Does Blue Coat Systems pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Blue Coat Systems employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Blue Coat Systems. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Blue Coat Systems?

64% of Blue Coat Systems employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Blue Coat Systems 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Blue Coat Systems?

Software Engineer (12) , Senior Software Engineer (10) , Sales (6) , Senior Systems Engineer (6) , Systems Engineer (6) , Manager (3) , Program Manager (3) , QA Engineer (3) , Senior Engineer (3) , Customer Support Engineer (2) , Director (2) , Engineering Manager (2) , Executive Assistant (2) , Product Manager (2) , SBE (2)

What are the pros of working at Blue Coat Systems according to real employee reviews?

"Great people and office moral; security product was top notch." ((in 29 reviews)); "Benefits are good." ((in 23 reviews)); "R&D has a good work/life balance" ((in 14 reviews)); "Great technology direction!" ((in 12 reviews)); "The culture is casual, so you can be true to yourself." ((in 11 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Blue Coat Systems according to real employee reviews?

"Bad Management who lost a lot of good staff." ((in 17 reviews)); "Senior management doesn't lead" ((in 5 reviews)); "Upper management was dismissive of lower management & individual contributors, especially if there was dissagreement." ((in 4 reviews)); "Poor communication from the top down and throughout all organizations as a whole." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Blue Coat Systems layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Blue Coat Systems layoffs and their outlook for job security at Blue Coat Systems in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Blue Coat Systems locations?

Sunnyvale , Draper , Austin , New York , Glen Gardner , Salt Lake City , South Jordan , Chicago , Washington , Dallas , San Jose , Santa Clara , Pittsburgh , Rockville , Miami , Boxborough , Remote

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3.5

64% would recommend to a friend

(242 total reviews)

Greg Clark

78% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.5

Culture & values

3.2

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

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

3.0

Feb 13, 2011

Good Place to be

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Business Outlook

Pros

- Fast pace environment - Nice people - Helpful too

Cons

- Too much politics and grouping - Difficult to survive - Favoritism

1.0

Jan 2, 2011

Are these guys for real?

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Technology and chance to learn new technology. Some fantastic people. Interesting Initiatives and world class clientele. Utilization of Open Source alternatives.

Cons

Absolutely no competent management - no responsibility either. No career building or advancement opportunities. Blame, blame, blame. Horrible communication. Reviews go downward only - no chance to review upwards.

1.0

Dec 12, 2010

Was a good place to work, but recently gone down hill fast!

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Causal atmosphere – no dress code, Flexible working - can work from home, management don’t seem to care if your in or not as long as the work gets done,

Cons

Atmosphere - people are only too willing to stab you in the back, especially managers to get what they want. Trying to implement policies for a large company, when they are still a small company, which leads to some really bizarre decisions. Far too political. Lack of communication, you generally find out via the grapevine what is going on, before you are officially told, or in some instances not told at all and left working it out for yourself. No one wants to make a decision, it gets passed round like a hot potato Endless meetings to discuss meetings!

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