To fix things we need to start INNOVATING!!! People are paying politics and looking at ways to advance their careers instead of focusing on product innovation and serving the customer. Juniper's management need to encourage ideas from younger generation, they need to guide them to the future. At some point we need to stop fighting with Cisco and other competitors as it's not worth it at all. We need to INNOVATE, that will fix the competition problem.
When you look at our development methodology and processes - they are ancient and slow.
Everyone is moving towards smart IDEs and we still continue to use the old stuff...
Younger folks want to change things but are politically obstructed, stonewalled - it's hard to do anything here, a chance is not provided to improve things.
I've spent 4 years here and I am at the point where I feel I cannot contribute, cannot change anything - I am almost out the door...
Finally, what's up with all programs that are being cancelled - there are too many of them - why?
Who's responsible for all the waste???
Every good person I talk to is looking out of the door, this is absolutely not a good sign for any company company. Couple this with the substandard total compensation that we receive here at Juniper, frequent layoffs or threats of layoffs, a very bleak picture presents itself... As I said before, I am almost out the door...