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Arbor Networks

Acquired by NETSCOUT

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Spiraling into apathy and chaos - Software QA Engineer Arbor Networks Employee Review

2.0
Dec 14, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Coworkers are smart and hard working. Always learning from people in the office and we work on products that make a difference in the world. everyone is very nice and actually fun to be around.. High hiring standards which seems to just raise the bar and quality of everyone. Work-life balance is great. Employees are trusted and respected.

Cons

Communication, business practices and vision from NetScout parent company is terrible.. Local management in Ann Arbor used to be excellent now they all seem like they given up on trying to make things better. I don't blame them. I've seen a manager in tears trying to deal with the dreadful decisions from NetScout. Local Arbor senior management has become powerless to change anything to the positive anymore.. Arbor used to be proactive on almost everything and was truly a dream job come true. now just forced to react to the next absurd backward thing NetScout demands. No promotions for years when they were promised but senior leaders get promoted. Cannot promote a QA Engineer however. No hiring any more. No one from NetScout explains why decisions were made. Lunches taken away. Morale is terrible. It is saddest of all things..

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5.0
Jan 2, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Team atmosphere and opportunities to grow

Cons

No cons I can think of

4.0
Feb 19, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Arbor is full of good, smart people, from top to bottom of the company. The company culture is laid back with an eye towards maintaining a good work-life balance. It is led by mostly engineers who have risen up through the ranks, and has a nice mix of veterans and newer employees, including an active intern program. Lots of nice perks, such as unlimited vacation time, snack wall, frequent sponsored lunches and tech talks and fun outings, game days, arcade machine, pool table, etc. Employees are encouraged to incorporate their interests and passions into the job as much as possible, and to feel free to move about to find their best fit within the company. Everyone is expected and trusted to be responsible and doing what is needed for their job.

Cons

Haven't seen any yet, Arbor has not only survived but flourished through two acquisitions and seems to have found a great fit within its new parent company, Netscout.

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