F5

F5 has reasonable compensation and benefits, and seems to understand work/life balance. Vacation and holidays are standard for the industry, and management seems to actually expect employees to take time off from work.

My overall experience with the company centers around poor communication and direction.

We produce software in very rapid product cycles, which leads to serious feature cuts towards the middle of the process.

Middle management is a tangled mess. Several large product groups with overlapping responsibilities.

Individuals can be unknowingly working on the same feature in different groups, which leads to redundant work.

The company has acquired several smaller firms over the last couple of years. Culturally, they have never integrated well and do not have the same direction.

Streamline processes. Eliminate redundant middle management. Focus on better integrating recent acquisitions.