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NETGEAR

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NETGEAR reviews

2.6

29% would recommend to a friend

(318 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

NETGEAR has an employee rating of 2.6 out of 5 stars, based on 318 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The NETGEAR employee rating is 32% below average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

318 reviews
3.0
Jan 8, 2024

A very mixed bag

Principal software architect
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Very capable hardware engineering group. Great brand reputation. Strong market position (though eroding). Established channels. Most employees are quite personable.

Cons

Has only recently started to understand software development. There are several software development groups, with little cooperation between them. Poor, short-sighted decision-making by management. There is little technical background among the execs (and most of the board), yet they are reluctant to trust the guidance provided by those that do know.. Lots of pressure applied, normally focused on the wrong things, at the expense of what's really important. A consistent pattern of * badly underestimating risks, * demanding unrealistic delivery schedules, * and worse, dismissing any warnings given. Plenty of poor performers on staff, many of who have been there forever. Product management has little understanding outside of WiFi protocols and chipset selection, products are software-defined at this point,

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NETGEAR Response
2y
Thank you for taking the time to provide your honest review of your experience working at NETGEAR. We agree that organizational design, management decision-making and software development are crucial aspects of our business and our recent organizational changes are a direct result of that. We appreciate your feedback and suggestions on how to improve our organization and processes. Please email us at feedback@netgear.com with any additional insights or suggestions you might have. We are committed to continuous improvement and always open to constructive feedback.
4.0
Nov 21, 2023

Sales Director

Sales director
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Fast moving and agile structure

Cons

Most support structures are based internationally

1.0
Oct 13, 2023

Sinking Ship

Software engineer
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Some great people are still holding on who are passionate about improving. Work / life balance is good (if you set boundaries on when you answer emails). Benefits are decent.

Cons

Change comes from the top and unfortunately Netgear senior leadership is failing to adequately prioritize improvements that will keep Netgear on top. Instead they remain focused on what used to work, and squash innovation. Netgear is hemmoraging money and talent, so it may be too late to turn around at this point.

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