Pros
Decent Compensation Good Benefits (though expensive) 3 weeks vacation 1 week sick time
Cons
Unrealistic goals. You have to play the metric game if you want to get ahead. Ever since then CRM system was implemented, the management team has been metric crazy and micromanage everything you do and then try to apply a measurement to it. The new managers that have come aboard, are so worried about the numbers, they have the subordinates do all kind of things to make meet the numbers. Sr. Managers, just sit, and do the same thing over, and over again. And of course, the Director never see's anything beyond what he wants to see and make abrupt changes. As for the VP, he tries to do what he can to appease the executive management team, but he's only as strong as his weakest link - the management team. Another thing that the VP does wrong from a business perspective is that he places too much value on hiring people from the outside that have the "so called" experience that they bring while never cultivating the talent he currently has at his disposal. So many talented, hardworking people have been let go, or have been driven away by the madness that has become the day-to-day workday just because you didn't make your numbers. What a waste and shame. The worse thing about it, is that HR doesn't do anything about it, nor do they care. They just do the paperwork and see you later..... Keep in mind that Websense doesn't offer anything new or innovative, they're like everyone else (with the exception of a few truly innovative companies) they re-package, and re-brand the same old stuff over and over again. Mind you, they do get many awards from leading magazines and independent reviewers, but so do many other companies. As most public companies, Websense's loyalty and commitment is to the shareholder no matter what the cost. It's all about the bottom line. They don't care about a work-life-balance. What's the point of offering in-house training and workshops for personal growth if you can never attend due to your workload? What's the point of hiring so called "top talent", if a few months later they leave once they see the mess Websense is? I leave you with this quote from Albert Enstein: "Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”
