Great first job - Anonymous employee Viasat Employee Review

3.0
Jul 7, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

+ good atmosphere + Colleges + sale education

Cons

- average pay - low career opportunities - no benefits

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Viasat Response
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Thank you for sharing your feedback with us. We keep a close eye on market trends to ensure employee compensation remains competitive and we’re sorry you didn’t feel this was the case in your situation. In terms of career development, we view it as a partnership with each employee. This means employees get to be drivers and not just passengers in the process and we don’t assume we know which career path is right for each employee. We empower our employees to propose the path that’s right for them and then we offer the resources and guidance to get there. If an employee doesn’t know what path is right then we can help with the exploration process. We understand that offering this opportunity is contrary to how many other companies approach career growth but we’ve found that the vast majority of our employees prefer this approach and the freedom to design their own path.

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