Brocade reviews

3.1

64% would recommend to a friend

(887 total reviews)
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Lloyd Carney

48% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Brocade has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 887 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Brocade 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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887 reviews
5.0
May 6, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I have worked for a couple fortune 100 companies, and in my experience Brocade has surpassed my expectations for the enjoyment of my work and experience within corporate America. Brocade makes work flexible for individuals and offers much freedom when it comes to telecommuting. The salaries are some of the highest paid in the industry and the semi-annual bonus' (although dependent on companies performance) are a great addition. Brocade also offers free VTA bus pass and nice gym within headquarters. Another plus is that a restaurant/hotel just opened directly next to HQ where it is common you will find coworkers sharing happy hour after work and relaxing in the lawn chairs by the pool. I would say the company culture is pretty outgoing and welcoming from the start. Even though it's a fairly large company, it doesn't feel as big by the compradore that exists within the company.

Cons

If there was a company shuttle that possibly went to East Bay, SF, and maybe even South San Jose to help the commute for those employees that are coming a far distance to the North San Jose headquarters. Brocade is the underdog in the network industry, and there has been a lot of rumors/ speculation of being acquired by another company.

1.0
Apr 26, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

1. well planned 2. Process oriented 3. Great infrastructure 4. Great co-curricular support like gym

Cons

1. Too many people 2. Senior engineers -many in numbers with non-challenging jobs 3. mgr-to engi ratio too big- 1 mgr with 15 engineers -so stressed out 4. non-challenging job 5.

5.0
Apr 3, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing individual contributors. Some of the best and brightest I have had the pleasure to work with. Great innovative products that challenge and are fun to work on and with. Amazing network of company partners to help get your products out.

Cons

This is hard. I love Brocade. It has been my home for MANY years. However there are some new issues, in the last 12 months that are becoming an issue. 1.) With the exception of some individual promotions, raises have not been given in 2yrs or more for MANY people. 2.) In Dec, for the first time in the many many years I have been here, the 1/2 yr bonus was not paid. A Holiday bonus was given to soften the blow, however it was maybe 20% of what was normally received. Now, these two items would have been acceptable. We had a bad quarter, and they were very generous during years that many of my friends received no bonuses. Most were ok with this, IF not for two items. 1.) There was a filing made in December showing that the Exec team all received SIGNIFICANT raises. 2.) There was in the same filing a cash bonus set up for the same team that would further increase the executive compensation. If we sacrifice, they must sacrifice. Otherwise we leave. June will be very telling to the future as to which of us will be staying at Brocade.

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