Riverbed Technology Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Riverbed Technology full-time

Pros – -Employees looked after very well (health care, life insurance, shares etc...)
-Ability for employees to venture out to different areas of the company and expand their horizons they see a need/niche
-Open door policy

Cons – -HR have been known to be a little shady when dealing with confidential situations. Approach carefully
-As with all companies, if you get a dodgy manager it can ruin your experiences. Unfortunately, Riverbed is not exempt from this as I have known of managers who play favorites. Room for growth can be limited

Advice to Senior Management – Implement several checks to ensure managers are making the correct decisions. Some decisions are passed through on the implication that the manager is doing what is best for RVBD, but this may not always be the case

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Riverbed Technology full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – you are given great independence to do your own work. great amount of trust given to you.
exciting times as riverbed as they acquired several new businesses and developed new product lines in recent years. engineering competency here is strong and the new product lines are very agile. excellent social events in bay area

Cons – teething stage while riverbed is becoming a large organisation with product diversity , there is still a disconnect of knowledge with different product lines . expect frustration as they work through this

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Riverbed Technology full-time for less than a year

Pros – good enviroment
great tech / products
perfect Management

Cons – End of quarter pressure
Price Stock is too much important

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Riverbed Technology full-time for less than a year

Pros – Great place to work! Nice fun filled atmosphere with the smartest people i have ever known in my life.

Cons – None that i could think of

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Riverbed Technology full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – $1B, 2700+ person company continues to innovate and behave like a nimble startup

Cons – No cons at this time

Advice to Senior Management – Stay hungry, stay quick, stay nimble

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Riverbed Technology full-time for more than a year

Pros – Flexible working hours in some teams.
Good product .

Cons – No work-life balance.
Don't expect to work in "best place to work for" in bay area. It is just another company with no bells and whistles.

Advice to Senior Management – Do 360 reviews.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Riverbed Technology

Pros – Very exciting to work during the IPO and for a few years after

Cons – Still going through the transition from new public company to more mature company

Advice to Senior Management – Hang in there

Current Employee – been working at Riverbed Technology full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Great people.
Great products.
Most of top management are very good at what they do.

Cons – The rest of top management have no idea.
No opportunities for growth or career progression.
The worst ones are the ones who get a promotion.

Advice to Senior Management – Open your eyes and see what is really going on.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Riverbed Technology full-time

Pros – Everyone is really focused on making customers happy, and customers tend to rave about quality & support. It's at the cusp of breaking into new markets with recent acquisitions, and it will be a fun place to be when all of the products start aligning really well together.

Cons – Riverbed has hit its adolescence. The stock price is currently down - maybe a plus if you're thinking about joining now - and is trying to figure out where to go from here. There's been some upper management turnover, which is always a little scary, but IMO they've hired in good new blood; it will just take a while for them to re-tune.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Riverbed Technology full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Very smart people but without the egos. Nice people in all departments. Flexible work schedule and wasn't a sweat shop.

Cons – Has anyone ever received a raise at this company? Would like more formal training rather than just on the job, sink or swim. Not much opportunity for promotion.

Advice to Senior Management – Figure out a way financially compensate employees like a few years ago, when the company was growing.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend