The job that you should try to avoid - werkgeversreview Network Support Engineer bij Meraki

1,0
12 mrt 2019
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Pluspunten

-Exposure to multiple technologies (Switching, routing, security, Wireless...) -Access to online learning materials -You will find good people there that are going through the same issues as you -food, snacks but you won't have time to enjoy that as you will be working all the time

Minpunten

lets start... 1- Stressful job, you are in the forefront, so mainly you get the bad feedback while another department (sales) get the good feedback from customers. 2- No down time at work, expect to work on your lunch break if you have to leave at time. 3- you will be answering phone calls 7.5 hrs and trying to response to email cases while you are talking over the phone to avoid the SLA's 4-Support will be supporting everything, from tracking the customer's shipment to finding out bugs in products. 5- You don't feel you are part of Meraki if you are at support, you are not allowed to attend Meraki town-hall meetings to get to know what is going on, also other departments look down to support Engineers 6- Low pay, recruiters target newly graduates and foreigners so they can pay them less than the average for low bay area technical jobs 7-Don't expect a raise soon, it takes time ( every 1.5 years at least) 8-You have to work night shifts( 3 pm - 12 am) every 8 weeks 9-New Engineers have to work 6-3 am shift for the first 6-9 months 10- you are not allowed to work remotely 10- Bay Area is expensive in general so you have to live far, and since you are doing the 6 am shift then you will be waking up around 4 am everyday to arrive to work at 6 am Bottom line, I won't recommend this job for a friend

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4,0
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If you are early in career or transitioning, the NSE role is great way to get your feet wet with networking. You have opportunities to learn more in other IT domains as well but not as intensely. When you are off, you are off. No being on call. There are tons of resources and opportunity for you to train and learn. The benefits are some of the best. If you work near a Meraki office, take the opportunity to go, it is worth it. The San Franciso office is the best. There is plenty of documentation public and internal facing. There is a process for handling cases that have no documentation which is very nice. You are not alone on this job ever.

Minpunten

Being an NSE day to day can become tedious. Most customers are fine, but you will eventually run into one that is difficult to work with. Everything is based on your stats like talk time and customer satisfaction which can be problematic at times. I left because there were no opportunities to move on to a different role. Cisco proper is pulling in the reigns tightly on Meraki, so the culture is changing not for the better. Being in the call queue all day can be tedious especially when it gets backed up and you do not get your scheduled down time. In the US you will have to work weekends occasionally unless you get someone to cover which is becoming harder and harder due to change in overtime policies.

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