Symantec Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"Good company to get experience in Software Development."

What do you like about working at Symantec?

"Gaining experience at a software development company."

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

"This is an excellent company to get experience in Software Development. However, the salary may not be very high."

What don't you like about working at Symantec?

"Salary is not as high as other companies."

"Intense experience with a great company."

What do you like about working at Symantec?

"I felt that I was able to make a difference in releasing quality products."

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

"Don't pad your resume. There are some of the best software engineers in the field working for Symantec. They will be able to see through any trumped up claims."

What don't you like about working at Symantec?

"Sometimes things can be lost in the shuffle of a large company."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Quality employees should not be a matter of location."

"As a prior VERITAS employee, Symantec drastically changed the work culture."

What do you like about working at Symantec?

"I resigned and no longer work for Symantec. I am currently self-employed."

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

"The money may be good and maybe it's the right place for you. But they have had several lay-offs in recent years so trust your instincts. Can be a good company for some."

What don't you like about working at Symantec?

"The work culture made working for the company an unpleasant experience. The SE management is honestly not trained to properly manage technical field sales engineers."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get sales and personnel management training, get into the field, go on customer calls with the field SEs,"

"Symantec is trying to shrink their way to greatness. Don't get caught in the contraction."

"Worked with very sharp and technical staff."

What do you like about working at Symantec?

"Good products."

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

"Be precise in your answers."

What don't you like about working at Symantec?

"Nothing."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep an eye on the satisfaction of employees."

What do you like about working at Symantec?

"The people. I liked that I could work from home many days."

What don't you like about working at Symantec?

"No career advancement possilbilities. The job grew boring and repetitive in the end."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"There were not enough internal career paths or training."

"A monster, devouring start-ups and then devoured itself."

"Worked with a really great team."

What do you like about working at Symantec?

"Good company with great products."

What don't you like about working at Symantec?

"They outsourced IT to EDS."

"Interesting place to work."

What do you like about working at Symantec?

"Very dynamic environment."

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

"Bring your best game."

What don't you like about working at Symantec?

"Commute was too long, up to 6 hours daily."

"Disappointed, displeased, & unemployed."

What do you like about working at Symantec?

"At first it was great but as BV took over there was definite favoritism by management. We were LP2A employees & management was from B& H; both acquired by BV around the same time. However prejudice existed by B&H personnel against LP2A employees & we were laid off."

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

"Don't!"

What don't you like about working at Symantec?

"They failed to maintain Public Works Division & contracts with lots of municipalities losing money & jobs & creating massive layoffs or quality people leaving."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get back to the Family Atmosphere that was originally there. Accept employee input. Put the trust back in the job & the people where the relationship has become estranged."

"Nice folks! Contracted me for 1 year, Investor Relations Consultant."

What do you like about working at Symantec?

"Great opportunities, interesting business."

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

"Good luck in these tough financial market climates."

What don't you like about working at Symantec?

"It's over, contract fulfilled."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep your Stock price up if you can in these difficult times. Appreciate your staff!"

What do you like about working at Symantec?

"The salary and benefits."

What don't you like about working at Symantec?

"Company culture was very poor."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"For the executive management: Rather than focusing on continuing to grow through acquisition (several per year), please put a bit more focus on the integrating and aligning those acquisitions with the overall company."

What do you like about working at Symantec?

"Challenging. My QA work includes software development. I like Perl."

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

"My interview was very easy. Perhaps advanced positions require more extensive interview process. I cannot advise on that... Response to me was at first NO, then they called me back a week later with YES. Emotional rollercoaster..."

What don't you like about working at Symantec?

"Too much mundane work. Repetitive mundane tasks gave me carpal tunnel in my wrists (maybe)."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Provide more opportunities for growth. I believe I am a strong candidate for software developer, yet they let me go, rather than pursue me to aid with more complex tasks. I could have been a great asset for them, in my opinion. Instead, I will now move on to a different company. It's their loss, in my opinion."

What do you like about working at Symantec?

"I had a great manager."

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

"Go in with open eyes."

What don't you like about working at Symantec?

"Like most large companies, getting things done is somewhat laborious."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Flatten it."