Quest was Dell’s Vietnam - Anonymous employee Quest Software Employee Review

1.0
Sep 23, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Quest was a pretty good standalone company, but the CEO & Chairman needed to leave for it to grow. They didn’t, so Dell bought it. At least Dell was good about paying share options.

Cons

Dell invaded Quest like the US invading Vietnam. Installed a puppet government and then destroyed it. Then pulled out declaring victory. Too weird.

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Quest Software Response
8y
It sounds like your feedback was intended for Dell leaders instead of the current leadership of Quest. I hope that you've found a great new role. Best of luck

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