On average, employees at Sun Microsystems give their company a 4.3 rating out of 5.0 - which is 10% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. The happiest Sun Microsystems employees are Enterprise Architects submitting an average rating of 5.0 and Technical Support Engineers with a rating of 4.8.
"Excellent people made the culture outstanding."
"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."
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."
"nice company,. but i moved"
"Sun Microsystems was the best employer in Silicon Valley. Sun cared."
What do you like about working at Sun Microsystems?
"Sun cared about their employees. I have never worked for such a fabulous company before or after in my life."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Sun is now Oracle, no longer a company. Too bad!"
What don't you like about working at Sun Microsystems?
"Nothing. Sun was a wonderful company to work for and I would work there again if I could."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"To listen to their staff. Help them to feel heard"
"Good Company to work for in Clearwater."
"I enjoyed the fast pace and working on great technology"
What do you like about working at Sun Microsystems?
"The people I worked with, the technology, and contributions that shaped the industry."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Sun expects the best from it's employees, so enjoy working with the best."
What don't you like about working at Sun Microsystems?
"Adapting to organization re-orgs was always a challenge until the new direction was established."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Thanks for all the innovations and don't forget, The Network is the Computer."
"Awesome company to work for"
What do you like about working at Sun Microsystems?
"Awesome people and culture, great benefits, great facilities, I love this company"
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"good communication skillsgood technology backgroundgood leadership qualitiesopen mind"
What don't you like about working at Sun Microsystems?
"Bad business decisions focussing on technology rather than on the market opportunity"
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Look at the market and how to seize it, rather than focussing primarily on open source technology"
"Sun Microsystems, Inc. Business Department specializes in Information Technology. Formal and educated employees to team with."
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."
"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."
Sun Microsystems has an overall rating of 4.3 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 59 Sun Microsystems Review Ratings left anonymously by Sun Microsystems employees, which is 10% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 98% of employees would recommend working at Sun Microsystems.
Sun Microsystems employees earn $95,000 annually on average, or $46 per hour, which is 44% higher than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 6 Sun Microsystems employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Sun Microsystems Salaries by Job Title.
98% of employees would recommend working at Sun Microsystems with the overall rating of 4.3 out of 5. Employees also rated Sun Microsystems 4.3 out of 5 for Company Culture, 4.1 for Rewards You Receive, 3.9 for Growth Opportunities and 4.2 for support you get.
According to our data, the highest paying job at Sun Microsystems is a Director of Professional Services at $250,000 annually. Browse Sun Microsystems Salaries by Job Profile.
According to our data, the lowest paying job at Sun Microsystems is a Advisor at $17,000 annually. Browse Sun Microsystems Salaries by Job Profile.
According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at Sun Microsystems to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.
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