Juniper Networks

1. Open environment. You can approach anyone in the company.
2. Flexible working environment.
3. Good compensation and perks (compared to the work we were doing).
4. Recognition for good work.

1. Lack of innovation in most of the teams. Most of the managers want to play safe in their comfort zones.

2. Due to the above, the work becomes more mechanical and most people become laid back.

3. Internal bickering between various teams affects the projects as well as the engineers working on them.

4. The company (Indian division) is becoming more process and service oriented. While the US team gets the more challenging aspects, our work gets reduced to more of maintenance and becomes repetitive in nature.

As the technological industry is undergoing a tectonic shift, it is high time that you introduce more projects related to AI and machine learning. Try to shift people from traditional stuff onto new technologies like cloud, SDN, etc.

It is important to outsource routine maintenance work to other organizations so that the best talent at Juniper gets to spend their time and energy on new, upcoming technologies.

Re-skilling and innovative thinking need to be given a new push. The focus should not be just limited to the number of patents filed but also allowing people to take up new roles and challenges.