IXIA Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"Was a decent company, going through some turmoil at the top lately."

"It is sad to see a company address their internal problems and negative perception by seeking a PR person rather than internally addressing the core problems of bad and even malevolent management. The expression that "A" grade managers hire "A" grade staff is NOT what follows inside Ixia. Ixia has a few "A" grade managers, but most appear to be "B" grade or worse and actively drive out anyone they feel is a threat. If you are an "A" grade employee, you should avoid Ixia like the plague. They will milk you dry and spit you out."

"I worked for Ixia for 14 years, from way back when they were a startup. My experience is quite good. Yes, they ask for a lot of hours, but in general, they pay well, and the benefits are among the best."

"I've worked for Ixia since 1999, recently let go in October 2013. It was a very long run, mainly because it's a good company to work for, and it has the unique ability to stay afloat in a down economy. Overall, the company knows how to stay in business, and that's saying a lot these days. On a personal level, you will be challenged. A lot. In many ways. Overall sentiment is good. I had a lot of great years there, learned many things, lots of adventures."

"Management is somewhat timid in adopting 21st century technology and methods."

"I've worked with Ixia initially from Sep 2005."

What do you like about working at IXIA?

"Despite not having a sense of direction internally, from an external perspective, the company is moving in the right direction."

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

"Don't expect a lot of direction when you arrive. But it's a good opportunity if you arrive here with clear vision and self direction."

What don't you like about working at IXIA?

"Company objectives and direction gets lost when communicated to mid and lower level management."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Optimize internal operations and build the company to scale to the level that is being pursued in the market."

"Ixia is filled with very intelligent people. A great place to grow and improve your job skills"

What do you like about working at IXIA?

"It was a fast paced atmosphere that I enjoyed. I was responsible for the corporate price list and all software release engineering change orders."

What don't you like about working at IXIA?

"They acquired another company Catapult and they laid-off Ixia employees to compensate for the additional headcount."

"Overall a great place to work at with good learning opportunities."

"I had been recruited and the market flatten out with very little growth"

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

"talk to their employees"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"to be more strategic and forward thinking"

"Great place to learn an amazing amount in a short period of time."

What do you like about working at IXIA?

"The amount of experience gained in such a short period of time. Always on the cutting edge of new technologies. The amount of responsibility given."

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

"Come extremely prepared with a vast knowledge of IT infrastructure such as Wintel, Servers, SAN, NAS, tape backup, Cisco, etc..."

What don't you like about working at IXIA?

"Because of the small amount of staff, it takes a great toll on home life. 60+ hour work weeks are much too common. I'm all for helping out at any given time but 60+ hours a week has become the standard."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Review the amount of staff members, ensure backup personnel is on-boarded, utilize your off-shore resources."

"Too many Chiefs; Too Top Heavy..."

What do you like about working at IXIA?

"Very family orientated work environment and there's room to grow."

What don't you like about working at IXIA?

"Management structure was terrible. Management only care about numbers and not the actually work you do.Company is way too too heavy."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Take in all factors of your employees; just don't look at the numbers as those were easy to doctored. Look at the overall skills your employee and bring to the company."