Awesome technology, incompetent management - Sales Engineer FireEye Employee Review

2.0
Mar 3, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good work/life balance. Nice perks such as lunch (if you're at HQ), free snacks and drinks, awesome technology

Cons

Incompetent management, no one seems to know what is going on or what direction the company is going in. Grew too big too fast, acquisitions are not being absorbed very well, lots of tension between Mandiant and FireEye employees, lack of culture - one of the tech companies that mistakes perks for culture, CEO seems to only care about himself and his cronies lining their pockets, fear of layoffs and acquisition, unfair compensation packages with no rhyme or reason for discrepancies (nor do they seem to care). Honestly very disappointed, I had hoped this place would be somewhere I could land and work a long time. Unfortunately I had to get out because of the uneasy feeling, bad employee morale, negative thoughts about senior management and executives being out of touch.

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FireEye Response
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Thank you for posting on our Glassdoor page. We are happy to hear that you enjoyed the work/life balance, perks, and awesome technology while you were here at FireEye. However, we are saddened that you were unable to fulfill your desire to continue your career here. Our company continues to grow at a rapid pace, and although we are very proud of our achievements, we do take all feedback seriously and we appreciate your comment.

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