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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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Technical Support Engineer

"Technical support does the dirty work for product engineering."

What do you like about working at Sun Microsystems?

"The Solaris operating system."

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

"Sun Services Management, since 2005."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Stop dumbing down the technical support role."

Art Director

"Indigo Consulting is a great place to work"

What do you like about working at Sun Microsystems?

"Amazing work environment, with lot to learn from colleagues and seniors."

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

"Nothing to mention"

Web Application Developer

"It was a real world experience with great people with diverse professional background."

What do you like about working at Sun Microsystems?

"Understood the real value of technology"

Senior Hardware Engineer

"Three reasons for working at Sun: 1. passion, 2. passion and 3. passion."

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."

Manufacturing Engineer

"Very dissapointed after 5 years of service"

What do you like about working at Sun Microsystems?

"My co-workers"

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

"Keep looking"

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

"No loyalties"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Remember that offshoring is only a trend"

Senior Member of Technical Staff

"The company is downsizing."

Technical Support Engineer

"Fun working environment and very educational."

Marketing Program Manager

"I enjoyed the challenges and cross-functional collaboration working at SUN"

What do you like about working at Sun Microsystems?

"The challenges of the job and learning new tools to effectively and efficiently do my job."

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

"It's a great company if you can 'ride the waves of change'"

Hardware Manager

"great place"

What do you like about working at Sun Microsystems?

"Enjoyed it"

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

"Recent downsizings"

Technical Manager

"experience evaluation working at Sun which will be useful for current and to-be employee"

What do you like about working at Sun Microsystems?

"Flexibility, Power Delegation, Challenging, many options to grow yourself, great place to work and learn."

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

"You need to be willing to work really hard and enjoy your work. You also need to know what you are doing and willing to learn as you go."

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

"Over all I like about working at Sun."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Sun as a company is great. Sometimes the management needs to work with their co-workers and customers to find out the most current requirements to stay competitive in the market."

Enterprise Architect

"Emotional review of a great number of wonderful/brilliant people"

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

"Management did not change with the times (Intel) until way too late in the product life-cycle."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Adjust to customer demand. Many companies after a brilliant history become arrogant and believe change is not necessary. It is always necessary for survival!"

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."

Senior Program Manager

"A sailors nightmare, a doomed sinking ship with a long haired Ahab at the wheel."

What do you like about working at Sun Microsystems?

"The vision of making tools for engineering a safer world."

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

"Keep your life in balance, expect to work hard but don't expect a lot of appreciation from management."

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

"Inbreeding of management. Many positions of management not earned by talent or effort."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Don't drink when you carry the company check book. You'll regret what you buy or who you slept with in the morning."

Principal Test Engineer

"Being sold to Oracle"

What do you like about working at Sun Microsystems?

"Work with briliant Engineers"

Sun Microsystems Reviews FAQs

Is Sun Microsystems a good company to work for?

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.

Does Sun Microsystems pay their employees well?

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.

How satisfied are employees working at Sun Microsystems?

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.

What is the highest paying job at Sun Microsystems?

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.

What is the lowest paying job at Sun Microsystems?

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.

What are the pros and cons of working at Sun Microsystems?

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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