Working here was like sticking needles in my eyeballs - Networking Engineer Wavenet Employee Review

1.0
15 May 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The ability to turn up to work and be even more depressed than watching my other half jump off a cliff

Cons

This company is a con if they say they value their staff, managers constantly belittle and degrade their team whilst having 'water-cooler gossip' in front of their faces. Trying to get a suitable solution or comprehensive answer out of the management team is like trying to turn faeces into a gourmet meal but trying to communicate between departments is as comparable to using two tin cans on a piece of string to talk to someone in North America. Managers have little to no brain capacity for technical information, they make council estate orphans look like Einstein. Furthermore, the stuck up CEO would ignore all staff in the building, it was like watching Stevie Wonder play the piano as he walked through. The salary was deplorable, I would rather be a 5 year old girl sat on Jimmy Saville's lap than have to try and survive on this wage.

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1.0
10 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Nothing - other than being able to remote work

Cons

Do not work here - the biggest issue with this company is the head of SOC, They do not treat the analysts with respect, and they perpetuate a burnout and toxic work environment. The pay is also incredibly poor and the company prioritises numbers rather than any development, T1's are hired and baited with the idea of promotion and dumped excessive work loads and given no training. The head of soc treats nobody with respect and does not accept any criticism at all. Complaints have been made by so many people as turnover rate is enormous and yet nothing is done about it. I was sworn at after a night shift by the head of the SOC and was called privately after I publically tried to argue in favour of something the head of soc disagreed with.

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3.0
13 Jan 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Lots of very nice and genuinely helpful colleagues that will take the time to help you. Training was good and offers a new starter a non rushed and comprehensive insight into using the tools you will be using for the job. Lots of opportunities to learn new technologies as the they have a large client base utilising multiple technologies.

Cons

Staff morale was low during my time of employment, unfortunately this really took the shine off for me. I was placed onto a shift working solo after just a two months of passing the training period, this looks to be a common practice for when cover is unavailable. For me this was extremely stressful and something i felt was unreasonable, my line manager offered some reassurances that they would attempt to ensure i was not working alone again, but i noticed other colleagues where still been placed on shifts this way afterwards. Seeing this i lost confidence that this was something they could reassure me of.

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