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Working at Sun Microsystems in Mountain View, CA: 7 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Mountain View, CA Area

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On average, employees in Mountain View, CA at Sun Microsystems give their company a 2.7 rating out of 5.0 based on 7, 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 Mountain View, CA are Enterprise Architects submitting an average rating of 5.0 and Senior Software Engineers with a rating of 4.8.

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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 Mountain View, CA: 7 Employee Reviews

Enterprise Architect

What do you like about working at Sun Microsystems?

"Productivity and challenge. This enabled me of to rapidly develop significant product components and solutions."

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

"The company was bought by Oracle. The culture of the two companies are quite different for any comment to be really useful."

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

"Greater attention to profitability as a standalone enterprise. Sun was later bought by Oracle."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"May be it is too late to suggest a closer emphasis on profit centers, such as Professional Services, where I worked."

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
Senior Software Engineer

"I stay focus on my work."

What do you like about working at Sun Microsystems?

"I believe wholeheartedly in personal & professional growth and anything fun."

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

"Work is work there is nothing to like or dislike."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Nothing. Managers are simply humans who are as unique as myself and others."

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 3 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

4.3
Sun Microsystems (195)

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3.8 Average of All Companies in this Industry (6,335)
Sales Account Executive

What do you like about working at Sun Microsystems?

"Strategic Selling is a great job. Meeting and presenting to CEO's CFO's and giants in the industry is an adreneline event every time."

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

"Inside contacts are always advised with this company since it's important to have help guiding your resume to the right desktops. Linkedin is advised."

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

"95% travel is a tough job to maintain for a long period of time."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Well, they're Oracle now, so they're all working for Larry Ellison. I'm sure the culture is different but the sales jobs for the software guys needs support."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Senior Technical Support Engineer
Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4.3 / 5
Software Quality Engineer

"I enjoyed my jobs at Sun which gave me the opportunity to migrate from project engineering to software engineering"

What do you like about working at Sun Microsystems?

"Opportunity to be a part of the leading edge in software and tools development."

Staff Engineer

"Best place to work!!"

What do you like about working at Sun Microsystems?

"Openness, Opportunity for innovativeness, creativity!"

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

"Nothing!"

Office Director

"I worked there at Sun's peak. Very exciting times"

What do you like about working at Sun Microsystems?

"I made the final decisions on User Interface Issues"

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

"Always short on resources"

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