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Paternalistic and Gloomy with Nice Technology - Anonymous employee Silver Peak Systems Employee Review

2.0
21 Jan 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Really nice product set. Very credible pivot from WANop to SD-WAN and quite possibly some differentiating competitive advantages, although the space is crowding up.

Cons

Humorless culture of fear, particularly in marketing. Bizarre, "good old boy" management steeped in hierarchy -- an oscillation of mushroom and then micro-management, then back to mushroom. Kiss up and kick down. Way too many layers and closed doors for such a small group. Amazing bureaucracy. Execs cause a constipated workflow ("everything goes through me but I'll never really think about it") and then blame individual contributors.

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Pros

Great coworkers, kind and competent leadership

Cons

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4.0
23 Apr 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Product is superior to any other in the SD-WAN market, the marketing team really does an incredible job with creative plays and brand awareness. Tough market to be in with so much competition but they seem to rise above. Small company feel can be a pro and con at the same time.

Cons

If you are in sales (field or inside) there is no career path based on the company being so small - segmentation and comp plans are constantly changing. There always seems to be a shiny new penny where resources are allocated and budget given. There have been multiple heads of Sales, can't seem to get the right fit there....Channel leadership as well - the turnover is high which creates inconsistencies and starts and stops in sales plays and programs. The new leadership for inside sales is inept at best and there is no leader for business development organization which severely hinders the fields capabilities

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