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Symantec Employee Job Reviews in the United States

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29%
48%
17%
5%
1%
4.0
Average Rating
(based on 208 Symantec Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.9
Growth Opportunities
3.5
People You Work With
4.3
Person You Work For
4.2
Rewards You Receive
3.8
Support You Get
3.9
Way You Work
4.1
Work Setting
4.0
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VP of Corporate Development
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4.5 / 5 Work Setting 4.1 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5
Network Security Analyst
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4.7 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4.6 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.8 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.8 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5
Software Engineer
Person You Work For 4.9 / 5 People You Work With 4.9 / 5 Work Setting 4.9 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.9 / 5
Company Culture 4.9 / 5 Way You Work 4.9 / 5
Software Developer
Person You Work For 1.2 / 5 People You Work With 4.8 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3.1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2.1 / 5
Company Culture 3.7 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Symantec Employee

What do you like about working at Symantec?

"The benefits are second to only the big accounting/audit firms. Great medical and vacation especially. They even cover 50% of your LASIK surgery!"

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

"Don't. Go somewhere else. But if you absolutely want to interview here, every manager has their own interview style. It's really a crap shoot. Be ready for anything."

What don't you like about working at Symantec?

"Morale in the finance organization is like the game of limbo, everyone chants how low can you go! Everyone is out for themselves, both staff and management. It's a if you don't watch out, I'll stab you in the back so I can get ahead culture. The middle to senior executives are gypsies, tramps and thieves who steal the money budgeted for raises and bonuses for staff and use it towards their own compensation. The pay used to be great, but after a multi-year freeze on raises, pay is now below industry average. Additionally, there are no bonuses or stock options until you reach manager or senior manager."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Quit. Every single one of you. Especially the current CFO, who also happens to be American Airlines ex-CFO and helped drive AA into bankruptcy. They're thoroughly incompetent, lack strong leadership qualities and promote the worst employees."

Person You Work For 1 / 5 People You Work With 1 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 1 / 5 Way You Work 1 / 5
Project Manager
Person You Work For 4.8 / 5 People You Work With 4.7 / 5 Work Setting 4.7 / 5
Support You Get 4.8 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.7 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.8 / 5
Company Culture 4.6 / 5 Way You Work 4.7 / 5
Inside Sales Executive

"This was a great company and I enjoyed working there throughout the time I was there."

Inside Sales Executive
Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 4.5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4.5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.5 / 5
Company Culture 4.5 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Manager
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Symantec Employee

What do you like about working at Symantec?

"Great benefits, growth opportunities, responsibilities."

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

"Beware of outsourcing risks."

What don't you like about working at Symantec?

"Bureaucratic processes, politics, cross-functional dysfunctional, lack of ownership, layers of management, outsourcing, lack of accountability."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Flatten the hierarchy by reducing the middle management ranks."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Marketing Manager
Person You Work For 4.8 / 5 People You Work With 4.8 / 5 Work Setting 4.7 / 5
Support You Get 4.7 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.8 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.8 / 5
Company Culture 4.8 / 5 Way You Work 4.8 / 5
Software Engineer
Person You Work For 4.6 / 5 People You Work With 3.8 / 5 Work Setting 3.8 / 5
Support You Get 4.7 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 3.9 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Engineering Intern
Person You Work For 2 / 5 People You Work With 2.4 / 5 Work Setting 1 / 5
Support You Get 1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2.2 / 5 Company Culture 2.3 / 5
Way You Work 4.3 / 5
Field Inspector
Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 4.9 / 5 Work Setting 4.8 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1.1 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Associate Software Engineer
in Culver City, CA

"A good company overall, but I want more say in company direction and decisions."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4.5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 3.5 / 5

Symantec Reviews FAQs

Is Symantec a good company to work for?

Symantec has an overall rating of 4.0 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 208 Symantec Review Ratings left anonymously by Symantec employees, which is 3% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 94% of employees would recommend working at Symantec.

Does Symantec pay their employees well?

Symantec employees earn $81,000 annually on average, or $39 per hour, which is 23% higher than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 92 Symantec employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Symantec Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at Symantec?

94% of employees would recommend working at Symantec with the overall rating of 4.0 out of 5. Employees also rated Symantec 3.9 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.8 for Rewards You Receive, 3.5 for Growth Opportunities and 3.9 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at Symantec?

According to our data, the highest paying job at Symantec is a EAI Architect at $250,000 annually. Browse Symantec Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at Symantec?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at Symantec is a Senior Information Security Analyst at $12,000 annually. Browse Symantec Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at Symantec?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at Symantec to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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