First, to everyone that was given their notice there will be better days. There are opportunities out there where you can take your skills and make a difference (both personally and professionally). I worked at Juniper once, left on my own after a couple of years after witnessing how poorly managed the company was at the very top. I was not a manager, just a sales person who loved technology and helping customers. I was there when Mist was acquired, and that team 'got it'. They ignored the old school sales leaders and drove to results. I was there when 128T and Apstra was acquired, and with those companies came the same type of leadership that I experienced from the Mist team. I felt sorry for the leaders of those acquired companies because the harder they tried to make a difference the more the old guard cut them down and pushed them away (and by old guard I mean all the way to the top). I was lucky to work with some incredible sales professionals and field engineers (who I view as the best in the business), but in the end I decided for me to be happy I had to move away from a rudderless ship. To my former EMEA team members who were affected I understand your feelings, but there are many companies out there that have leaders who truly care about your career. Good luck to all that have been made redundant.
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Juniper has become a tick box and analytics company. As long as you keep ticking the activity boxes then you are safe.
Wrong, Apstra is a sink, not making any money. Juniper keeps undoing everything they do, with the fallacy of being flexible… You can add a toxic culture on top. All and I really mean ALL senior executives, all CxO must be let go. NOW. Laying off low grades won’t make any difference.
The funny thing is that Mist and Apstra is what making them money, without them Juniper it is just a old company selling black boxes, if you haven't watch Silicon Valley, that is pretty much what is easy to sell but that won't gain any growth.