Acterna Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"This company is gone. it went bankrupt."

What don't you like about working at Acterna?

"I was a junior developer at the time and I did not have a lot of ownership in the product."

"review is not conclusive"

What do you like about working at Acterna?

"no longer work there"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Keep reaching for the gold ring"

What don't you like about working at Acterna?

"I did like the product and excitement involved with sales"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I wish they had been more capable in saving business"

"JDSU needs some work"

What do you like about working at Acterna?

"I liked the other employees."

What don't you like about working at Acterna?

"Middle and upper management lacked competency."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management needs to take responsibility not only for the successes, but also the failures and make adjustments accordingly."

"As an internship, working at Acterna was a great experience."

What do you like about working at Acterna?

"Excellent mentorship among senior employees."

What don't you like about working at Acterna?

"While employed at Acterna, the company was in the midst of a company merger. During this merger, employment opportunities was very unstable."

"Interesting"

What do you like about working at Acterna?

"They don't micro manage"

What don't you like about working at Acterna?

"Outsourcing"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be Open minded"

What do you like about working at Acterna?

"leading edge technology at the time. Ability to use my natural talent to achieve coprorate goals"

What don't you like about working at Acterna?

"way too much family and friends of family driving questionable decision making process"

"Management was very poor."

What do you like about working at Acterna?

"Dealing with customer and providing a solution for them."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"The company is no longer around."

What don't you like about working at Acterna?

"Upper management made wrong decisions and the company field for chapter 11"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Do not over extend the company."

"good"

What do you like about working at Acterna?

"great place to learn"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"sorry they closed up"

"The work was interesting and challenging, however due to politics the R&D remote site was closed down."

What do you like about working at Acterna?

"Our small group of 8 people took an inherited single board design and quickly turned it into a thriving product line with revenues approaching 15M. We were self sustaining, self motivated, driven group of professionals."

What don't you like about working at Acterna?

"We were a victim of our own success, our thriving product line made us attractive for different divisions to try pull us in because we were one of the few profit centers for the company. Our remote R&D center was ultimately shut down and offers made to the group to relocate (no one made the move). It was a power play to try and end the divisional jockeying for our profitable group. By adding our group in a division, we made the bottom line look better. So, naturally everyone wanted a profit center for their bottom line."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Nothing really, they eventually demoted and laid off the decision makers for the ill fated profit grab. It was just too late to undo the damage. I still converse with some of the upper management on a regular basis."