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      NETGEAR

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      NETGEAR reviews

      2.6

      29% would recommend to a friend

      (62 total reviews)

      CJ Prober

      57% approve of CEO

      32% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.1

      Compensation and benefits

      2.9

      Work/Life balance

      2.6

      Diversity & inclusion

      2.3

      Senior management

      2.3

      Career opportunities

      2.2

      Culture & values

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      3.0
      Jan 30, 2026

      Short experience

      Test engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Benefits were good, not much overtime.

      Cons

      No training, no documentation. Work culture was difficult

      4.0
      Jan 12, 2025

      Exciting Times to Work For Netgear

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      -New CEO with many executives being replaced allowing for new ideas - Lots of changes and restructuring occurring allowing for more accountability and transparency between teams - New Values - Direction of the company is becoming clear - Transition from performance to stability and reliability for our customers - Monthly AMA meetings with executives allowing for transparency - Catered Lunches 3x a week via Hungry - New Performance Evaluations for 2025 just started twice a year - Lots of great people to talk outside your department

      Cons

      - Compensation and IC Levels are not transparent - Lot of inefficiencies in streamlining processes for SQA/QA and Software Development - No career guidance on how to move up the ladder or grow your career - This may be team specific but promotions based on time you been there not performance this may be changing soon though - Highly Resource constraint on software embedded developers - Too much SQA/QA testing but not enough focus on software development in testing which would be more beneficial for the company than hiring testers who cant code - In Engineering mainly Chinese speakers who prefer talking Chinese over English making you feel excluded especially in big groups of 15-20 teammates

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      NETGEAR Response
      1y
      Thank you for taking the time to share your positive experience working within NETGEAR and your views on all the changes at NETGEAR. We are excited about all the new developments happening at NETGEAR. We strive to continually improve upon offering an environment that offers opportunities for growth, learning and development where people feel comfortable bringing their true selves to work and from the sounds of it, we are hitting that mark for you. Since you left your review we have rolled out our new Career Leveling and Frameworks which clearly outlines expectations for every role and level of the organization, along with clear progression guidelines, which we believe will give you the detailed framework for continuing to develop your career within NETGEAR. If you have further feedback or suggestions, please email us at feedback@netgear.com. We are committed to continuous improvement and always open to constructive feedback.
      2.0
      Sep 23, 2024

      Netgear hit the iceberg, ship not moving, flairs deployed.

      Product manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      pay, office location, catered lunches and breakfast, benefits

      Cons

      Netgear is a sinking ship. Their financial earnings reports use more red ink than a stop sign factory. I worked in product for the consumer line, and trust me; we keep making bad product decisions out of ego and appeasement, not market demand. Instead of innovating on features people care about, we made your home wifi 100x faster than your ISP. What's the end benefit to the customer? Nothing. The truth is your wifi router/mesh from 10 years ago will do the same thing as the new Orbi $1,500 system we sell today. Netgear is stuck in the past and lacks motivation and innovation. They use layoffs/RIFs to cover up for bad management decisions. The people you work with here aren't inspiring or leaders - All they want to do is collect a paycheck at an employer close to their home. Lifeboats are being loaded, and the band is playing. Do your research if you’re looking to work here...

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      NETGEAR Response
      1y
      Thanks for your feedback. While I always appreciate hearing from current employees about what is working and what is not, I have concerns that your opinion about the current state of the consumer business is outdated. As you know, I started 8 months ago as the new CEO and we have been on a journey to transform NETGEAR overall, including our consumer business, and we are off to a great start. Here are a few specific thoughts on your feedback I agree that we had previously been too focused on the "premium" segment of the consumer market. As everyone at the company knows, that strategy changed shortly after I joined, and we are now focused on delivering a simplified product line-up that delivers differentiated value to consumers across many different segments of the market (dorm rooms, first apartment, initial home, large properties, MDUs, etc.). We launched our new company values two days ago and, as I shared at our recent all-hands, one of those values is Connect and Delight. This value is all about deeply understanding the needs of our consumers and delivering excellence in every aspect of the product experience. As it relates to Cisco, we just recruited two long-time Cisco veterans to lead our B2B business. They observed what I saw in NETGEAR: a company, team, brand, business, etc. with a huge amount of untapped potential. If you are a NETGEAR employee and have specific concerns about our products, strategy, values, etc. I’d love to hear from you directly. Thanks again, CJ CJ Prober CEO
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