Sun Microsystems Employee Job Reviews in the United States

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."

"Great company recently purchased by Oracle, another great company."

What do you like about working at Sun Microsystems?

"Great people, great products, visionary led."

"Best company to work for"

What do you like about working at Sun Microsystems?

"Good compensation and benefit package. Had lots of opportunity for growth and personal development"

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

"Nothing"

What do you like about working at Sun Microsystems?

"Working with very smart, top-notch engineers and managers developing complex solutions to hard problems."

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

"Be aggressive about setting goals for yourself."

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

"As the company grew, the bureaucracy and processes became overwhelming."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Work better with employees to understand their career goals and evaluate their happiness."

"Honest opion of a former employee currently working as a contractor."

What do you like about working at Sun Microsystems?

"Flexibility and atmosphere."

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

"Not the place to be currently."

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

"highly unstable environment. Reductions in force happen quarterly."

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

"I am so sorry Sun was not an outstanding success story! It had all what the user wanted."

What do you like about working at Sun Microsystems?

"The technology that we delivered with our solutions to a happy customer!"

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

"The best of luck. Under Oracle Sun will turn more into a marketing company, so, prepare for that."

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

"Not enough time for mentoring and guiding team members."

"The best company I ever worked for and the best people were hired by this employer."

What do you like about working at Sun Microsystems?

"My job was very rewarding and the personal growth of an employee was rewarded by those in managerial/supervisory positions."

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

"I was disappointed that one long-distance manager, whom I only met in person one time, put me on a list for layoff after 9 years of superior reviews from previous managers/supervisors because he wasn't comfortable managing from afar."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Give credit when it is due and recognize the historical qualities of experienced employees."

What do you like about working at Sun Microsystems?

"Great place to work, had a work from home program"

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

"None, being bought by Oracle"

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

"Poor Upper Management caused losing money"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Should have resigned last year to bring in a team that would have made adjustments to save corp"

"Sun is in the process of being acquired by Oracle."

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

"Business situation is in question until Oracle acquisition complete."

"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!"

"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"

"Hard to find a company good like this."

"Stressful call center, too high of people turnover."

"The birth place of new technology"

What do you like about working at Sun Microsystems?

"Working with smartest people on earth"

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

"One of the best place to work"

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

"You can learn so much from everyone"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep inovation continue"