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Working at Sun Microsystems in Broomfield, CO: 12 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Broomfield, CO Area

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On average, employees in Broomfield, CO at Sun Microsystems give their company a 0.8 rating out of 5.0 based on 12, whereas overall Average Rating of Sun Microsystems is 4.3 out of 5.0 based on 195 Sun Microsystems Review Ratings. The happiest Sun Microsystems employees in Broomfield, CO are Quality Engineers submitting an average rating of 5.0 and Equipment Services Project Managers with a rating of 4.7.

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4.3
Average Rating
(based on 59 Sun Microsystems Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
4.3
Growth Opportunities
3.9
People You Work With
4.5
Person You Work For
4.4
Rewards You Receive
4.1
Support You Get
4.2
Way You Work
4.4
Work Setting
4.3
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Working at Sun Microsystems in Broomfield, CO: 12 Employee Reviews

Database Architect

"very good place to work."

What do you like about working at Sun Microsystems?

"people on my team and the work itself"

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

"the company does not exist anymore"

What don't you like about working at Sun Microsystems?

"I liked everything about it"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"stay the course"

Group Manager

What do you like about working at Sun Microsystems?

"It was the place to be in the heady .com days!"

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

"complex, but very rewarding"

What don't you like about working at Sun Microsystems?

"The complexity of all of their solutions was daunting to the best of us"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"matrix organizations make it hard to hold people individually accountable"

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

4.3
Sun Microsystems (195)

4.7 Highest Rated in this Industry is N2 Publishing (26)
1.9 Lowest Rated in this Industry is CareCore National (10)
3.8 Average of All Companies in this Industry (6,335)
Solutions Designer

What do you like about working at Sun Microsystems?

"Talented co-workers, great salary and benefits."

What don't you like about working at Sun Microsystems?

"Constant uncertainty about the future. Too much office politics and lack of inter-department co-operation."

Developer

"To the point."

What do you like about working at Sun Microsystems?

"The balance of work and social life."

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

"Just be honest and open."

What don't you like about working at Sun Microsystems?

"The lack of good management structure."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They are in the middle of restructuring so I think they are assessing their problems just fine."

Business Analyst

"Great place to work"

What do you like about working at Sun Microsystems?

"The culture, and my manager pushing me to exceed"

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

"Depends on what position you go after, but understand the company and be ready to problem solve in the interview"

What don't you like about working at Sun Microsystems?

"Managements lack to monetize on great technology"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Create a way to monetize on technologies that make Sun adorned by many in the IT world"

Engagement Manager

"Would have stayed there until I retired, had they not had the layoff."

Reports Analyst

"This was a very fair review and the questions were good."

What do you like about working at Sun Microsystems?

"The career advancement opportunities were great and the pay was awesome. I had great management"

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

"This company was bought out by another company."

What don't you like about working at Sun Microsystems?

"They lay off too often"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Sr. Management needs to figure out how to get the company back up and running and making a profit. They should not give things out for free."

Market Research Analyst

"An excellent, yet unstable, employer."

What do you like about working at Sun Microsystems?

"The people are the best thing about Sun, they are by and large highly qualified and genuinely nice."

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

"Be prepared for insightful questions."

What don't you like about working at Sun Microsystems?

"The instability of the organization, constant restructuring and layoffs are disheartening."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Don't manage quarter to quarter."

Hardware Engineering Project Coordinator

"Very Interesting questions have been asked."

What do you like about working at Sun Microsystems?

"Projects I worked on, working from home!"

What don't you like about working at Sun Microsystems?

"Hardly any career advancement."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Do a better job at promoting employees that truely deserve it."

Member of Technical Staff

"Sun has been a failing company for the last 10 years."

What do you like about working at Sun Microsystems?

"Good salary and benefits. Close to my home. Casual work environment."

What don't you like about working at Sun Microsystems?

"The business has been failing for the last 10 years."

Equipment Services Project Manager

"I enjoyed working for SunMicrosystems."

Person You Work For 4.7 / 5 People You Work With 4.8 / 5 Work Setting 4.6 / 5
Support You Get 4.6 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.6 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.7 / 5
Company Culture 4.8 / 5 Way You Work 4.8 / 5
Quality Engineer

"Best company to work for ever."

What do you like about working at Sun Microsystems?

"The company was very productive. The accomplished tasks in a quick and timely fashion with a minimum amount of managerial overview and investment."

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

"None. This company is now a Oracle company and seems to be functioning a little differently."

What don't you like about working at Sun Microsystems?

"Nothing. This company was AMAZING and helped the employee accomplish their goals any way possible."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"None. This company was a JOY to work for and helped one gain much information about any area they needed or wanted information about. They were very helpful when the need was immediate and pertained to immediate job task duty completion."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5

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