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Blue Coat Systems reviews

3.5

64% would recommend to a friend

(242 total reviews)
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Greg Clark

78% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Blue Coat Systems has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 242 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Blue Coat Systems employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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242 reviews
1.0
Apr 27, 2013

HR Leadership Not Professional

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Fair compensation; some good leaders

Cons

HR Leadership is a joke. Gossip all day, no work, then brown-nose. Are you kidding me?

2.0
Mar 15, 2013
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Pros

Not many pros of working at Bluecoat Some very talented engineers and support engineers. Established Product Line and Federal Customers

Cons

No job security...Cut Throat Management..."Culture of Fear"

5.0
Jun 22, 2015
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Pros

There are literally thousands of security companies in the market today but Blue Coat has been able to lift themselves above the fray with technologies that are relevant and impactful in the marketplace. With several recent acquisitions also by with traditional core Blue Coat products the company is able to offer a level of security to its customers that is unique within the current security environment. Blue Coat still maintains top Gartner recommendations and products are developed, built and tested with large engineering teams in the United States. The recent Bain acquisition has created additional excitement within the company and expectations are generally high. Management does an excellent job making efforts to create an enjoyable working environment. Employees in both the Sunnyvale and Utah offices enjoy good relationships and the overall environment is upbeat and positive.

Cons

No equity sharing plan for the rank and file currently. Difficult to get behind the vision of a new IPO without a compensation plan that provides employees with an equity stake in the company. The company can sometimes act larger than it actually is creating excessive red tape and gridlock that prevents the kind of rapid response that start ups enjoy. Annual salary increases based on performance are lackluster at best and almost non existent right now. Even with high performance reviews the company is offering very small compensation from increases.

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