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Ethical, cutting edge company
Administrative Specialist (Former Employee), Mountain View, CA –
Symantec is always on the cutting edge of data management and internet security. A large and growing campus in Mountain View, close to downtown. One of the best things about working there is the company's committment to employee satisfaction.
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Large company focused on keeping individuals and networks secure
Senior Online Project Manager (Current Employee), Mountain View, CA –
Symantec is a large company with a lot of talented people. The Trust Services/Authentication unit is a great group of dedicated individuals who function very well as a team.
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Fun place to work!
Email Security & Archiving Specialist (Current Employee), Markham, ON –
Pros: share purchase plan, rrsp and lot more!
Cons: ? :)
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productive
Administrator (Former Employee), Chennai, TN –
Pros: free lunch
Cons: dress code
productive and learning place.

Experienced to work with diverse people
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Experienced Beta Testing
External Beta Tester (Not an (Former Employee), Culver City, CA –
I was involved with this company by doing beta testing norton 2011 products externally, within a software program.
Every time, the product gets updated, I tested the product with various resources, debugged them and reported to the concerned team lead. I had discussed the bugs reported by other members of the group and tried solving them.
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Sad to have such terrible work envirinment in a great company
Field Sales Finance Controller (Former Employee), Mountain View, CA –
Pros: nice campus, good cafeteria, great people, highly profitable business
Cons: finance environment highly politized, impacting carrer opportunities, medical benefit where reduced substantially
Sad to have such terrible work envirinment in a great company
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Good company to work for
National Partner Account Manager (Former Employee), Mountain View, CA –
Pros: overachievement of quota nets nice commission.
Cons: management
This is a good place to work if you're not looking for any advancement. I became an employee as the result of an acquisition. Acquired company employees tend to get lost in the fray, and are deemed "specialists". They have a history of wiping out specialist groups at the beginning of each fiscal year.
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Strong presence in the security industry
Account Executive (Former Employee), Mountain View, CA –
Pros: corporate gym
Cons: limited career advancement opportunities
Large company, but easy to get lost in the mix. Great place to
build your name and resume, but not very many opportunities to
advance.
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Great benefits, salary, etc., poor management experience
Consultant (Former Employee), MI –
Pros: salary, benefits, stock options
Company is outstanding with great benefits and perks. The open door management policy really isn't open door at all.
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Meaningful work and projects. Excellent people / co-workers.
Sr., Product Marketing Manager (Current Employee), Lindon, UT –
Pros: flexible work schedule
Cons: multitasking is key to working here.
Symantec is a fast paced environment where you're constantly involved in projects and work assignments that impact society and make a difference in the workplace. The employees are top notch people, very bright and very passionate about what they're doing and what they're involved in.

Symantec puts a lot of time and effort into it's employee education – more...  and advanced practices. – less
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Good Workplace
Associate Production Specialist (Current Employee), Chennai –
- Great Place to work
- Dream Job
- However think about support basis
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A good Experience Working Over Here
Software Developer (Current Employee), Hyderabad –
A good Experience Working Over Here,
management is very punctual in developing software
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Potential to be a great employer, but lack of strong leadership, career development and fear of layoffs make this a risky employer.
Contracts Governance Manager (Former Employee), Springfield, OR –
Pros: comparable benefits, diverse culture.
Cons: no career development path, fear of layoffs, weak executive leadership.
Symantec is a diverse company with market leading products. However, the culture is not innovative or trusting, which makes for a stagnant career or a constant fear of layoffs.

Career development and employee reward system is inconsistent. The company is very political depending on the department or the organization leadership.
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One of the best company to be with.
SQA Engineer (Former Employee), Pune –
Technically i learnt so many things in this organization.
Organisation values it's employees.
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About Symantec

Symantec Corporation (Symantec) provides a set of security and availability products and services to large enterprises, governments, – Read more