Working at Varian Medical Systems in Palo Alto, CA: 17 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Palo Alto, CA Area

"Great company to work for! Lots of fast-paced work and good communication between departments."

"Varian is a great company with great products and services supported by a stellar staff."

"Varian has standard benefits, a bit less holidays but overall good place to work. Varian has great selection of food at the cafe which is a little pricy."

"I worked at Varian Medical Systems for15 years. It is an excellent company to work for and it compensates you fairly for the work you do without discrimination. The work atmosphere is great with a system designed to help you achieve your potential. There is plenty of opportunity for lateral and upward mobility in the company."

"Good"

"Ok company. Stable, good family/work balance. Not engineering driven."

"It is OK, stable company."

"A factory mentality in Silicon Valley. If it was GE, it would be great, but this is an outstanding product that needs to be marketed in the current time-frame, not the way it was 20 years ago. Wake up and realize that competitors are nipping at your heels and you have to look like the leader to be the leader."

"I've worked for Varian Medical Systems for three years now, while this company is a 60 year established company, the x-ray department currently is more emphasizing on documentations and less on new technology and creating new products."

"I have worked here for over 8 years. The pay is average, the benefits are good, but the organization and collaboration between departments leaves something to be desired."

What do you like about working at Varian Medical Systems?

"People are generally nice, we support the creation of great products that save lifes"

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

"If you like the more traditional work environment you will like it here. Don't expect to set the world on fire with your suggested changes though"

What don't you like about working at Varian Medical Systems?

"people are too set in their ways, hard to accept change unless it serves them"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"not have me report to someone who uses me to shine himself"

What do you like about working at Varian Medical Systems?

"Work life Balance is excellent in varian. Good team of people."

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

"No. I would suggest to be calm & enjoy work at varian. Its a very nice company to work with."

What don't you like about working at Varian Medical Systems?

"Nothing as such. But would like varian to invest more on future technologies"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Better Planning. Also follow the deadlines more strictly & am for achieving them."

"Great job."

"Fat company"

What do you like about working at Varian Medical Systems?

"Stable"

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

"Show a willingness to learn from them, not to teach them."

What don't you like about working at Varian Medical Systems?

"Fat company that had the technology to be a market share leader but ran the business poorly, lots of waste."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Improve your production methods, be open to new ideas."