Company with great potential but too much politics - Anonymous employee Viasat Employee Review

3.0
Apr 30, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Brilliant executive leadership. CEO has great vision. Very smart engineering teams that solve difficult problems

Cons

Middle management mired in politics and nepotism is rampant. Friends & family of management get protected and promoted without check. Turf protection many times trump business progressions.

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Cons

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