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"Being a product manager is like being a mini-CEO without all the negatives that come with being a CEO. I love it."
Posted 10 years ago in Redwood City, CA
Senior Product Manager at United Rentals
in Temple Terrace, FL

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"Large company. Little autonomy."

Senior Product Manager at Applied Materials
in Austin, TX

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"Company moving as much work overseas as possible, Austin workforce is in a decline."

What do you like about working at Applied Materials?

"Exciting, challenging, very empowered workforce in the 90s. Since 2003 trend was always downward. As things stabilized from the growth of the 90s, to shrinking, became regimented and a life of avoiding layoffs. I personally avoided 14 of them."

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

"Don't. Unless you have a unique skill they need and you want to spend a great deal of your time in Asia."

What don't you like about working at Applied Materials?

"Constant overall decline since 2003, working with a perpetual sense of dread. Years of forced time off, the reward for excelling was not being fired. Company developed the ability to lie to itself."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Know what they invested in with Solar, and understand what Applied did well in semiconductor does not apply. Structure the semiconductor business for the size it is instead of continuing the constant internal pain."

Senior Product Manager at Time Warner
in Dulles, VA

What do you like about working at Time Warner?

"I love the people. To be honest I really would like to stay with AOL, and ride the new band wagon with the new management. I believe there are exciting things ahead for AOL. However, layoffs are coming and no one is safe and one needs to be proactive."

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

"Not really, just be open, honest, and show the passion that it takes to work hard, to have integrity, creative/innovate."

What don't you like about working at Time Warner?

"Over the past few years all of the inconsistencies with Executive Management, different strategies that didn't seem to make sense for the market place. My hope is with the spin-off from Time Warner things will calm down and there will be a clear direction."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I think Tim Armstrong is heading in the right direction and is working towards bringing the executives and management in line, again, I would love to be around after the layoffs to see what happens with the company."

Senior Product Manager at TRUE.com
in Irving, TX

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"I gained needed experience at True.com and enjoyed working there."

Senior Product Manager at ViewSonic
in Walnut, CA

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"Lean company, with a public comnpany's DNA"

What do you like about working at ViewSonic?

"Strong talent and mangement very focused on winning."

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

"Good company."

What don't you like about working at ViewSonic?

"Sometimes stressful environment with excessive financial reporting requirements."

Senior Product Manager at Memorex
in Cerritos, CA

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"A great entrepreneurial company, foucused on success in retail."

What do you like about working at Memorex?

"A strong team environemnt. Just do it approach to winning in retail."

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

"Memorex is now owned by Imation. The Imation company culture is very different than Memorex was."

What don't you like about working at Memorex?

"Memorex was purchased 4 months after I joined and the transition and subsequent office closing was stressful."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Don't lose site of what you do best and what made you successful."

Senior Product Manager at Verizon Wireless
in Greensburg, PA

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"Okay until MCI got involved, and then it went downhill fast."

Senior Product Manager at Lockheed Martin
in Orlando, FL

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"Great place to start a career, but make sure you leave within 5 years."

Senior Product Manager at Nortel
in Rtp, NC

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"This employer has extreme financial struggles"

What do you like about working at Nortel?

"Great people to work with and a flexible work environment"

What don't you like about working at Nortel?

"Constant threat of layoffs and lack of resources"

Senior Product Manager at Phoenix Technologies
in Milpitas, CA

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"Good company with good technology and poor management."

Senior Product Manager at Nokia

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"It is a good company to work for, but mother Nokia had no idea how to manage CA subsidiaries."

Senior Product Manager at CoSine Communications
in Redwood City, CA

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"This was good"

What do you like about working at CoSine Communications?

"Joined a company when it was pre-IPO and it was a great small company to work for. It was fun experience"

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

"customer interaction, timely product introduction"

What don't you like about working at CoSine Communications?

"Company grew faster than the revenue"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Manage revenue growth vs. company growth"

Senior Product Manager at Match.com
in Dallas, TX

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"I had a blast growing up professionally at Match.com! It was a once in a lifetime experience!"

What do you like about working at Match.com?

"I enjoyed the fact that we were the new kids on the block; we were able to come in, try new things and become the leaders!"

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

"Just be yourself! They love energy and people who aren't afraid to work entirely outside of the box."

What don't you like about working at Match.com?

"There was quite a bit of leadership turn-over about four years ago and it was hard to adjust to the inconsistancy."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Settle on a leadership and move forward!"

Senior Product Manager at FedEx
in Memphis, TN

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"FedEx is a great place to sharpen your skills in marketing and eCommerce. You will be surrounded by a world-class marketing team."

What do you like about working at FedEx?

"We were creating ground-breaking Internet products."

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

"Bring your best."

What don't you like about working at FedEx?

"The commute."

Senior Product Manager at Fox Entertainment Group
in Los Angeles, CA

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"I was laid off in June with 40% of the staff."

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