Pay is so good, but no training or structure to new hires in Software - Software Engineer New Grad Viasat Employee Review

3.0
Apr 4, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Pay is amazing for a new hire right out of school Office is nice and food is good, although they make you pay for it.

Cons

401k is terrible. 50% match.(most decent tech companies do 100%match, yet these people do 50%) No training structure or training at all for software roles. First few months I just came into work with no idea what i would be doing for the day besides meetings. Just had to act busy . Im happy with what I do now being here for a year and half but like i said first bit was rough without a training on how to code/test/projects/do things. I had to self teach everything to just keep up. Unlim time off but never been able to use it without mgmt getting upset when I took time off.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
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Pros

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Cons

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