A Baffling Company - Anonymous employee TiVo Employee Review

2.0
3 Jan 2016
Anonymous employee
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Pros

TiVo has a long storied history, and at one point was considered to be one of the best companies ever to come out of Silicon Valley. It's located in San Jose with convenient access for commuters coming from all directions, and coming via all types of transportation (light rail, CALtrain, etc). There are a enough amenities on campus to make life convenient enough for the average techie (on site carwash, dry cleaning, cafe vendors, basketball court, volleyball court, etc). Overall the facilities may not be Google, but there are worse places to have to show up to everyday.

Cons

THE PEOPLE...the company is riddled with internal politics and cliques. Many people would consider it as the "old guard" versus the "new guard." The main concern is the old guard is upper management and hell bent on doing things a certain way even though it can be proven to be incorrect. Old allegiances and partnerships have bloated the bottom line with vendors who "know a guy," and they continually leach the energy out of the younger talent.

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5.0
9 Jun 2025
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Pros

This role is flexible time wise. It provides a lot of down time within one shift. The supervisors were understanding about errors, and supportive when training. Very small amount of training required.

Cons

Have to be able to watch and listen two two television shows simultaneously.

2.0
18 Dec 2025
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Pros

The office building was nice and there are some great people that worked there.

Cons

The leadership was a bunch of men just trying to protect their own egos and line their own pockets. I never worked anywhere that felt as dismissive of women as TiVo.

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