F5 reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(1,972 total reviews)
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Francois Locoh-Donou

80% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

F5 has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,972 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The F5 employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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2K reviews
2.0
Jun 21, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

coherent strategy and compelling vision

Cons

layoffs and cut remote work options in half in a region with some of the worst traffic in the world. I face 240 hours a year commuting. Others face double that. All to satisfy the (few) extroverts who miss the "energy" of a crowded workplace. fully remote competitors will have a field day poaching employees. this may ne by design; f5 hasn't been hiring technical employees in the usa for years.

1.0
Aug 24, 2018

The new CEO is out of touch

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

F5 wasn’t a place you hated coming into every day... so a pro would be the hope that it can be like that again sometime?

Cons

Pay, Mentality of CEO, culture

3.0
Aug 15, 2018

A fading star

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is decent Benefits are decent Generally people are good to work with Work/life balance (IF you work in the right team)

Cons

The company has lost is mojo and is being run by MBA bean-counters. The public cloud is starting to eat F5's lunch and new products are slow to fruition. Layoffs have happened 2 years in a row and will likely continue every year The company is extremely seattle centric so don't bother if you are looking to work in any other office

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