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Great team, OK company

Software Developer
Former Employee
Worked at Hewlett Packard Enterprise for 4 years
December 29, 2016
Fort Collins, Colorado
4.0
RecommendsNegative OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros

I was on a fantastic team. My coworkers were wonderful, and my manager was the best I've ever had. We built a great product that was the first in its category and was successful in the marketplace.

Overall, the company has a culture of innovation that is unlike anything I've seen anywhere.

Cons

There is no vacation carryover to the next year. Though everyone gets at least 3 weeks of vacation time, 4-6 days must be used for an annual shutdown (Christmas to New Year in USA, other major holidays in other nations).

The pace was exhausting. It seemed like we were always in crunch mode. Our managers were good about reducing scope after workforce reductions cut our team in half.

Advice to Management

Follow through on promises. Stating that a particular site is a center of excellence for networking and then dismissing the entire networking R&D team from that site a month later doesn't promote trust.

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