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3.2

49% would recommend to a friend

(738 total reviews)
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Rohit Ghai

67% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

Barracuda Networks has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 738 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Barracuda Networks employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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738 reviews
1.0
Feb 21, 2013

Technical Support

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-If you want to learn linux platform and have no experience this is the perfect place -Free Food and Soda - 25 cent candy machine

Cons

- no 401k match - no profit sharing -slim to none career path -low pay - no stock option - Consistantly put away fires for the company and management does not value you. Your just a number and they can hire 10 more to replace you.

5.0
Jan 24, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Most employees at Barracuda Networks really do enjoy working there & it's unfortunate that many of these reviews are not indicative of the true level of satisfaction. Do more than is expected, have a good attitude, ask for help when needed, work a little harder and it will pay off. - Barracuda Networks is growing & rapidly succeeding - Great products, support and reputation - Hard-working & motivated co-workers - Creativity is encouraged - Honesty of upper management: plans for the future, expectations, areas to improve, etc.

Cons

- Micro-managing occasionally occurs in some areas - Lack of unity within the company

2.0
Dec 19, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Free lunches. Ample supply of Alcohol ongoing. Fraternity House atmosphere (if your into that) They do throw a good party! However, this is where the Productive accolades begin to taper off. I will say though that they've somehow managed to acquire some decent technology over the years? - Phion, NetContinuum, PureWire - but they've not handled these acquisitions well and their best Engineering talent bolts for the door at the earliest opportunity. They then proceed to re-engineer the great products they've acquired so that they fit into their SMB sales model? Quite sad for a Silicon Valley based Company professing to be a technology leader in their industry and trying to compete with other companies for Enterprise business.

Cons

Disingenuous, self-serving management who provide little direction to employees ongoing. They are constantly trying out new approaches to to fix inefficiencies only to see their approach fail for lack of forethought and/or operational discipline. This creates a work environment that is chaotic and confused. Very much a 'boiler room' mentality that is unproductive. Morale is low overall. How they can profess to be a successful company on a path to IPO is beyond me. Their high employee turnover rates tell the true story - and for good reason. You can imagine how customers must feel! Hopefully their new CEO can turn the existing culture around and prevent the ship from running aground- he definitely has his work cut out for him. Seriously, if your looking to take a role here - think hard about it, and then think about it again. There are many great, well run companies in the Valley that would appreciate having you (and they will compensate you better) - this isn't one of them. I don't write reviews very often but I felt compelled to do so here based on my experience. Hopefully it provides an additional data point for you to make an informed decision. I'm glad I'm out and working at a much better company here in the Valley now!

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