Working at Symantec in San Luis Obispo, CA: 3 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in San Luis Obispo, CA Area

Item: Symantec
Rating: 4.4
Author: Software Test Engineer

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On average, employees in San Luis Obispo, CA at Symantec give their company a 2.9 rating out of 5.0 based on 3, whereas overall Average Rating of Symantec is 4.0 out of 5.0 based on 281 Symantec Review Ratings. The happiest Symantec employees in San Luis Obispo, CA are Software Test Engineers submitting an average rating of 4.5 and Media Managers with a rating of 4.3.

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3.9

Growth Opportunities

3.5

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Working at Symantec in San Luis Obispo, CA: 3 Employee Reviews

Media Manager

in San Luis Obispo, CA

"I loved my job until the new CEO was hired. He completely changed the culture for the worse."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4.5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5

Support You Get 4.5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5

Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5

Software Test Engineer

in San Luis Obispo, CA

What do you like about working at Symantec?

"The people. Everyone was knowledgeable, personable, and hard-working. Even when it was crunch-time and not as much fun, the company really stepped up and provided free lunches and managers gave extra afternoons off once the project goals were met."

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

"Come across as intelligent, knowledgeable, ready to join the team, and prepared to work hard to make contributions."

What don't you like about working at Symantec?

"Some of the economic pressures made some raise questions about whether or not we'd be able to remain employed, which was stressful."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep it up. Stay in the loop as much as possible with what's going on with the larger company, and report that back to underlings to help keep people motivated."

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 4 / 5

Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5