Much better than it used to be - Software Engineer Viasat Employee Review

5.0
Mar 23, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I was originally pretty dissatisfied with my experience at Viasat. I felt like I wasn't being listened to, I was being forgotten by my manager, and it felt like things couldn't get better. I managed to orchestrate transferring to another department and things are MUCH better now. A big part of that was a change in supervisor, but I also think that things company-wide have generally gotten better over the last couple of years. Communication with management is good, we've started to adopt better development practices, and I feel like I have a voice in my own career. I'm getting the ability to shape my path into what I want to do, and I'm getting support from my supervisor the whole way. I just wish it took less than 15 months for me to start feeling that way.

Cons

Things are still pretty scatterbrained. I'm not sure why we pride ourselves on our "ability to tolerate ambiguity"; if we just sat down and properly engineered things from the beginning we wouldn't do so much monkey patching. HR is also perennially a mess, especially our recruiting outfit; turnover is extremely high and it makes following up on candidates difficult.

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Viasat Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your observations with us. We’re sorry to hear that you didn’t have a more positive experience when you started but are so glad you found a great fit in your new role at Viasat. It’s important to us that all of our employees have the ability to work on challenging projects and have plenty of opportunities to chart their professional growth. And while we recognize tolerating ambiguity may not be a fit for everyone, we believe it is one of our most valued characteristics, as it is a cornerstone to innovation. We hope you have continued success in your role and thanks again for the review!

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