Bad money drives out good - Software QA Engineer Arlo Technologies Employee Review

1.0
Dec 23, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Competitive salary They prefer to hire you as a contractor with a salary over the market.

Cons

Arlo is claiming to be lean and agile - what a joke! Why? This is hell wrapped up in shiny cellophane. The working environment is just pathetic, with no collaboration between teams, no visibility what-so-ever of what's going on, daily production escalations, bureaucracy, and bad management practices. For example, the backend QA team will never provide the correct API for the client QA team. They just get around it or even worse. They provide the FAKE one to wasting your time. Do you think it's personal behavior? NO, it's approved by their manager. And they never treat you as you deserved. You will see the 5+ years developer is doing the manual test. but the new-grade monkey is doing the framework. You can not complain about anything because every manager has their own political consideration but never for quality. They even break the deployment just in order to make the other team embarrassed. The offshore team is lazy and without any discipline. The local manager just sits on his throne and keep abusing the noob. He even asks members cannot go to lunch before he moves. What a pathetic people. Bad for software career. You will only learn how to be a scum here.

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Arlo Technologies Response
6y
Hello, we value all feedback given to us from current and former employees as we strive to understand different perspectives so that we can continue to improve our overall employee experience. With that, we thank you for taking the time to share your perspective. As our business continues to grow, we will continue to listen to feedback and put in place initiatives that we believe will make Arlo a great place to work. We do invite you to give us ideas on how we can continue to improve. Please feel free to email us at feedback@arlo.com with any additional comments. Thank you!

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Cons

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Thank you for sharing your positive experience with us! We're thrilled to hear that you're enjoying your time with Arlo. Your dedication and hard work are appreciated, and we're grateful to have you as part of our team.
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Cons

I would not recommend the QE department to anyone. The new director is the least effective manager I have worked with. Since taking over, she has significantly disrupted both the QE and development teams while implementing her own strategy, which has not delivered the expected results. From my perspective, team performance and morale have declined, and the company's stock price has fallen substantially during this period.

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Arlo Technologies Response
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We're sorry to hear that your experience did not meet your expectations, and we appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback. We recognize that periods of organizational change can be challenging and that experiences and perspectives may differ across individuals and teams. While we respect that this review reflects your personal experience, we also acknowledge the significant efforts our leaders and teams invest in driving change, supporting employees, and positioning the organization for long-term success. We remain committed to fostering an inclusive, collaborative, and supportive workplace where feedback is valued and helps us continuously improve. If you would be willing to discuss your experience further, we encourage you to reach out to our HR team so we can better understand your concerns and continue learning from employee feedback.
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