Lacks leadership - Anonymous employee Viasat Employee Review

3.0
Jul 22, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The people they hire are generally smart and down-to-earth. It's also a culture where you can get involved in a myriad of projects, depending on your interest.

Cons

Really lacks good leaders, which makes it hard to have trust in them. Managers are usually smart, but many of them don't have that natural leadership ability and the organization doesn't seem to do much to address this issue. It's also an organization that doesn't like planning, so things are constantly changing, priorities constantly shifting. I don't mind changing as long as there's a good reason, but sometimes, it's simply the whim of someone at the top. Can get very frustrating. Also, flexibility seems to depend on who your manager is. There really is no company-wide flexibility policy.

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Viasat Response
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Thank you for your candid feedback and valuable insight. We definitely want all employees to have the opportunity to excel, make an impact and pursue their passions. We appreciate you recognizing and valuing this, too! We were, however, surprised to read your description of our leaders. It is very different than the description that many of our other employees share with us about their managers and our senior leadership. We take your feedback seriously and will look into where we may have opportunities to improve.

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