Pros
Nice offices in a convenient Arboretum area location, lots of windows, covered garage parking, free coffee and bagels on Friday. - I have been here 8 months and I have yet to even hear a mention of company "values".
Cons
I joined Websense almost 8 months ago through what I later learned was their standard “HiPo” hiring model. This hiring model seeks out “High-Potential” (HiPo) candidates such as recent college graduates that have strong intellectual and technical potential but lack professional experience. In exchange for this professional experience they offer below market compensation and work you like a rented animal while permeating a "you should be grateful to be here" atmosphere. I overheard one of the Support Directors laughing off a recent employee’s decision to quit out of frustration as “this is Austin, back-filling is easy”. I am planning to stay a few more months so that I have a solid year on my resume and then I will leave as well. I am new to the workforce, but it seems like the percentage of disgruntled people at Websense is extremely high. Other advice: - Be mindful of what job grade you enter the company with as there are virtually no options to grow your career once you are on board. Whatever job you are hired into is the same one you will inevitably quit from X years later. Moving between business teams is virtually unheard of. - Terrible insurance benefits. Hopefully that will change now that we have been bought by Raytheon, but the current plans have insanely high deductibles and poor coverage.
