TiVo reviews

3.8

80% would recommend to a friend

(535 total reviews)
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66% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

TiVo has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 535 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The TiVo employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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535 reviews
1.0
Dec 8, 2016

Channel Lineup Reporter

Anonymous employee
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Pros

It will one day implode due to their own idiocy.

Cons

You can start with their blundering CEO and work your way down. For a good laugh check out the company stock before Tom Carson took over and after. The geniuses also felt it was necessary to send their U.S. based jobs to India. Way to go!!!

2.0
Aug 11, 2016

Used to be special. Not any more.

Anonymous employee
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CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great people, small teams are great. One-on-one interaction is superb. Good balance for people with families.

Cons

Senior management doesn't deserve many of the people who work for TiVo. Marketing lacks imagination and hasn't come up with an exciting idea in a very long time. The company continues to do the same thing over and over (create expensive DVR platforms) and expects that, somehow, THIS time will be different. The product (due to some fine engineering talent) is indeed the best in its category---but, unfortunately, the category is a buggy whip. TiVo needs to be nimble, some of the engineering higher-ups are inflexible alums of "Old School" tech companies who are completely constrained by process. Management is also top-heavy. There are way too many Director-level and above positions for a company this size. With Rovi coming in, a lot of people are nervous and they're not all that confident about management's "there will be no changes" assurances (would you be?).

5.0
Jul 6, 2016

Marketing

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great work life balance, very passionate people who are willing to help each other and participate in teamwork. Very happy.

Cons

Don't know what the future holds after being acquired by Rovi

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