They never promote or provide meaningful pay increases, ineffective leadership - Manager Viasat Employee Review

2.0
23 May 2024
Recommend
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Pros

- Excellent new colleagues from the Inmarsat transaction - Lots of flexibility for family stuff - If you have an effective manager and they also have an effective manager, you'll likely enjoy your day-to-day

Cons

- Ineffective leadership which is mostly due to co-founder who is still CEO and does not have the skills, experience, or capability to lead a company of this size and in this competitive market - They hardly ever promote or provide meaningful pay increases, even if your "focal review" claims you're a top performer. Over the past 3 years, pay increases are not even on par with cost of living increase due to inflation - There's literally no strategy and there hasn't been in the several years I've worked here. We have been constantly in "strategy mode" for years and years.

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5.0
23 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

There is freedom to approach each project as you see fit. Strong support from senior leadership.

Cons

When several programs peak at the same time the hours start to creep up pretty quickly.

2.0
3 Jul 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good work-life balance with flexible scheduling

Cons

Over the past several years, the company has lacked a clear long-term strategy, resulting in frequent reorganizations, shifting priorities, and multiple rounds of layoffs. Decision-making often feels reactive rather than strategic, creating uncertainty and making it difficult to execute long-term plans. Internal processes can also be overly complex, slowing down work and reducing efficiency.

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