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Found 1,490 of over 2K reviews
4.2
85% Recommend to a Friend
F5 President and Chief Executive Officer Francois Locoh-Donou
88% Approve of CEO

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4.2
85%
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88%
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F5 President and Chief Executive Officer Francois Locoh-Donou
Francois Locoh-Donou
496 Ratings
Pros
  • "A lot of focus on work-life balance(in 192 reviews)

  • "Human first thinking, Great people(in 73 reviews)

  • Cons
  • "Multiple priorities within transformation impact some teams' work life balance(in 23 reviews)

  • "Continued issues with middle management chains not on board with changes(in 34 reviews)

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    1. 5.0
      Former Employee

      One of the best places to work

      Dec 12, 2022 - Security Engineer in Toronto, ON
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Culture , pay, environment, work life balance

      Cons

      Don't saw any cons to be honest

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    2. 4.0
      Current Employee, more than 1 year

      Work culture

      Jan 26, 2023 - Technical Account Manager (TAM) in Calgary, AB
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Top notch team to work with

      Cons

      Salary and compensation is comparatively low

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    4. 5.0
      Current Employee

      Great culture. Human first.

      Dec 21, 2021 - Director in Toronto, ON
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Inspiring leadership, leaders in innovation and good compensation.

      Cons

      No cons, wonderful company to work for.

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    5. 4.0
      Current Employee

      Amazing work place

      Jul 29, 2021 - Technical Account Manager in Toronto, ON
      Recommend
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      Pros

      You get to work with a lot of knowledgable people in the market. Client driven and great values. Great flexible work culture.

      Cons

      I Haven't noticed any cons

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    6. 4.0
      Current Employee, more than 3 years

      Solid Company

      Jul 19, 2021 - Anonymous Employee 
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Decent benefits and wonderful people

      Cons

      Upper management decisions seem questionable at times

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    7. 5.0
      Current Employee, less than 1 year

      Love it

      Jan 23, 2021 - Anonymous Employee in Montreal, QC
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      Pros

      Work life balance, benefits, culture

      Cons

      None, i love the company

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    8. 5.0
      Current Employee

      Very good enterprise

      Oct 6, 2020 - Territory Account Manager in Montreal, QC
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Managers senior and very good team

      Cons

      Nothing for now, very good enterprise

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    9. 5.0
      Current Employee, more than 5 years

      Personal Review

      Dec 9, 2015 - Senior Specialist Systems Engineer - Security in Toronto, ON
      Recommend
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      Pros

      atmosphere is great; hires the best talent available anywhere in the world; team dynamics are great and important to the company; product is market leading and well recognized; customers are happy with the product; people who stay with the company are zealots... stay here 12 months and you're an advocate

      Cons

      customer support hinders sales; sometimes working remote all the time can be challenging to learn new products or minor changes in focus; promotion within is challenging, likely the largest frustration for field staff; company is 24/7 and travel is required - although that's explained coming in, most people don't realize it... likely the biggest reason for someone leaving within a year

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    10. 5.0
      Current Employee

      Enterprise Network Engineer

      Feb 17, 2017 - Anonymous Employee 
      Recommend
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      Pros

      F5 is not like other corporates. Although F5 is considered a 'big' company with 4500+ employees, the company treats their employees as if it was a startup of 20 people. F5 is an industry leader and hardly ever lays off people. if you're looking for job security this is the place. processes are well defined and executed. The work-life balance is overall very pleasing in F5.

      Cons

      Not enough innovation and employees development plans / career opportunities. company needs to be more innovative to keep up with the industry otherwise it will be left behind.

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    11. 2.0
      Current Employee, more than 1 year

      poor local leadership and lack of strategy and vision.

      May 23, 2017 - Territory Sales Representative 
      Recommend
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      Pros

      good tech, good story and loyal customers, compensation is good and accelerators are a bonus. training is pleantifull and available.

      Cons

      completely internally focused. the number is the only thing that matters. management is short sighted and lacks creativity and leadership. channel program is lackluster at best.

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    F5 has an overall rating of 4.2 out of 5, based on over 1,608 reviews left anonymously by employees. 85% of employees would recommend working at F5 to a friend and 68% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

    According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, F5 employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at F5. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

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