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      Viasat

      Engaged Employer

      Viasat reviews

      3.7

      68% would recommend to a friend

      (1,741 total reviews)

      Mark Dankberg

      74% approve of CEO

      47% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Viasat has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,741 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Viasat employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Telecommunications industry (3.6 stars).

      Reviews by job title

      2K reviews
      1.0
      Dec 17, 2020

      Not a company for high performing young engineers, been here for more than 6+ years.

      Systems engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great learning experience, great exposure, flat hierarchy gets you more responsibilities and roles

      Cons

      If you are a young and a high performing individual/engineer, Viasat never gives you a compensation based on the exponential increase in your roles and responsibilities. You are given a generic title irrespective of your roles,responsibilities and compensation is based on your “number of years of experience/number of years with Viasat”. There is no real incentive to work hard or take up more responsibilities when you are not paid for what you do but paid for your years of experience. To see this judgement based on number of years of experience even after being with the company and delivering for them for more than 6+ years is such a really disappointing thing to see.

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      Viasat Response
      5y
      We’re delighted to hear that you are having a great learning experience and enjoy the benefits of our more flat org structure. As it relates to compensation, our goal is to offer a market competitive total compensation package for the jobs that our employees perform, regardless of years of experience. When compensation is reviewed a number of factors are taken into account including: expertise, performance, complexity of responsibilities, scope of influence as well as internal changes relating to growth and external market shifts. We want to encourage you to speak with your P&C Business Partner about the concerns you have. We believe in empowering our employees and cultivating an environment where our employees feel valued and heard so please reach out to someone who can help shed more light on the compensation process.
      3.0
      Aug 20, 2020

      Typical Company

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good benefits, fair salary, great campus

      Cons

      Dishonest, greedy, liars who only care about themselves

      3.0
      Nov 21, 2019

      Good place to work, but not great for career development

      Engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Flexible schedule. Interesting work. Good development tools. Minimal "process" - just what's needed. Company paid gym membership at gym next door.

      Cons

      It's less than motivational to see executives pull in 100% cash bonuses plus plenty of stocks when Engineers can't even get a few RSUs. $1000 is the largest bonus I've ever seen here as an Engineer, and this was for plenty of hard work on a very successful product development. In general, recognition for good work is not a strong suite here. Performance reviews are more heresay than goal accomplishment.

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      Viasat Response
      6y
      Thanks for the review! Viasat strongly believes that when you give employees the freedom and opportunity to create, cool things can happen— ranging from their own career development to technology that was thought to be impossible. We strive to make an ongoing effort of closely watching market rates to ensure that our compensation packages remain competitive. We take employee feedback very seriously and encourage you to reach out to your P&C Business Partner or supervisor about the concerns you may have. We appreciate all that you do!
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