NETSCOUT reviews about "leadership"

The priorities change like a revolving door. If you are not on the inside, or a favorite employee it is virtually impossible to get a raise, bonus or work on any fulfilling project.

There really isn't much of a career path if you don't want to be an Account Manager, and the company is very tight with stock grants. This may be mostly a reflection of the size (2013 Q2 Market cap of 1B, 350M rev, 1k employees). One employee mentioned politics and I don't disagree, I've seen it. It would be best if a small number of long term managers moved on, but in my role and location I'm largely unaffected.

Nothing as such. But HR involvement can improve

Lots of micromanagement, the management team always want to control you, no mentoring, no real team-work, just the old culture of: "I command, you obey". They will fool you in thinking you will do post-sales activities, but in fact you will end up doing everything but that. Rude behavior, bullying... worst professional experience ever. The account team works very disperse, no focus on anything. No leadership, you will even be called at 10:00 p.m. just to review a sizing! And that is just an example.

Management - Risk-adverse Federal sales management leadership (non-supportive, critical of strategy development/tactical execution if divergent from their own limited view and perspective of what will be required to win major program, in all of its aspects - technical, partner relationship, engineering resources, corporate product development, etc.), inadequate understanding of major Federal program opportunity strategy development and how to align, organize and pursue with appropriate mix of corporate resources to align product and business resources with needed enhancements for readiness to achieve tactical program advantage and account wins within reasonable lead time frames allotted to deliver against leading edge Federal sales/program opportunities as wins. Too risk adverse, and lacking of experience and know-how to undertake the outside the norm opportunities. If it doesn't fit in the square peg - don't pursue. Product - Some of the enterprise products take an immense amount of time and engineer expertise to implement. Customer engineers must attend company full complement of product training to fully realize all of the product capabilities, which are extensive and valuable to customer needs, when employed correctly. Product management and marketing slow to grasp market opportunities outside of CEO focus, and revenue potential outside existing product lines that if entertained and developed would expand company markets/opportunities and product breadth, significantly. Lots of product management/senior leadership are inflexible, arrogant, and adhere to NIH, and are unwilling to listen to what many very successful, experienced technologists and senior sales folks have to contribute from the field. Senior corporate leadership and management - If not CEO endorsed or spawned, it ain't happening.

Awful leadership starting with the CEO. Heavy politics and I mean, disturbingly unethical. A company that bandaid fixes. Limited growth opportunities based on who in leadership you are able to schmooze. Lack of accountability is in NetScout leadership's DNA. Those who have positive things to say about NetScout on Glassdoor are the ones who are part of the NetScout players club.

Nothing negative I can say about this company.