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Patrick C.S. Lo
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"Great work / life balance compared to other Silicon Valley companies" (in 10 reviews)
"Relaxed work environment: mostly stress free; managers don't usually push you to take projects outside of your core duty" (in 16 reviews)
Cons
"Hard to meet work/ life balance" (in 16 reviews)
"Absolutely NO work/life balance" (in 7 reviews)
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"Firmware Developer Co-op"
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RecommendsApproves of CEOPros
Netgear was a great company to work at. As an intern I learned many practical skills that were directly applicable to many of my university course projects.
Cons
No real downsides. As an intern your experience and what you end up working on is dependent on how much effort you put in.
NETGEAR 2017-05-18 10:50 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Software Engineer"
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Neutral OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at NETGEAR full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Great co-workers. Good salary and benefit package.
Cons
Decision-making is too centralized. Lower level managers have little or no decision-making power. Upper management lacks a culture of innovation. There is too much bureaucracy.
NETGEAR 2018-10-18 11:54 PDT![NETGEAR Logo]()
"Good work environment and great people"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at NETGEAR (Less than a year)
Pros
Free breakfast on every Friday and flexible hours
Cons
needs more planning with the office
Advice to Management
Let juniors experience more hardcore problems
NETGEAR 2018-09-15 23:09 PDTHelpful (2)
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"Certification Engineer COOP"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at NETGEAR (More than a year)
Pros
Very helpful work environment
Friday funCons
I am having a hard time to think of any Cons
Advice to Management
None
NETGEAR 2017-09-08 12:39 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Engineer"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOPros
Flexible Hrs
Work from home
Decent Pay
Benfits decent
Lots for freebies
Decent team members if you are working with the right peopleCons
Too dependent on ODM
Operations manufacturing team members are under qualified
Processes are outdated
Not proactive on preventing issuesNETGEAR 2016-12-28 10:28 PSTHelpful (1)
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"Software Developer Co-op"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookPros
Great working environment; Easy at work and really flexible with the time you want to work.
Lots of events and free tickets to hockey games each quarter.Cons
Some tasks for Co-ops are not challenging enough
Advice to Management
none
NETGEAR 2016-09-26 12:23 PDTHelpful (6)
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"Live to Work"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookI have been working at NETGEAR full-time
Pros
- competitive pay
- interesting productsCons
- expected to work tons of overtime without any increase
- CEO doesn't believe in democracy
- waterfall methodologies for everything
- inefficient teams
- impractical working conditions
- AWFUL work life balance
- most people leave because they are burnt out
- extremely political
- cancerous and stressful environment
- worst company culture I've ever experienced
- high turnoverAdvice to Management
- restructure the company
- remove of the CEO
- bring some fresh and capable talent inNETGEAR 2016-10-23 19:25 PDT![NETGEAR Logo]()
"Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOPros
Very dynamic. Encourage for good performance as performance links to compensation
Cons
Poor life-work balance. Overtime is often expected
NETGEAR 2016-04-13 13:32 PDTHelpful (2)
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"Friendly Place for Co-ops"
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Pros
People are friendly and is a fun culture. Work will always keep you busy
Cons
Work is repetitive and some members are not always approachable when asking questions.
Advice to Management
Provide more honest feedback to students.
NETGEAR 2016-01-20 01:48 PST![NETGEAR Logo]()
"Manufacturing test engineer"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookI worked at NETGEAR full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Good company culture, good working atmosphere
Cons
Moving some positions to China
Advice to Management
Give employees more chance to make certain decision
NETGEAR 2015-07-20 17:50 PDT
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