Question 1

Does Gen pay their employees well?

Accepted Answer

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Gen employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Gen. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

Question 2

How satisfied are employees working at Gen?

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53% of Gen employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Gen 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

Question 3

What are the top reviewed jobs at Gen?

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Software Engineer (50), Senior Software Engineer (30), Principal Software Engineer (19), Sr. Software Engineer (8), Intern (7), Marketing (7), Product Manager (7), Data Engineer (6), Manager (6), Software Developer (6), Associate Software Engineer (5), Director (5), Program Manager (5), Project Manager (5), Account Manager (4)

Question 4

What are the pros of working at Gen according to real employee reviews?

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"Good work life balance Good coworker relationship" ((in 50 reviews)); "Benefits were good until they took away the canteen and didn't compensate with any replacement." ((in 38 reviews)); "Avast people are great." ((in 36 reviews)); "Great colleagues: People at the lower levels are still fantastic and strive to maintain a positive atmosphere." ((in 33 reviews)); "Pay is good" ((in 22 reviews))

Question 5

What are the cons of working at Gen according to real employee reviews?

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"Frequent layoffs and reorganizations create additional instability." ((in 29 reviews)); "Poor management, 90's techniques, no true understanding of agile, some command and control style enforcement." ((in 27 reviews)); "Clash between (work) cultures Low salaries Untrustworthy Management" ((in 16 reviews)); "no much innovation and feature development" ((in 7 reviews)); "I had 4 managers in 4 years." ((in 7 reviews))

Question 6

What are employees saying about Gen redundancies in 2026?

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Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Gen redundancy and their outlook for job security at Gen in 2026.

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