST![Riverbed Technology Logo]()
"Great Company"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Riverbed Technology full-time
Pros
Great Company, Great Culture, Solid Future
Cons
Clean out average sales reps/managers with over inflated "worldwide" titles many are just bs artists, hanging on with no work ethic, soaking money out of the company, "playing the game". Some with pyschological problems creating dysfunction within the company.
Advice to Management
Get rid of the non producing middle sales managers who are just managing up, "saying the right things", along for the ride.
Riverbed Technology 2018-12-05 03:50 PST
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