Mediocre Company with Poor Leadership - Principal Product Manager F5 Employee Review

2.0
2 Nov 2023
Recommend
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Pros

- Good work-life balance - Decent compensation

Cons

- Poor leadership guidance. You will hear a lot of buzzwords like "Ridiculously Easy", "Human First", etc. without the actual definition of what that looks like, how to execute, and what metrics to track at individual product and overall org level - There is a lot of emphasis on bringing Amazon-style execution practice but without learning the culture. Being an ex-Amazonian I feel like they ended up just ticking the checkboxes without developing the actual day-1 culture - They acquired a bunch of companies in the last few years like Volttera, Shape Security, and Lilac but still couldn't figure out how the overall portfolio convergence will look like

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5.0
30 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

* I enjoyed the collaborative team culture. Everyone was supportive and willing to help each other. * The work-life balance was good, and the overall working environment was relatively low stress. * I had opportunities to work on large-scale enterprise products and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Cons

* One area I felt could be improved was compensation growth. As my responsibilities and technical skills expanded, I was looking for opportunities that offered stronger career and compensation progression.

4.0
1 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good benefits and good culture

Cons

Sales compensation changes frequently and randomly

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