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      Viasat

      Engaged Employer

      Viasat reviews

      3.7

      67% would recommend to a friend

      (1,743 total reviews)

      Mark Dankberg

      73% 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 1,743 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).

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      2K reviews
      1.0
      Jan 26, 2015

      Not military Friendly

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The ViaSat company offers good salaries, has many dedicated workers, excellent benefits, and competent trainers. Their facility is kept clean and orderly.

      Cons

      ViaSat is not as military friendly as they make themselves out to be. They also demand a lot of time away from family/home (which, to be fair, is not kept secret when applying for the job).

      4.0
      Jan 18, 2015

      Engineer & Technology Oriented Company

      Member of technical staff/lead antenna & microwave engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      If you are the kind of person that wants to work on cutting edge technology and contribute, this is the best company for you. Compensation & bonus are generous. Health insurance is top notch. ViaSat has unlimited sick days, this shows how much ViaSat trusts their employees in not abusing sick days. I am a through and through technologist and ViaSat, Antenna Systems has been very satisfying to work for. I asked them for $1.5M+ research fund, right after I started working for AS, to develop new technology, and they put their faith in a new employee like me to develop it and their trust in me made me work hard and deliver results. I really think this company has a great future, as long as Mark is at the helm.

      Cons

      ViaSat being a big company has a bit more red tape than I am used to, but understandable as ViaSat is a big company that deals with government contracts. I came from a very small company, where I wore different hats as the situation demanded, but here I feel a bit restricted. But then again I am NOT working 60+ hours like I did in my previous employment.

      3.0
      Apr 2, 2014

      Solid if you are an Engineer

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good benefits, decent compensation, good work environment and the company really does care about its employees

      Cons

      Can be very political and you have to play that game if you want to further your career there. Promotions are not merit based, and if you are not an engineer they like to pigeon-hole you into a spot and grind your hard with little to no opportunity to move up in the company. Almost all senior positions are hires from the outside, with some of them having "ties" to senior management already in place. I have seen very little promotion from within the company.

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