Used To Be Great; Not Now - Senior CSM F5 Employee Review

2.0
Dec 20, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

They hire the best and coolest folks around for non-management roles. The company will likely continue to serve the best products and acquire additional ones.

Cons

Return to Office Mandates created atmosphere of fear and attrition. Managers increasingly becoming more merciless. Raises are rare and often rejected outright for the entire company. Poor performance tracking; high performers ignored while favoritism rules the promotion stream. The only people doing well are the Senior Managers and above; and hose willing to submit complete autonomy to shareholder value. Some staff feel enslaved to an increasingly “People Last” evolution, and are looking for a graceful way out. Everyone else is at risk of termination.

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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
Jun 16, 2026
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Pros

Decent Views Decent Benefits Stock Options and 401k matching ORCA and pandaride Thirsty Thursday

Cons

Lower than standard industry pay Corporate culture weeds out those who don't toe the line Weak management with little to no mentorship High turnover, downsizing regularly No direction or accountability within or across teams No advancement opportunity / only senior positions ever available

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