Viasat reviews

Simply put, the pay. I have been offered several jobs that match my work load and responsibilities by competitors, and they ALL beat my current salary. ViaSat Compensation team says they analyze their pay versus other companies and positions in similar industries, but it seems as if they don't. They pay new-hires in the same positions much more money than people that have been there for years, and it has nothing to do with experience or education. They don't seem to value loyalty when it comes to compensation. If you are a new-grad looking for a company to work for, this is it. If you have been working there for 5+ years and find the raises (despite fantastic peer and manager reviews) to be mediocre, take another offer. It's unfortunate, as they are losing people to other companies strictly for pay reasons, and that is a WEALTH of knowledge and experience that is leaving the company.

This might be harsh but I saw it repeatedly, as a DOD contractor the company has a very relaxed attitude and lacks empathy in certain circumstances to its customers. A very California mindset in the culture, which isn't ideal in some defense circumstances. There is also a common problem where at some level services are promised in unrealistic time frames, so the teams that interact with the customer are setup to fail. There is also a lack of product information so it is a culture with a lot of tribal knowledge and people can be on their own searching for answers. No extra compensation will be provided for trips and travel. Bonuses are never given out at mid to lower levels. I suppose it could be the company grew too fast too soon to scale well.