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---deutsche bank :
'Frustrating experience dealing with work computers
and tech programs/tools. The computers are really
locked down and it's often difficult to find the
right tools for the job that aren't years out of
date (I've seen this process improving, but slowly).
There is little flexibility in choosing your tools
for any particular technical task (it's not an option
to install what you like). GitHub is blocked for most people.…'
in
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Deutsche-Bank-Reviews-E3150_P15.htm
Jun 12, 2016
"Associate, Software Developer."
'The most ruthless advance the fastest'
in https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Deutsche-Bank-Reviews-E3150_P16.htm
Jun 15, 2016
"Filled with mercenaries"
'Very negative env. If you are on work visa never join these
company. They will expolit and harass you like he'll. Local
management and hr is of no use. Managers misuse their power.
Their culture and values are totally rubbish. There is no
use of the benifits if you can't work and have peace of mind.'
in https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Deutsche-Bank-Reviews-E3150_P8.htm
Dec 14, 2016
"Avp"
'No real technology, too much management,
horrible work-life balance. With so many other places
hiring why would you ever work here. Find some where
without 300 H1B1 visa indentured servants. Find some
where with interesting technologies. Find some where
that doesn't dictate your dress code, your weekends
and your investments. Find some where you won't hate
going to work every morning'
in
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Deutsche-Bank-Reviews-E3150_P27.htm
Nov 29, 2015
"Why?"
'Recruitment process is misleading. They promise 20% bonuses
to get you to relocate to Jacksonville, then you are given
2% during bonus season. Unacceptable. Promotions are given
to those who brown-nose and not necessarily the most competent.
No collaboration between departments, people can be very
arrogant and unhelpful, forgetting we are all on the same team.
Management is quick to point the finger at the peons when
things go wrong. The vacation days are great in theory, but
they are of no use if you never get approved to take the
time off because of the workload. Some departments have
no direction or clear vision/strategy. No career path in
Jacksonville because most of the roles are operational'
in https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Deutsche-Bank-Reviews-E3150_P28.htm
Oct 29, 2015
"OK at first"
'Desktop support is laughably bad - usually resort to
getting under the desk to fix ourselves'
in https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Deutsche-Bank-Reviews-E3150_P38.htm
Mar 31, 2015
"It would be funny - if I did not work here. :("
'Tedious work, stuffy dress code'
in
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Deutsche-Bank-Reviews-E3150_P40.htm
Feb 13, 2015
"Very structured, with more layers than an onion."
'They never do things right the first time. Middle management
seems incapable of learning from its many failures.
Senior management encourages middle management to
blame subordinates instead of taking responsibility.
The pervasive culture of blame means people spend more
time and effort finger-pointing than actually doing work'
in
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Deutsche-Bank-Reviews-E3150_P43.htm
Sep 15, 2014
"You can do better"
'To move up in the organization, it becomes important to be on their good side, rather than do good work'
in
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Deutsche-Bank-Reviews-E3150_P52.htm
Feb 10, 2014
"If you don't get any other job in NY, only then should you consider this"
'HR at DB is pure evil. I was sexually harassed by one of
my managers and HR, not only did not help me, but also made
life absolutely miserable. At the end they denied all that's
happened as if I made the entire thing up'
in
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Deutsche-Bank-Reviews-E3150_P81.htm
Aug 22, 2008
"DB is a very messy bank everywhere you go."
'Enough robots to make it annoying to stay at for a long time. People that are in the middle levels are often total robots'
in
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Deutsche-Bank-Reviews-E3150_P89.htm
Dec 5, 2016
"You get what you expect"
The opportunity was to work as part of a "start-up" building exciting technology which will transform the bank. The reality is completely different. The "work" is mundane, soul destroying GWT development of payment systems within an oversized team with far too many managers who walk around like they own the place.
The technology stack is so far out of date - yet we are wedded to it because somebody, somewhere decided it was the right thing. It is too 2005 and this is 2014. Wake up!!! Suggesting anything else is pointless as our managers do not own the decisions or are scared to challenge anything.
I stupidly moved from a real technology company where we had a purpose and the environment was pleasant. I moved for the change in money and the oversold prospects.. I regretted every day since to the point I found another job.
The craziest thing is that everyone moans about how bad the political situation is and they put up with it for the money only. This explains why the majority of staff are uninspired and lacking passion for the work. The senior team are has-beens and are in no way visionary, even if they like to proclaim they are.
Any interaction with London or New York feels unpleasant and they control the life-line by giving us just enough or hold a carrot by promising us new work, but only after they have chewed it out and moved onto the next thing.
The facilities are very poor. The toilets are always smelly, the meeting rooms are scrappy and you have to drive to get food or a coffee.
in
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Deutsche-Bank-Reviews-E3150_P51.htm
Feb 26, 2014
"The worst place I have ever worked"
Constant state of flux: Several high-profile departures
this year leaving a vacuum for indecision and power broking.
No support for the center in wider DB - we are the butt
of all jokes from our uk counterparts such as
"Cary Cracker Jar", "Cary Creche", "Cary Asylum",
"Pulled pork-heads", "DB-Rednecks". This might be
funny to you but we live here
in
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Deutsche-Bank-Reviews-E3150_P44.htm
Sep 22, 2014
"Take the last train to Jacksonville"
I was hired under the impression that this was a
"Google like" dev workshop, but every time we have a
visitor from New York or London, we have to put on
suits and ties to pander to our overlords.
This center has zero autonomy, and no control
over the products we are "in charge" of delivering.
in
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Deutsche-Bank-Reviews-E3150_P41.htm
Dec 3, 2014
"A lot of potential, but the center has a serious identity crisis."
No work life balance period. You receive a lot of time off
but you can not use it because you will alway be at work
except for manatory time off. You mostly be a slave to
this company with extremely long hours year around with
no breaks. Training is provides but you so much to learn
in a short period of time so take extremely good notes
because after that you are on your own. Mainly because
everyone is busy trying to get their work done and cover
themselves. Management is no help they are too busy
themselves to help you or on vacation. If you decide
to go to finance reporting don't unless you have no
life or family and you love extreme stress. New York
make all the calls for Jacksonville. Every thing is
manual. Much time is use to manipulate several
reports to get a result. The left hand does not
know what the right hand is doing but are held responsible
for some one you have no idea had their hand in the process.
IT is no help also you are responsible if you computer
is not working or if you don't have the correct program
to do your job regardless of how many time you try to
contact IT. Even if you have years of experience this
is not like any other job. Before you take this job
ask good questions. As certain departments are better
then others. If you don't ask they will not tell you.
in
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Deutsche-Bank-Reviews-E3150_P24.htm
Jan 27, 2016
"Associate"
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mundur
---samsung semiconductor :
I have worked as an engineer, supervisor and manager
for 2 American based, 1 European based and 1 Korean
based semiconductor manufacturing companies over a
35+ year career. Samsung Austin Semiconductor (SAS)
is, by far, the best company in almost every comparable
category. The long-term vision for growth at the Austin
site makes me wish I were closer to the beginning of my
career. Culturally speaking, SAS has the most diversified
staff of people at every level and position with which
I have ever worked. The opportunities to move up and
around are very available. Salaries are very competitive.
SAS, more than any company with which I have yet worked,
strives to create the best work/life balance.
Continuing educational opportunities are provided.
The benefits package is very good and well-priced.
SAS, more than any other company I have experienced
gives back to the community in hundreds of ways and
with thousands of dollars. I have worked at SAS for
7 years. I have filled several very enjoyable roles
and worked on many very interesting and challenging
projects with some of the best people from all over
the planet. I came to the Austin area 20 years ago.
My wife and I raised 7 children, putting them through
the school system here. The culture, diversity and the
values in this area make it one of the best places
in the world to raise a family.
in
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Samsung-Austin-Semiconductor-Reviews-E229652.htm
Feb 23, 2017
"Over 35 Years of Semiconductor Experience Speaking"
Crisis created just because management feels everyone
needs to be pushed
in
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Samsung-Austin-Semiconductor-Reviews-E229652_P15.htm
Sep 2, 2013
"The revolving door of Semiconductor Fabs - Your best bet is to enter and exit on the same turn"
This place in one word is a disappointment. When you
start they feed you a lot of positive BS that never
turns around. The Benefits are not great but, OK.
And for being a mutliBILLION dollar company work life sucks
in
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Samsung-Austin-Semiconductor-Reviews-E229652_P17.htm
Jan 7, 2013
"Disappointed"
The Korean manager in our department told the group at
least 1x/week how much he did not like Americans. We
were encouraged to attend department team building
dinners off-site where alcohol was served, some employees
felt pressured to drink. The work environment is
extremely competitive and political, with an established
hierarch and pecking order that you better not question
or your career will be in jeopardy. Trust and morale is
low. The goals are very aggressive and the pace is fast,
so people work a lot of hours and burn out is perpetuated.
1 year at Samsung = 7 dog years in regards
to your personal aging and well being. The company
prefers young, beautiful, physically fit employees,
so the staff is fairly junior. Working at Samsung
requires strong emotional intelligence, a thick skin,
and a lot of cross cultural competence. In some
departments, new ideas and problem solving skills
are not valued. A colleague once told me that he
felt like he should just check his brain at the door
before entering the building.
in
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Samsung-Austin-Semiconductor-Reviews-E229652_P17.htm
Nov 16, 2012
"Workplace Harassment"
I've worked for six different semiconductor
companies during my careeer and Samsung Austin
Semiconductor was by far the worst and that's
putting it mildly. It's a hostile work enviroment.
One reviewer compared it to being on "survivor" and
I agree. If you work in the fab you will be constantly
over worked and under maned and overtime was manditory
more times than not. And heaven forbid you should ever
make a mistake. Not much if any off site vendor training
is offered. Turn over is real bad at SAS.
in
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Samsung-Austin-Semiconductor-Reviews-E229652_P18.htm
Sep 11, 2012
"The Worst"
CONS: Literally everything else here is BAD.
The way this company runs is like the Survivor TV show.
Only one person can win or at least that is how the
Directors and Senior Managers like it here and that is
the way the place runs.
Incompetent management, deceit, lies and a general feeling
of no one trust anyone here. If you work in semiconductors
for more than a year you will know the TERRIBLE reputation
this company has for the way it treats its people. Stay Away.
Jul 5, 2011
"If you like the Survivor TV show and want that type of work life you will love it here"
Pros
benefits and generous PTO allotment.
Cons
Discretely discouraged from taking PTO.
Advice to Management
Don't offer so much PTO if it is discretely discouraged.
Departments are obviously short-handed, but take time
hiring people that are a fit for company and not just
get a warm body to fill a spot.
Apr 10, 2011
"Stressfull work environment, always going from crisis to crisis."
Cons
- HR views talent as interchangeable. Inexperienced new
engineers are brought into jobs requiring vast amounts
of experience.
- Korean work culture is very different from American work
culture. Expect excess political maneuvering, information
withholding, artificial crises, and unrealistic deadlines
and expectations.
- No creativity. If Korea does something one way, you are
expected to mimic them, even if it is inefficient or
incompatible with local variables.
- No pay equity. New engineers can make more starting
than engineers who have worked at SAS for 5 years.
- Expectations on travel are unreasonable. Fore example,
an engineer was sent to Korea for 5 weeks of training on
short notice when his wife was 9 months pregnant.
in
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Samsung-Austin-Semiconductor-Reviews-E229652_P21.htm
Aug 28, 2010
"Great Pay for Terrible Treatment"
Cons
Where to start?
Disrespectful workplace - This is, by far, the biggest
problem at this company. Employees, regardless of level,
tenure, or experience are not respected. For example, it
was a fairly common occurrence where senior managers were
publicly humiliated and put down. Needless to say, this
type of disrespect permeates the entire organization.
Employees are not treated like actual people with lives,
families, and interests outside of work.
Face time, not accomplishments, are important to success -
It really doesn't matter how many projects you complete
or how much money you save the company. At the end of
the day, your performance is judged by how much time
you're seen to spend at work. Smoking and napping are
acceptable, as long as a Korean sees you at work.
You get bonus points if you risk your health to be at work.
Creativity is not acceptable - "If Korea doesn't do it,
than neither will we". As mentioned in other reviews,
the culture is copy exactly. This leaves no room for
deviation or innovation. To accomplish these ends,
the company is driven by new college graduates that
(to put it bluntly) don't know any better. You are
expected to do as you are told and accept the fact
that you are going to be micro-managed. The tendency
is to eliminate the people with experience and replace
them with no experience.
Constant crisis - there is always a crisis situation,
real or manufactured. I think the term was
"tension mind-set": the belief is that you will get
better performance out of your employees if they
think that disaster is imminent. This is true for
a while, but ends up burning out the typical
employee pretty quickly.
At the end of the day, it's a Korean company. You
interface with the local American management, but
it's the Korean management that defines the direction
of the company and you're role within it. If you are
relatively inexperienced and want to make some good
money before you move to something else, I think this
job is OK. If you have industry experience, I suggest
looking elsewhere as your experience is not valued.
in
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Samsung-Austin-Semiconductor-Reviews-E229652_P22.htm
Jun 18, 2010
"It used to be a good place to work..."
Cons
I'll try to not repeat content from the June 18th reveiw
because it was so accurate.
1. Appearance is more important than substance. This is a
cultural difference and the Koreans let it bleed into their
business practices.
Examples:
a) Working on projects to appear busy with a 0% possibility
of a positive outcome or problem reslution, especially in
"emergency" situations where action is required.
b) staying at work for the sake of staying at work.
10-12 hour days are commonplace and most engineers work
6 days a week. Weekend coverage and off shift work is
common for engineers. This is not the case at other
companies, nor is it necessary at samsung. However,
being at work is more important than getting actual work done.
c) Extreme security measures are common and lack
effectivness. They provide the appearance that intellectual
property is being protected when in reality it is not.
Examples of security measures: metal detectors on the
way out of buildings including getting wanded like you're
at an airport, cell phone cameras and USB ports need to
be covered wtih stickers, cell phones need to be
"registered", USB ports on computers are disabled,
emails are restricted, etc..
d) putting glass windows the outside of buildings where
there are not actually windows on the inside (funny!!!!!)
2. Your career and professional development is not in the
interest of Samsung or the managment. I was there for a
few years and I never met one person who was going back
to school with the support of samsung (monetarily or
otherwise). This is VERY different from american companies
which recoginize the mutual benefits of continuous
learning and career development. You are simply a drone
at samsung, nothing more. I had a friend who asked for a
letter of recommendation to graduate school and was fired
2 weeks later. Coincidence? I think not. Samsung doesn't
place any value on increased education. They just fire
people who they know are going to school because they
understand that those employees will leave right after
they graduate. I also had a friend who was going to school
part time and had to keep it a secret so that he wouldn't
lose his job. Think about this: Samsung is firing because
of and discouraging its engineers to get additional
education...even if they pay for it themselves!!!!
3. Entry level engineers do jobs that are the equivalent
of technician work at other semiconductor companies,
including working overnight hours and weekends, etc..
New engineers do process "sustaining" that is very
mindless and boring. Entry level engineers typically
work with one of the production shifts (12 hours day or
night) for 4 days a week with an extra "normal" day
thrown in for good measure.
4. Women are not respected. I only met one woman (american)
manager in my entire time at Samsung. Additionally, I never
saw a woman engineer working in the Austin facility that
was on assignment from Samsung in Korea. I would estimate
that 20-30% of the workforce in Austin are Koreans who
are on temporary assignment to the US. It is outright
SHOCKING that they have never sent a woman engineer to Austin.
in
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Samsung-Austin-Semiconductor-Reviews-E229652_P23.htm
Jun 24, 2010
"Horrible place to work, review from June18th is extremely
accurate and complete, but I will try to add."
Cons
Samsung's hiring advantage has eroded: while SAS still
offers good pay and benefits, word has gotten around that
the employees have terrible morale and work under conditions
that most people would not tolerate for long.
Everyone knows about the poor reviews on sites
like this one, which are generally accurate, if
sometimes overly emotional.
Let me expand on the negatives:
Professional development: After the first two years
or so, when new engineers generally learn the details
of the process and equipment they are responsible for,
personal development trails off. SAS has a woefully
underutilized Six Sigma program that lacks institutional
support. Engineers can expect to receive Six Sigma
training and then never use it. SAS also has a large
number of computer based training courses, which, while
much cheaper than instructor-led training, are also basically
ineffective. You get what you pay for.
Once engineers reach a basic level of competence,
they should not expect the company to provide
opportunities for further growth in engineering skill.
Motivated individuals can and do create such opportunities
for themselves, but it is very easy to stagnate, because
the only reward for building one's own skills is personal
satisfaction.
Split management: SAS has two parallel management structures.
Each American manager has at least one shadow manager,
a Korean national known as a "dispatch" manager or
"dispatcher." The official role of the dispatcher is
to advise the American manager. In reality, this sets
up a system in which each department has two or
more bosses (some groups have more than one dispatcher).
In any situation where a department has two bosses, things
get muddled: engineers get separate and sometimes
conflicting tasks assigned by each manager. So much
the worse when the second group of managers meets
separately and decides, in a language not understood
by the rest of the organization, what direction that
organization should take, often without informing the
American managers of their decisions. If this sounds
like a nightmare scenario for the American managers,
that's because it is.
Perpetual crisis: It is a matter of official policy to
work in a perpetual state of crisis.
(Try googling "samsung culture of crisis".) The theory is
that employees work harder and make faster, better decisions
in a crisis. So Samsung creates artificial crises. This has
become so ingrained in the corporate culture that it happens
automatically: every deadline slides up, no major project
is initiated with enough time to complete it, departments
are perpetually understaffed, and production goals are
always just beyond reach. In practice, this theory
results in burnt-out, cynical employees who are so
accustomed to artificial crises that they have trouble
recognizing real ones. Also, an atmosphere of crisis
crowds out long-term thinking. In a crisis, nobody
sits down to make a long term plan, and when new
crises arrive every day, long term plans aren't worth much,
anyway.
Appearances: Samsung values "hard work." The scare quotes
are there for a reason. Institutionally, Samsung values
employees who are there all the time. Working late in
the evening earns you recognition. Finding a means to
reduce everybody's workload does not. As a result,
Samsung's data systems are extremely labor-intensive.
Since tools for automating the task are not available,
reviewing charts takes on huge significance. It is the
principal duty of many engineers to visually review charts
of all data relevant to their jobs, every day. Making
changes to production systems usually means hours of
manual data entry, copying a table by hand from a
spreadsheet, since copy and paste have been disabled
in most internal software. A 50 hour workweek is the
absolute minimum for an engineer. Usually this schedule
will be enforced by morning and evening meetings. Once
engineers reach the Senior Engineer job grade, they
typically receive remote access and work more than one
weekend each month. This can easily add up to 60 or
more hours in the average workweek. Meetings that
overlap lunchtime are the rule rather than the exception.
Engineers can expect to have at least one meeting a week
that occurs between 11am and 1pm. All of this serves to
create the appearance of diligence, which the
organization values over creativity and accomplishment.
in
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Samsung-Austin-Semiconductor-Reviews-E229652_P23.htm
May 25, 2010
"A Good Place To Have Worked"
Cons
*It is very difficult to make changes (hardware and process)
because if Korea isn't doing it then we will not, even if
it makes sense.
*Raises are very poor year in and year out.
*There are no objectives as to how you can get promoted
much less get a raise.
*Promotions seem to be based on Powerpoint skills not
actual work accomplished. Brown-nosing is key here.
*There is a definite social class system feel to the
company. There is little respect for the decision making
abilities of the technicians. The management would rather
listen to a newly graduated Engineer make a critical
decision on a tool who has never put his/her hands
physically on the tool.
in
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Samsung-Austin-Semiconductor-Reviews-E229652_P23.htm
Jun 12, 2010
"Not Recommended"
Cons
In 2009 47% of employees were terminated. This same year
SAS hired ~15 recent college graduates and payed them all
$63K per year, and terminated experience people with the
company since the beginning. Anyone with web skills was
also terminated. There is no loyalty to employees.
The company and especially management is a boys club.
In ~115 managers, 5 of them are woman. If you are not
born Korean there you cannot rise above director.
The president makes all the decisions in a draconian f
ashion, leaving the directors left to operate like sycophants.
The worst IT systems you could imagine. Employees get
1 way pagers and have to use a home grown web based email
system. Every day is an exercise in how much frustration
you can take. It is not possible to make changes or
enhancements to the systems because headquarters in
Korea mandates systems we use, even though the business
and set up (especially the supply chain) is very different
from HQ.
HR randomly places people. Have a degree in engineering?
It's likely after you get hired you will be managing a
construction project with facilities. The promotion
program is time based without regard to performance or
natural leadership talent. There is no professional
development, and training does not exist. Everything is
on the job training.
Employees are not trusted with any information.
All hard drives are encrypted, all accounts expire after
30 days and take a VP to approve. Many times you can not
even cut and paste or take screen captures. There are no
laptops and the PC's are old and very slow. People buy and
install more memory with their personal funds.
The software we have to work with is
XP/Office 2003/SQL 2000/.NET 2.0 with little other
offering and no hope of upgrading.
The standard "Great Work Place" survey scores say it all.
Employees rated it well below 50, where Forbes top 100 get
in the 90s.
in
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Samsung-Austin-Semiconductor-Reviews-E229652_P24.htm
Jan 9, 2010
"Foreign Free Trade Zone"
last :
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Samsung-Austin-Semiconductor-Reviews-E229652_P29.htm
---samsung research america :
I disagree with some of reviews that mentioned this is a
good place only for new grads. If you are on OPT/H1 visa
and have other offers avoid this place, their constant
sudden lay-offs will danger your immigration status.
If you are hired to work on a research team the chance
is even higher that you get laid-off in less than a year
simply because HQ do not like your manager or they want
to steal the project.
This is not a merit based company, your promotion
and staying power depends on how much you pleased
your Korean counterpart in the Asian way.
in
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Samsung-Research-America-Reviews-E295294.htm
May 12, 2017
"Nightmare"
Cons
Without question, the worst company I have ever worked for
in my 15-year career. The amount of incompetence in a company
of this scale is staggering. While our office in the US was
setup to incubate ideas and work autonomously, everything
still goes through HQ - where design concepts are butchered,
stolen outright, or disappear into the abyss of mismanagement.
To anybody considering a job with Samsung in the US, steer
clear of this debacle. Every interaction with the company
is painful. Just scheduling time off is a complicated process
that involves launching a virtual windows environment to
access an intranet portal that only works with IE8, which
is hidden under layers and layers of tabs within tabs.
Just a nightmare getting even the simplest of things done.
I joined Samsung because I thought I'd be working on cool
products and I'd be able to have some influence. What I've
experienced is a cluster-**** of a poorly structured company
without direction or a clear vision. It's amazing how waiting
until the last minute to do something, combined with
outspending any other company on the planet to market
products, Samsung has been able to establish itself
as a major player in the industry. It's all a joke and
I fell for it.
in
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Samsung-Research-America-Reviews-E295294_P9.htm
Apr 3, 2014
"Confusing, Dysfunctional Mess"
Cons
A Korean company in the US. Korean management culture is very
different from US culture
Poor IT infrastructure--it seems like they actively try to
make it difficult to get work done
in
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Samsung-Research-America-Reviews-E295294_P6.htm
Jun 4, 2015
"Can"
Cons
After working at Samsung, I am amazed that they are able to
be successful. The culture is dominated by fear (do this or
you won't have a project next year) and micromanagement from
headquarters (Korea). Samsung claims to value innovation but
provides the most suffocating culture I have ever worked in.
The overall environment was based on vague requests in
another language and an inherent bias against asking
questions (just do what we say).
Equally important is that all decisions (important or
otherwise) are made in the Korean time zone using the
Korean language. Results are not send out so US employees
are pretty much in the dark. As far as I could tell, its
impossible to influence strategic thinking from the United
states. My boss was the President of an SRA group and even
he had little to no influence over directions, assignments
or funding.
in
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Samsung-Research-America-Reviews-E295294_P7.htm
Jan 22, 2015
"Great products but not a great place to work"
Cons
The planning function is ridiculous. There are a team of
young Koreans who attempt to lead the organization on
behalf of an almost absent President. This is not a
global company. It is a Korean company that is
attempting something far beyond its capabilities.
Advice to Management
Leadership is VERY important. The current President is
essentially a manager. They also should stop getting rid
of their successful leaders with strong personalities.
in
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Samsung-Research-America-Reviews-E295294_P8.htm
Jun 20, 2014
"Leadership Vacuum"
Pros
For Samsung Telecommunications America:
Green Card sponsoring for full-time employees
Cons
For Samsung Telecommunications America:
Catastrophic and disorganized management
Rude, unprofessional managers
Favoritism and unfairness
Unnecessary, extra workload
Low salary
Repetitive job schedule and no any innovative environment
for employees
Advice to Management
Be polite
Be nice
Be creative
Be innovative
Do no pretend to work hard and do not push people too hard in order getting a promotion
Try to think different
in
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Samsung-Research-America-Reviews-E295294_P9.htm
Feb 23, 2014
"Software Test Engineer II"
Cons
Senior management are unexperienced, arogant and incapable
to mange the lab.
Neoptism and favoritism are very popular during the company,
especially if you are Koreans you are in their loop otherwise
you are out of the loop
Their demand is unclear with high expectations.
There is no roadmap and direction in the lab.
All the decisions are made under closed door, there is
no presentation by the executive about their future plan.
Everything is secret.
You have to work with HQ but they are reluctant to collaborate.
People work very hard and prepare quality work but are
always criticized by executive and the executive never
appreciate their work.
The EVP is an autocrat and very hard to work with him.
in
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Samsung-Research-America-Reviews-E295294_P10.htm
Oct 10, 2013
"I worked for Samsung Mobile Solution Lab (MSL) in San Diego for 2 years"
Pros
You can learn Korean by sitting in Meetings :-)
(which are plenty BTW)
Cons
Zero Career growth
Zero Recognition
Micro management
in
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Samsung-Research-America-Reviews-E295294_P10.htm
Apr 16, 2013
"Lots of politics and very little gets done.. No career growth. No recognition."
Cons
The following are the negative aspects that are commonly
experienced when working at Samsung:
* Korean management, who were sent to the U.S.
from Samsung Corp. in Korea, makes all of the decisions.
* Non-Korean managers and employees are put in place
to keep up an "American" appearance.
* Management will favor ethnically and culturally
Korean employees.
* Culturally Korean employees will have work-related
conversations in Korean in front of non-Korean co-workers.
* Majority of managers are severely incompetent and
have very little skill or expertise.
* Working style emulates the military (probably Korean military).
* At Samsung, female workers are second class citizens
who need to feign traditional, submissive roles.
Sometimes, they literally walk behind the male employees,
especially if they are culturally Korean.
* Employees work very hard to "compete" by analyzing
competitor's products & features.
* Compensation will be below par when compared to
competing companies, unless you were an A level employee
at the competing company, i.e. A, F, G, & N, who Samsung
would like to poach in the area.
If you are currently working for one of the top tier
companies, please be well advised and make a better
choice for your career.
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Advice to Management
Please happily march along while Samsung declines worldwide.
in
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Samsung-Research-America-Reviews-E295294_P10.htm
Dec 27, 2012
"Heartless company making 3rd world quality, derivative products"
Cons
Poor benefits, no stock options, little vacation,
poor management, demoralizing environment, big egos,
terrible infrastructure (poor IT support, ineffective
internal processes etc.)
If you're a talented designer, or a designer with any
integrity, Samsung's UX Center is not for you, unless
you join the right lab. Some UX labs have deceiving titles,
where "innovation" is completely overrated. Lab director
(or Manager) is incompetent, with absolutely no idea
how to run an effective UX team. Full blown office politics,
where people fight a lot to get attention. There is no
collaboration within even a small team, and the manager
is too incompetent to resolve any conflicts. The management
level is eager to please our Korea HQ, but constantly
fails to convince. The only thing this lab director
cares about is the number of patents filed, so he
can look good and receive his year-end bonus.
Full-blown favoritism is in constant display. Some
Sr. level designers don't even have any design
background, nor do they design anything. But the
management will always protect them while other
team members are sacrificed instead.
Designers are treated like tools within the lab,
even when they are the most pivotal role in the
design lab. Here are some tips I learned to survive
in Samsung's UXC:
1. Please your manager, do not challenge them.
2. Always remember your manager can be a jealous animal
(who'll be threatened if you
outshine them in front of other VPs from HQ or the Center)
3. Forget about HR, they're utterly useless and will
never be on your side
4. Learn how to deal with big egos
5. Learn how to be happy in an extremely
demotivating environment.
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Advice to Management
Make effective decisions, even if it means taking out
certain toxic employees who are detrimental to the
operations of the entire team. Bring in a motivating
and humble UX leader who understands design and turn
this around. Give all employees a voice and listen
to them. Allow employees to give performance reviews
to their managers. STEP UP and value your designers
so the UX lab can be truly "innovative".
in
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Samsung-Research-America-Reviews-E295294_P10.htm
Nov 1, 2012
"Poor management + Demoralizing workplace = Designers' graveyard"
Cons
Near zero empowerment - only goal is to please HQ no matter what
"Dispatch" managers from HQ run the place just like it was Korea
Poor communication w/ Korea HQ makes it difficult to make
progress
Local office is managed in Korean style -
can be shocking/harsh to US workers
in
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Samsung-Research-America-Reviews-E295294_P11.htm
Feb 7, 2012
""Ok" place to work - could be much better..."
Cons
-Research is not the focus. Keeping HQ happy -whatever
that means- is. Just look at the number of publications
coming out of Samsung: is really little.
-Leaders are seriously incompetent, but HR tops them.
Management is selected according to very random criteria
(age, years of experience) rather than ability to do
actual research.
-Benefits are bad when compared to other companies.
You start with 10 days of vacation, and you only get
awarded 25.. after you have been in the company for 25 yrs!
-This is a korean company within Silicon Valley - literally.
Keep this in mind before joining.
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Advice to Management
You are in Silicon Valley: embrace it! Instead of having
a mini-Seoul location, get some good people from all over
the US (mainly good managers and leads!!) and give them
some tech goodies: ability to telecommute, a fun work
environment...and yes, bring research back.
in
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Samsung-Research-America-Reviews-E295294_P11.htm
Aug 31, 2011
"Anything but research"
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Samsung-Research-America-Reviews-E295294.htm
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Samsung-Electronics-America-Reviews-E4206.htm
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Samsung-Austin-Semiconductor-Reviews-E229652.htm
---tyson fresh meat
Advice to Management
Give a week or 2 of unpaid vacation for those who want it.
Give unpaid sick days without counting them on the point system.
Hire Americans instead of Chins and Asians so much. We deserve a
chance in our home country.
in
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Tyson-Fresh-Meats-Reviews-E342.htm
Jan 12, 2016
"It's a job and that's all it is."
Cons
The Kansas Holcomb plant spends more money on lawyers than
it does on safety. Several team members have been permanently
injured and lost their jobs and all benefits and then had to
pay for their injuries out of there own pocket. Corporate is
assisting management in terminating whistle blowers,
union activists, and old timers. OSHA is allowing this to happen.
Advice to Management
Sooner or later, someone is going to lose more than a handful
of fingers and there are way too many dismissed complaints in
the system. This is a public relations night mare in the making.
in
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Tyson-Fresh-Meats-Reviews-E342.htm
Jan 26, 2016
"Dangerous Workplace"
Cons
The plant in Goodlettsville Tn is a very toxic place. Management
treats you very nasty.
in
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Tyson-Fresh-Meats-Reviews-E342_P2.htm
Aug 21, 2014
"Terrible"
Cons
very sick place to work
very dirty
management thinks there better than anyone else
you are critisized for having pain
very hot or very cold no inbetween
pigs can fall on you
very dangerous work place
lots of blood and guts
very depressing
you have no homelife your life belongs to the company
Advice to Management
treat your employees with respect and they will respect you and
dont critisize about pain if you cant get up there and do it
yourself without having pain
in
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Tyson-Fresh-Meats-Reviews-E342_P2.htm
Jul 28, 2014
"extremely sick place to work"
---tyson food :
Cons
Too much favoritism towards the Hispanics as opposed to any other
nationality in the plant. Hispanics are first chosen for overtime
Hispanics are allowed to basically do as they please even if it
involves receiving a paycheck without having to work and earn it
which is why they call it " easy money" They are allowed to0 many
breaks while others have to take up the slack for their poor work
ethics. When someone complains to management it is a dead end street.
Most supervisors and line leads are either married, close friends
with or are Hispanic and some show discrimination towards other
nationalities.
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Advice to Management
Treat all nationalities as equals. Don't allow your job to go to
your head or as an excuse to treat team members below low as though
they are the dirt you walk on. You are no better then they are as
human beings who have feelings, and lives outside of the plant.
Show a little compassion and employees may want to stay .
in
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Tyson-Foods-Reviews-E1975_P9.htm
Nov 3, 2016
"Too much favortism within plant"
Cons
poor commuation and a lot of supervisors have favorite workers.
I felt like a second class worker because i am white.
in
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Tyson-Foods-Reviews-E1975_P9.htm
Sep 9, 2016
"Ok job"
---- intel corporation
Oct 22, 2017
Pros
Feel good company and has really good teams
Cons
Need to improve cafe food
Advice to Management
Give some good perks for people who stay long and contribute
good work
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Intel-Corporation-Reviews-E1519.htm
Oct 16, 2017
Pros
industry average pay and benefits, lots of perks, fitness center, wellness programs, good working condition, good work life balance
Cons
management can be hit or miss, review process can lead to
a lot of backstabbing Advice to Management
come up with a more equitable review process
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Intel-Corporation-Reviews-E1519_P2.htm
Oct 13, 2017
"Responsible for winning approval to construct all facilities
in Arizona"
Pros
Intel is a meritocracy which means you are measured on your
performance and not your popularity. You are expected to
accomplish your goals and objectives and to be successful
And you do so in an effort away
Cons
Some Senior managers were starting to play politics
instead of focusing on the goals and objectives in
the person’s performance
Advice to Management
Trust the person doing the job
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Intel-Corporation-Reviews-E1519_P3.htm
Jun 3, 2016
Pros
Great compensation and benefits. In normal times there is
visible and tangible reward for your effort and achievements.
Excellent job mobility and flexibility for work and personal
circumstances and a real team-oriented 'all in this together'
attitude. Plus, there is an indescribable thrill to be
working on the bleeding edge of the science, the technology,
the process, etc. Intel remains a world-class technology innovator.
The majority, a smaller majority than before (pre 2010 ish),
of people there are very very skilled, capable and productive.
They are easily able to overcome the statistically necessary
under-performers while they have a bad year, or two. It all
works out as the teams naturally form a mix of skills and
attitudes which complement each other. Over the long-term
these mixes are more productive than homogeneous groups of
excelling performers.
Famously, the sabbatical benefit is to die for.
8 weeks paid sabbatical, no strings, every 7 years, or
4 weeks every 4 years. Intelites count in 7-year increments.
Plan it well, make use of it. DO NOT fritter it away
on home improvements.
Cons
It all goes to hell in January & February.
The Focal system encourages poor antisocial behaviors
as employees compete for finite compensation crumbs which
are distributed by a multi-tier rating and ranking system.
All the objective behaviors of 10 months are tossed aside
for subjective visibility-promoting activities in the
critical 2 months with a healthy dose of lies and self-promotion.
You are at the mercy of short term whims and transitory
fads where the appearance of productivity outweighs
the achievement of the whole 12 months. It is brutal.
Sometimes you win; sometimes you lose. But nowadays
losing carries a terminal prognosis.
All the above is flavored by a new positive discrimination
towards underrepresented minorities (URMs) which by
executive decree have preference for promotion, transfers,
and in some measure the ranking benefits.
Non-URMs have an additional hurdle of proving their unique
ability to fit a role; URMs can fit anywhere and do not
cost a department headcount budget for a period of time.
Net-net is that if you are not a URM then hiring, transfer,
and benefit opportunities narrow quickly. Already there are
pockets of URMs which almost exclusively hire each other
and even speak their own language in meetings to exclude
employees not of that background.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Intel-Corporation-Reviews-E1519_P4.htm
Oct 15, 2017
Pros
Intel offers some good benefits, including HDHP with
no monthly copay. Sabbatical is also a huge benefit.
Depending on the group, you may be able to work with
flex time and work from home days.
Cons
The new CFO is changing the work environment. Everything is
in flux. Collaboration is no longer valued; the environment
is more competitive. To be fair, this has always been
somewhat true due to our yearly focal reviews with only
the top couple of people can get above "successful."
But when the CFO announces that there are too many people
in finance and he is going to significantly restructure
the organization (i.e. layoffs), it's disheartening.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Intel-Corporation-Reviews-E1519_P5.htm
Oct 17, 2017
"Sr. Electrical Engineer"
Pros
It's a large company with lots of resources. Good career
advancement potential. You may be lucky and wind up with
a good manager. The pay per year may be pretty good.
Cons
On the other hand, the pay per hour might not be.
In many groups, they work you to death. Intel could be
a good company to work for if you're young, energetic,
compliant, not married (marriage councilors make a lot
of money off of Intel employees), and you don't have a
life or are willing to give up one. Be prepared to stay
chained to your phone and laptop, even on vacation.
The main thing is that your individual experience at
Intel is almost completely up to the manager you
happen to get. In 11 years, I've had both good and
horrible managers. The problem with that is that
HR policies and practices almost always favor the manager
- even really bad ones. That's a systemic problem, and
why I can't recommend working there.
Advice to Management
Get a soul. Live the values that you say are Intel values.
Stop punishing people that actually practice them.
Get rid of the ISP layoff lifetime blacklist -
it's both cruel and stupid
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Intel-Corporation-Reviews-E1519_P6.htm
Oct 12, 2017
Intel Corporation Logo
"software Engineer"
Pros
work and life balance . good for retirement
Cons
too much of struggle to get to right/simple information
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Intel-Corporation-Reviews-E1519_P7.htm
Sep 28, 2017
"Perfect for Working families"
Pros
Work life balance is huge, Multiple different
jobs and opportunities, easily take on more responsibilities
and easy to learn new and different things.
Cons
Typical big company problems, project cancellations with no
regard. Compensation is about market average. Multiple
opportunities, but hard to move up. Sometimes work gets
overlooked
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Intel-Corporation-Reviews-E1519_P7.htm
Sep 27, 2017
"EHS Engineer"
Pros
great benefits, good teamwork approach on projects
Cons
Very high pressure emphasis put on employee performance
rating and ranking
Advice to Management
Listen to your employees
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Intel-Corporation-Reviews-E1519_P7.htm
Oct 10, 2017
"Intense"
Pros
Cutting technology and interesting work for the most part
Cons
Attrition rate is high which bears on those who stay.
Advice to Management
Hire more people and retain them.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Intel-Corporation-Reviews-E1519_P7.htm
warning : can not find this review again
Pros
Great benefits, vacation, sabbaticals after 7 years
Cons
Too many re-orgs; its hard to advance when your job
changes so frequently
Advice to Management
Need to do a better job with Employee Career development at
the first line manager level.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Intel-Corporation-Reviews-E1519_P8.htm
Oct 6, 2017
I have been working at Intel Corporation full-time (More than 8 years)
Pros
Large company with it's fingers in pretty much every technology.
Some groups can be very fun/exciting to work in some
can be down right dreadful. If you enjoy politics and
games then this may be the place for you. It's very
easy to move from group to group with-in the company.
Great place for junior engineers to get started and
learn a variety of technologies.
Cons
Serious disconnect between upper/lower management.
Upper wants more risk taking and collaboration.
Lower wants no risk, perfection from software deliveries
and turf warfare. Every year it's "do more with even less"
until Engineers hit a breaking point and leave groups,
which just exasperates problems. The domino effect is
very real when this happens and it can be difficult if
you are the last person standing.
Advice to Management
Bring back some perks, lunch is cheaper off-site than in
the cafe's. Great Place to Work was dismantled, no more
sporting events, free tickets etc...
Honestly most small software companies have way
better Perks at this point.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Intel-Corporation-Reviews-E1519_P9.htm
Sep 21, 2017
I worked at Intel Corporation full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
Safety is there #1 Priority, work life balance
Cons
You could be laid-off after 15 years
Advice to Management
How can you lay-off experienced employee, who got You where you are?
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Intel-Corporation-Reviews-E1519_P9.htm
Sep 22, 2017
I have been working at Intel Corporation full-time
Pros
New tech with Corp lifestyle
Cons
No free food for lunch
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Intel-Corporation-Reviews-E1519_P9.htm
Oct 3, 2017
Pros
Interesting work with lots of variety
Cons
Lots of stress, competition, job insecurity.
Advice to Management
Intel used to have a longer vision, now short term
profits seem to be paramount, management solutions
out of the can (send jobs overseas) rather than outside the box.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Intel-Corporation-Reviews-E1519_P9.htm
Oct 4, 2017
I have been working at Intel Corporation full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Good pay
Good benefits
You'll learn a lot.
Cons
You're more than expendable. When management gets bored of
your project, they lay you off, sometimes your entire
business group, even when it angers their customers.
You deal with a ton of bureaucratic junk daily.
You'll learn how to be a political waste of space faster
than you'll learn good engineering. It's all about who you
can throw under the bus to get ahead, not the actual merits.
People will present your work as their own if you help them
and aren't there to correct them.
Advice to Management
Maybe have some patience with projects, and stop trying
to "break in to" already saturated markets.
Or sponsoring the Olympics at the cost of jobs.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Intel-Corporation-Reviews-E1519_P10.htm
Sep 17, 2017
I worked at Intel Corporation full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
Great Place to work, benefits are ok
Cons
long hours, overfocus on diversity, underfocus on generalities
Advice to Management
none, they are moving forward well
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Intel-Corporation-Reviews-E1519_P10.htm
Sep 19, 2017
Pros
Very good benefits, possible long vacation if you work 4+ years.
Challenging work, alot to learn and grow as professional.
Cons
Most of the tools and flows are very well developed but
specific only to intel. Some of the tools are internally
developed and not spread industrywise.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Intel-Corporation-Reviews-E1519_P10.htm
Sep 30, 2017
I have been working at Intel Corporation full-time (More than 8 years)
Pros
A place you can propose whatever you want as
long as opportunity just beside you. Job secure
will be there as you are agile enough to accept
any challenging until end of your life.
Cons
Intel used number to cut their talents without
really know what is the talent needed for their business,
A person who always make use others result and more
exposure will be the one climb faster than those who
really good in productivity and high technical .
This will make company lose a lot talents where
really no idea what will happen for its future....
Advice to Management
Please hire someone who really appreciate talents more
than someone only know 'clean boss's shoes'.
Please value software engineer because software
will more important compare to talking talking engineer.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Intel-Corporation-Reviews-E1519_P10.htm
Sep 13, 2017
"Data Analyst"
I have been working at Intel Corporation full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Free fruits and beverages for full time Intel
employees only; not for contractors.
Cons
Employer contribution to my 401K is very, very low.
In 2 years, I only got paid ~$850.00.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Intel-Corporation-Reviews-E1519_P10.htm
Sep 28, 2017
I have been working at Intel Corporation full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
Great opportunities to get experience in project life cycles,
engineering work flows, etc. Ideally if you're an
RCG (Recent College Grad) for undergrad or masters.
I don't know what the other employees are smoking
that said the work life balance here is bad, that's wrong.
The reason so many people just coast on through working
here is because the work life balance is great.
You see the same people coming in, doing their 9 to 5,
taking hour + lunches with mutliple breaks
for 15 to 20 or 30 minutes, leave early to pick up the kids etc.
If you want to start a family and be around for
the kids growing up, come on over! If you're younger and
looking for a competitive work environment,
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Cons
The leadership here is completely lost. Engineering tools,
flows, methodologies are incredibly out dated in many
teams and orgs. Projects are guided by share holders and
investors and not innovation. They say they thrive on
innovation, but when you and you're colleagues make
suggestions on ways to improve TTM (Time to market)
for projects, new methodologies that the rest of industry
is using, improved work flows, etc, and they
keep saying that we cannot support such things or
that we don't have time to make those changes without
affecting project timelines, that's a clear indication
that they way they work here is not changing anytime soon.
Even when they hired certain VP's by paying 25M+ for
them to come in and whip engineerings butt in shape,
still nothing has changed. The VP's talk the talk
and say how we are revamping our core of engineering,
but in the end, they bend over for the shareholders
and will ride this money wave out until they're
obligation is up and then bounce out. At engineering
updates they are giving us EPS (Earnings per share)
numbers and how project bla is going to make us money.
The pay is pretty mediocre. RSU's are grim. you won't
break 10k over 4 for a quite a few years.
Stock purchase is okay, capped at 5% base income.
CEO always says "we pay fair, and in the middle of
the range" or something along those lines. What that
translates to is that we hire average to below
average talent, meaning potentially myself included.
The company is in a cycle of hiring and then
s/firing/head count reduction/g before quarter close
to drive stock price up. then re-hiring.
Overall, employee moral is pretty damn low.
A lot of people are interviewing, or looking else-where,
myself included. The coasters of the company are completely happy.
Advice to Management
Stop throwing money at our problems and buying up
"leaders" in industry. Allow engineering teams to do
what they do best and innovate and create new solutions
without outside influence from what the share holders
and investors want. You can see that all our management
wants is that slight uptick in stock price right
before quarterly earnings to show how great we did.
Really we're just treading water. If you think your'e
teams are doing so great, take the opportunity and
skip talking to senior management and sit down with
the engineers themselves and ask the same question.
Ask for their honest opinion and recommendations and
then compare that with what you're management says.
I guarantee there will be gaps and differences.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Intel-Corporation-Reviews-E1519_P10.htm
Sep 12, 2017
Pros
-Hire a lot of people fresh out of college, willing
to give you some time to ramp up.
-Friendly, intelligent people
-Excellent benefits and bonuses
Cons
-Work Life balance could be better
-Most people feel overwhelmed by the amount of work to do -
too many responsibilities a lot of the time
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Intel-Corporation-Reviews-E1519_P12.htm
Oct 18, 2017
"From the point of view of Software Engineer (Contract)"
Former Employee - Senior Software Engineer in Chandler, AZ
I worked at Intel Corporation (Less than a year)
Pros
Nice cafeteria and great food
Organized
Great d.space room with cool gadgets and resting area
Cons
Let me start by sharing demographics.
70% Indian, 29% Chinese , 1% Everyone Else
98% Male, 2%Female
As a contractor you a basically treated as 2nd class citizen .
For example you must pay for each cup of coffee
u consume (1.89$), you not allowed to drive bicycles,
sick time off or any personal time off at all
and referred to as "green badge". From the
very beginning things were rather odd. When I started ,
i was left alone for about a week. No introductions
to team members, no lunch , nothing. Out of boredom
i wrote a 20 proposal with visuals and backing stats
how to improve the software i was assigned to.
Well it was completely ignored , not even response
to email acknowledging its existence.
Indian manager kept polite , but very distant and
dint wanna hear nothing about innovations or
at least upgrading .net 4.0 to something more fresh.
Oh well, ok fine. They dont use async ,
solid or design patterns. The code is working ,
well kinda - if you careful about clicks u good.
They dont engage in technical discussions,
code reviews or any kind active knowledge sharing.
Tools such as Resharper , only out of you own pocket.
Also had to bring my personal headphones and mic for
conf calls. The work hours, and lunch time very strict
and always had to start and finish day at the minutes
precision. I was getting tired of paying for coffee
and asked if i could bring my own coffee make. Nope.
Long story short the place felt like prison.
I cant say if all teams are like that, but mine was.
If you are contractor : run .
Advice to Management
Diversity.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Intel-Corporation-Reviews-E1519_P12.htm
Sep 10, 2017
"Software in Hardware"
I have been working at Intel Corporation full-time
Pros
Stock incentive, nice offices, 3 weeks vacation,
good work life balance
Cons
Below average pay for software engineers.
The industry is not doing as well as it used to.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Intel-Corporation-Reviews-E1519_P12.htm
Sep 8, 2017
"Product Marketing Manager"
Pros
Strong culture and values; great talent pool;
good compensation and benefits
Cons
High pressure; long hours; easy to get pigeon-holed
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Intel-Corporation-Reviews-E1519_P13.htm
Sep 18, 2017
"Take Employee Feedback to heart, and create cogent/actionable plan to restore integrity"
I worked at Intel Corporation full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
Excellent Pay, and Excellent Talent Pool.
Cons
HR and management complacent about returning Intel to
the great culture it once had.
Advice to Management
A board member should partner with Senior HR and Senior
Management to develop a cogent action plan to address
the serious deficiencies that hamper Intel's ability
to act with Integrity with its employees, and take
action based on employee feedback.
It's clear from all the employee feedback that the
focal process is broken and is incapable for
recognizing merit. Specific Recommendations that should
be adopted are outlined below:
-Develop a work plan approach which requires collaboration
with managers and ee's
Have work plan statused and updated monthly
-Provided quarterly assessment of ee performance
to expectations this should build to the full year
review to avoid the problem of ignoring full year
performance and the need to create visibility and
self promotion at the end of the focal year.
Include peer feedback to improve teamwork, and
recognize those who contribute to improved teamwork
and collaboration
Reform the open door investigation process:
-Outline the process for investigations and publish to all ee's
-Process should provide full reporting of
findings to all participants most especially
the accused employee should be copied on findings.
In my case and with others findings were documented
and placed in a secret ee file which I didn't have
access too. This prevented me from setting the record
straight about a false accusation of embezzling/stealing
nearly $1M. All of my management were copied on the
findings, but I was not. There are several other
instances of this which have destroyed reputations and careers.
Adopt the recommendations provided by the fellow
who outlined the issues with URM's Martin Luther King
had it right - we should all be judged by the content
of our character not the color of our skin or the
presence or absence of breast tissue. People who are
placed in positions they aren't capable of fulfilling,
actually suffer significant self esteem and other
issues as people around them see them struggle in an
area out of their element. Their are many capable
minorities and women at Intel, and I would be an advocate
of enhanced programs to develop more of these people
to create a more diverse workforce, but promoting
people who aren't ready/capable hurts them and the
groups they work in. Intel as a collective is diminished
by the current policy....
As someone who cares about Intel and still holds
significant stock I hope a program will be created
to address the issues that have the culture in a
rapid decline. These issues need to be addressed
with a sense of urgency!
Best Wishes
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Intel-Corporation-Reviews-E1519_P13.htm
Sep 21, 2017
I have been working at Intel Corporation full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
Smart, driven colleagues; Diverse software technologies
deployed internally; Competitive compensation; Ability
to transfer to new groups/cities; Access to training
materials and programs
Cons
Counter-productive, internally-focused competition;
Talkers valued over doers; Politically and socially
conservative atmosphere; Poorly implemented diversity
programs; Ever changing, ever failing product
transformation strategies
Advice to Management
Focus on the must have projects; Say "no" to your
peers even if you believe it might not help your
career; More transparency about business actions and
downsizing programs
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Intel-Corporation-Reviews-E1519_P13.htm
Sep 7, 2017
"Overall a great place to work."
Current Employee - Systems Engineer in Folsom, CA
I have been working at Intel Corporation full-time (More than a year)
Pros
The people I've worked with are amazing. Smart,
interested in being at work and extremely helpful.
My direct manager and PM want me to succeed and
have worked with me to make it happen.
Cons
Lot's of politics that gets pushed down
the management chain. Some of the management chain
is too hands on/micro manages.
Advice to Management
Let your engineers engineer. Don't let C-level
management push products on the company.
Let engineers give the input they're paid to give.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Intel-Corporation-Reviews-E1519_P13.htm
Sep 21, 2017
"Intel is not a fun place to work for Mechanical Engineers"
Current Employee - Staff Mechanical Engineer in Hillsboro, OR
Pros
Pay is above average for Oregon, good benefits.
You get free drinks and fruit.
Cons
The company is really poorly managed. The work is
super boring. Most of the work is made up emergencies
to satisfy middle management internal politics and not
satisfying Intel's customers. I think that Intel will
have massive layoffs in the future. The culture/work is
so internally focused and combative among the
different teams. Mechanical Engineers are the lowest
class of engineering at Intel and are treated accordingly.
Advice to Management
Stop the offshoring of jobs or only hiring URM's
for USA jobs. Get rid of most of the MCM who are
just hated among the common workers and replace them
with credible, honest leaders. Start to focus on
execution and not making the employees work like
slaves doing meaningless work.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Intel-Corporation-Reviews-E1519_P13.htm
"Great employees, normal problems assoc with companies that use stack rank review process"
I worked at Intel Corporation full-time
Pros
Overall, nearly 90% of coworkers are outstanding.
Great resources. Focus on deliverables and ability
to question the routine, even from the top.
Cons
Stack rank promotes unhealthy competition, focus on
"my accomplishments" at expense of genuine teamwork.
Those that are comfortable with self-evangalization
will thrive. If your not, you either adapt or get weeded out.
Advice to Management
Invest in lower and middle management.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Intel-Corporation-Reviews-E1519_P13.htm
Oct 9, 2017
"Was a great employer till BK"
I worked at Intel Corporation full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
Really use to care for employees
Ethical
great benefits if you're in AZ
Cons
Stressful culture since 2015
Constant rounds of layoffs followed by hiring
Misguided acquisitions
Advice to Management
Believe in your people
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Intel-Corporation-Reviews-E1519_P14.htm
"Run away!"
Former Employee - Senior CAD Engineer in Folsom, CA
I worked at Intel Corporation (More than 10 years)
Pros
Used to have excellent training and educational
opportunities to grow technically
Used to be a respective brand name on resume
Used to have top notch talent
Cons
Clown car top level management.
Too many mis-steps and missed opportunities due to
BK's cluelessness.
Huge amount of sub-par talent hired post 2005.
These people do not ask questions and just do what
they are told by management
Folsom site is one-horse-town. If you need to switch
teams - good luck or move to Bay.
Advice to Management
Get rid of BK and Murthy. They are tanking the company.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Intel-Corporation-Reviews-E1519_P7.htm
Sep 6, 2017
"Senior Equipment Technician"
I worked at Intel Corporation full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
Good pay,great benefits and every seven years two month
paid sabbatical.
Cons
Management out of touch and you feel like just a number.
Advice to Management
Be more personal and mean it.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Intel-Corporation-Reviews-E1519_P14.htm
Sep 21, 2017
"4 years in"
Pros
Onsite dental and car maintenance
Cons
Too many meetings and not enough upwards movement
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Intel-Corporation-Reviews-E1519_P14.htm
Aug 31, 2017
Pros
Stable, Meaningful Work, decent perks, friendly environment.
Typical positives of a corporation I would imagine.
Less oversight, ability to use a portion of your time
to follow other passions.
Cons
The caliber of people is not always the highest.
Because of less oversight, there are people who slack
and leave work to get picked up by other people.
Advice to Management
To management, from my perspective, everything is a
numbers manipulation game to spin and tweak the truth
in order to make everything sound better than it really is.
I think there are jobs where people do only this.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Intel-Corporation-Reviews-E1519_P14.htm
Sep 3, 2017
"Senior R&D Software Engineer"
Former Employee - Senior R&D Engineer in Chandler, AZ
Pros
Great compensation, benefits and sabatical
Cons
Does not promote social interaction except
for quarterlies, which is paid by the employees,
making it a less desirable place to work at.
Most meetings are teleconference inside your cubicle.
Advice to Management
Its a great place to work only if you get
a good manager and could be absolutely miserable if
the manager is bad.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Intel-Corporation-Reviews-E1519_P15.htm
Sep 14, 2017
Overall great, ended too soon."
Pros
You work with the best and the brightest.
They help you to become the best you can be.
Depending on where you work you might even have fun.
Cons
Politics and egos are in the way of excellence.
Your career rises and falls on who your manager is.
That person is to be your advocate.
Many times they don't really support you.
Especially when you outshine them.
Advice to Management
Make culture the same in all divisions.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Intel-Corporation-Reviews-E1519_P15.htm
Oct 7, 2017
"This is not company Robert Noyce started"
I worked at Intel Corporation full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Never been paid so much to do so little in my life.
Nice facilities and a good cafeteria.
I can't think of any more Pros
Cons
Watch your back very individual backstabbing environment.
This starts at the top with the CEO and trickles down
through lower level management. Many people in the
local area are still jobless after being fired by Intel
in the last 2 years. Intel is on a hiring spree but
they won't hire us they'd rather bring in new people
and have to spend a lot of money and time training them.
Advice to Management
Look up the word integrity.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Intel-Corporation-Reviews-E1519_P15.htm
Sep 1, 2017
"Nice start"
Pros
Very good company with tremendous amount of smart people,
friendly atmosphere.
Cons
A little bit mini management, cube size is small....
no free food and drinks, but have relative competitive
benefit compared with other hardware companies
Advice to Management
Should've trust and give more flexibility to engineers
and make the result-orientated as the target
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Intel-Corporation-Reviews-E1519_P15.htm
Aug 31, 2017
"Great Place to Work"
Former Employee - Business Analyst in Santa Clara, CA
I worked at Intel Corporation full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
GREAT PLACE TO WORK. So many good benefits.
Great cafeteria and gym.
Cons
Make sure you pick the right team so that you enjoy
the people you work with.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Intel-Corporation-Reviews-E1519_P15.htm
Aug 30, 2017
"Good company to work for"
Current Employee - Principal Engineer in Portland, OR
I have been working at Intel Corporation full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
Wide variety of interesting projects to work on
Good benefits and payed time off
(up to 4 weeks/year + 8 week sabbatical every 7 years)
Good work/life balance
Diversity is taking hold
Cons
Corporate bureaucracy
Not all projects make it to the finish line
Opportunities for promotion are more limited since
Intel stopped to be a growth company
Advice to Management
Be more realistic in your product roadmap planning
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Intel-Corporation-Reviews-E1519_P16.htm
Aug 31, 2017
"Customer Marketing Manager"
I have been working at Intel Corporation full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Decent Pay
Incredibly smart and hard working engineering organization
Global opportunities
Cons
Company not growing as quickly as it needs to maintain
steady opportunities for progression
It is "old guard" of tech, which means the thinking can
be a bit constrained in some of its traditional
cpu businesses (note Intel has MANY businesses)
Advice to Management
BK is bringing in outside talent to fill gaps in bench.
However, it is a reflection of management that gaps
exist in the first place. Be willing to let small
teams go autonomously into emerging fields--don't get
stuck in the fallacy of entering new, unproven markets
by thinking you can simply throw money at it to win.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Intel-Corporation-Reviews-E1519_P16.htm
Oct 2, 2017
I worked at Intel Corporation full-time
Pros
Joining Intel is everyone's dream. but dreams are not true
or last only for short duration.
Cons
Intel is having the policy of regular reorg. Managers
in Intel hire the new employee so that he can be
sacrificed next. By this way, manager saves his own job
and showing the company that he is good with the reduced headcount.
Advice to Management
- Don't hire people just to show world your contribution
to reduce unemployment. You are also increasing unemployment
by unnecessary head cut down.
- to boost short-term revenue, stop being brutal.
- To reduce the headcount, don't target junior employees also.
But also check if unnecessary Manager is placed.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Intel-Corporation-Reviews-E1519_P17.htm
Sep 10, 2017
Pros
Good wages. Good exposure to industry trends.
Cons
Company diversity policy promotes discrimination against white males.
Advice to Management
Good luck.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Intel-Corporation-Reviews-E1519_P17.htm
Sep 27, 2017
"Avoid this place if you can"
Former Employee - Senior Engineer in Chandler, AZ
I worked at Intel Corporation full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
You will learn some very good engineering skills
Cons
Unreasonable work-life balance
Hostile work environment
Pettiness, vindictiveness, nepotism are all rampant and
remain rampant to this day
Advice to Management
You have a culture problem of horrible HR policies and
managers. I used to think it was odd that when people
left Intel hating their jobs at Intel only to find the
SAME job at a competitor they loved the jobs at the competitor,
that is an Intel problem.
Good luck to those who want to work here. You will not
last, they will force you out eventually.
Intel Corporation Response
Oct 2, 2017 – HR Legal - Social Media Program Mgr.
HI - We're really sorry to hear that you had a
negative experience working @ Intel. As you know,
we want Intel to be a great place to work for all of us.
If there are specific issues that you can share with us,
we'd like to look into them. While we're sorry
that you're no longer working with us, we'd like
to ensure that those who still work in your former
workplace do not have to endure the negativity that
you report here. Please send Rick Reed an email
rick.reed@intel.com so we can look into and fix
any workplace problems. Thanks for your help
---- amd
'Pros
work from home/flexible hours, friendly down to earth coworkers,
opportunities to travel worldwide, wearing multiple hats,
fast paced environment
Cons
work/life balance - always understaffed, lack of direction
from upper management, sexism rampant within business unit,
management created toxic work environment'
'Pros
Decent pay and opportunities to grow
Cons
Terrible work environment and cube sizes were ridiculous'
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/AMD-Reviews-E15.htm
'Pros
- Incredibly smart people
- Incredibly passionate people
- Technical staff are held in high regard
- If you have a legitimate question, you can find the owner
of a component (usually a Fellow or higher) and ask them
about it -- no need to go through red tape
- The CEO (Lisa) is very down to earth and straight talking,
unlike other companies I've worked at.
Her chief officers are also very capable and competent.
- Making a comeback with their new productsShow Less
Cons
- Competent people often get pulled into work that's not their job
- Decision making is not decisive or timely
- Needs to hire more'
Pros
technically competent people and professional work environment
Cons
Extremely political which is primary driver of any growth.
Hard work and competence not rewarded
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/AMD-Reviews-E15.htm
Pros
Best machines to work on, newest technologies,
best-in-class software tools, best design flows with
great support, exciting projects.
Cons
Management forces many engineers have a very narrow work focus;
those with a desire to work on a broad set of tasks
are frowned upon. Management oftentimes plays favorites,
whether by age, race, or location.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/AMD-Reviews-E15.htm
Pros
You will learn a lot and learn to prioritize your time.
Very exciting time at AMD right now. Lots of growth and
positive excitement about the future. Dr. Lisa Su's vision
seems to be taking off in the right direction.
Cons
Staffing is limited due to budget constraints.
Salaries are lower. If you want a raise, get another job.
They will often throw money at you.
Advice to Management
Recognize employees for doing their jobs.
Stop throwing money at people who are leaving.
This reduces the money you can give to people
who are engaged, working really hard,
and making the work happen.
Pros
very relaxed job compared to Nvidia
Cons
Don't respect employee.
Management doesn't take care of the employee
Pros
Benefits
Work life balance
company culture
Management team
Cons
Fluctuating performance of the company
Some nationalities are stronger in some regions.
Continuous reorganization
Pros
Lots of great people in the lower ranks.
Cons
Never felt job was secure. (layoffs were common and
a lot of time they were badly planned and done)
Engineering often had leaks to the public, but
management would never allow security to fix those leaks.
They would rather not restrict engineering and
have half the world know what they were doing before it was done.
Quite a few of their money saving moves ended up
costing more in the end.
Advice to Management
Try looking at ways to cut costs that don't include
just laying off staff every time you need money.
Watch for better ways to control costs like not
letting departments go out and buy equipment
they really don't need at that time. Stop making
changes just to make them
Pros
Great starting salary and benefits
Cons
Work environment doesn't promote growth
Absolutely no work life balance
Get ready to be married to your job
I worked at AMD full-time (More than a year)
Pros
There is no good reason to work at AMD (as an engineer)
Cons
Staffing is boom and bust - today they hire,
tomorrow they lay off. Line management is engineering
throwbacks so tread cautiously to stay on their good side.
Be careful of your co-workers - they will throw you under
the bus to save their own skin.
The work is all incremental changes to existing stuff.
Not great for skills - the industry will outpace you.
Advice to Management
Take classes in team building and communication
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/AMD-Reviews-E15.htm
Pros
You can jump in, learn some good technology,
but if you stay for long time the 'cons' would get
on your way. Good luck!
Cons
High politics, low pay, management cares only
about themselves and how to keep their budget tight.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/AMD-Reviews-E15_P4.htm
Pros
The schedule is generally flexible and you are treated
like a professional; left alone to get your work done.
Cons
There are so many meetings! Also things always are changing
so it can be chaotic.
Advice to Management
It's generally a good place to work. But stop rewarding
people for changing things just to change things.
Implement stable processes and minimize meetings.
They are crazy excessive.
Pros
Great people, professional culture, exciting products
Cons
AMD is always fighting for survival. Layoffs happen every few years.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/AMD-Reviews-E15_P5.htm
Pros
They have many good people at this company but many
would rather leave if there was another option.
Cons
Lots of dysfunction behind closed doors and so called managers.
They talk about all this business they will win but it
was very quiet internally on the biz dev end.
They promise great growth and commitment
to get you in then fall short of there promises.
Another bad P&L year and the likes of
Nvidia and others will be coming on strong soon...
if they didn't have there x86 license they would be
out of biz..get your cash and title up front or
go elsewhere.
Advice to Management
Stop the spin and actually back up what you say and
not just control P&L by cutting growth costs..
very short sighted and another failed strategy
that will play out badly in time.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/AMD-Reviews-E15_P5.htm
I worked at AMD full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
None I can think of
Cons
fierce politics, almost ruthless struggle between
teams who compete, unstable, and dangerous future.
People will set a trap on other people to sacrifices
the unfortunate so they can be saved from next round of layoff
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/AMD-Reviews-E15_P6.htm
Pros
Not much to write about.
Cons
AMD has severe MANAGEMENT ISSUES. Stay away from this company..
Last month, they sent a bunch of offers for new employees
to join. But, then they withdrew the offers,
just 2 weeks before the join date due to change
in business plans. In essence, they screwed the
new hires even before they could have joined the company.
In my experience, They don't care about employees.
Layoffs happen annually, and only the most desperate
people tend to work at AMD. If you are desperate,
go ahead take your chance, but your offer might get
withdrawn even before you join the company.
Compensation is about 20% below market average.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/AMD-Reviews-E15_P6.htm
I worked at AMD full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
place to learn your trade
Cons
constant layoff worries every day is stressful
Advice to Management
keep the ones you know
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/AMD-Reviews-E15_P6.htm
Pros
I loved the culture and the people I worked with.
You will be surrounded by some of the smartest
people you have ever worked with.
Cons
Multiple downsizes while I was working there, and
they outsourced a large part of IT to a third party.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/AMD-Reviews-E15_P6.htm
Pros
Manager is friendly. They do not push
Cons
the caffe is not very good
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/AMD-Reviews-E15_P6.htm
"Senior Member of Technical Staff"
I worked at AMD full-time (More than 8 years)
Pros
Close to leading edge technology and products in many cases
Knowledgeable co-workers and good teamwork
Decent pay and benefits
Cons
Often very high pressure
Projects sometimes cancelled late in development cycle
Organizational churn
Design team saddled with a heavy-weight design
flow that takes away from design time
Advice to Management
Target business opportunities carefully.
Value and reward technical contributions more
than fitting into a company mold. Promote cross-team exposure
for engineers.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/AMD-Reviews-E15_P6.htm
"Verif Engineer"
I worked at AMD full-time (More than 8 years)
Pros
Interesting and challenging designs to verify
Cons
Too frequent cancellation of projects
Advice to Management
Create a more stable work environment
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/AMD-Reviews-E15_P7.htm
"PPE group"
Former Employee - Mechanical Engineering Co-Op in Austin, TX
Pros
Great place to work, great team and lot of in campus
activities within the company. Lots of volunteering
opportunities too and a chance to work with different teams
Cons
Most of the time, don't know what the other team is upto.
Cafeteria is pretty average and expensive for being in campus
Advice to Management
Great job! Please organize more activities for co ops
and interns. Also hire more co ops as full time employees
AMD Logo
"Always interesting"
Current Employee - Senior Product Development Engineer in Austin, TX
I have been working at AMD full-time (More than 8 years)
Pros
I've been working at AMD for almost 10 years now in
Product Development (PPE). There's always problems
to tackle and encouragement for improvement, which
keeps things interesting day to day.
Cons
We've been resource constrained for some years now.
Work can obviously get stressful at times. Fighting
fires is not out of the ordinary in PPE.
Advice to Management
i've seen co-workers of mine doing the same type of
roles for years based on where they started, but
it doesn't necessarily best match their skillset.
I think a lot more could be done by management to
help with the growth of the individual employee.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/AMD-Reviews-E15_P7.htm
Pros
I was offered a good salary.
The manager I reported to in the system was nice to talk
to and seemed understanding.
Sr Executives tries to be in touch with the grass root
soldiers, but the attempts are going futile since even
when someone speaks up, a lot gets covered up.
Cons
Since I joined AMD, each day of my life has been worse
than the previous one. There is no training for
processes and old more established employees
do not share knowledge for job security purposes.
I have 5 different bosses and they all manage
my time and work. There is absolutely no sensitivity
to important life incidents. Senior Management
does nothing about the bully team members and managers.
All they care is the bottom line. Work-life balance
is non-existent.
Advice to Management
Here are some very basic advise-
1. Do something about the culture of the team.
2. Listen to people's grievances.
3. Stop the bullying.
4. Do something about the work life balance. It's just
unfair to ask employees to put in extra hours and then
raise an eyebrow if they need some flexibility.
5. This is 21st century America - Stop treating people
like this is some third world country hundred years ago
where people did not have rights!
Think why is there so much attrition in the team? Who is to blame?
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/AMD-Reviews-E15_P8.htm
I have been working at AMD full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
AMD has been in a lot of turmoil over the past few years,
but it feels like it's turning around.
Especially if you are in the RTG side (graphics),
AMD can be a great place to work, especially with
a good direct manager. Raja Koduri has proven to be
a great leader and has accomplished a lot to turn
around the culture and "vibe" within the company.
There are plenty of opportunities to make an impact,
especially at this point in time. This is pretty rare
for a company of this size and age.Show Less
Cons
IT at this company has been getting a lot of attention,
but doesn't seem to be improving. They continually
prove to be far better at creating obstacles instead
of solutions. It's easily the #1 complaint of both
new employees and veterans at AMD. I am surprised that
the top executives and management of infrastructure
and IT have survived this long.
Advice to Management
Look at what RTG is doing and spread it to the whole company.
IT/Infrastructure needs a reboot and new leadership.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/AMD-Reviews-E15_P10.htm
Current Employee - Design Engineer II in Fort Collins, CO
I have been working at AMD full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Work life balance and hours flexibility is better
than any company I've ever worked at. The salaries
are competitive maybe slightly below the small list
of other large firms that offer similar types of work.
Benefits are decent (don't expect a bonus).
Upper management seems to have a reasonable roadmap
and focus on earnings.
Cons
Middle management doesn't encourage the senior engineers
to mentor the new hires. Communication and infrastructure
is lacking, both personally and technically.
Poor communication between teams and inside teams.
Managers are former engineers who are great at
programming but clueless on working with people.
Promotions seem to be given at random. Roadmap changes
frequently (for no reason, they just spuriously
change product names which is confusing to engineers)
Advice to Management
Put some effort into training and communicating.
This is company wide there's a severe lack of direction.
And actually communicate instead of just scheduling more
meetings where 1 person takes the entire discussion off-topic.
You need to train both the employees and the management
at having better people skills. Put effort into keeping
the young talent and not just shipping the products asap.
Actually monitor employees for burnout. A LOT of the
younger folks want to grow/develop/contribute but
I guarantee you if you keep ignoring us you're going to
see some major brain drain to Apple and Intel.
Mandatory management and people-skills training for
MTS and above. I guarantee if you made every SMTS and
above devote 20% of their time to training MTS
and below your productivity would increase and
you'd actually ship parts faster.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/AMD-Reviews-E15_P10.htm
I worked at AMD full-time
Pros
Competitive pay and good benefits. Also,
beautiful campus with on-site cafe, Starbucks,
gym and game systems. Other than a few bad apples,
mostly great people to work with.
Cons
A lot of great people, but bad management made me
dislike my job. My boss would do anything to make
himself look good. It didn't matter how badly he
treated others. That being said, there were great
people too that I really enjoyed working with. Also,
layoffs were constant.
Advice to Management
Many times management would set unrealistic goals.
We did not have the resources needed to complete
assigned projects in time.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/AMD-Reviews-E15_P10.htm
---- mercedes benz
'Pros
Good people, good conditions.
Cons
Dead lines sometimes are stressful'
'Pros
Good work environment, best technologies
Cons
Very rigid, lot of paperwork'
'Pros
Consistent rotating schedule, good pay, and nice coworkers.
Cons
Not very flexible with your schedule.
The seniority system is definitely used,
so it doesn't matter if you're more experienced
if someone else has been around longer than you'
'Pros
Good people, great experience- only hire young talent
Cons
Very low pay. Low pay'
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Mercedes-Benz-International-Reviews-E546577.htm
"Roadside Agent"
'Pros
Gym Benefits, minimal hours, flexible schedule, paid time off
Cons
Shifts are 24/7 and you might not like shifts,
customers are insanely outrageous.
Advice to Management
spend more money to avoid customer issues'
"Tech Support Specialist"
'Pros
Great benefits, medical coverage is awesome!
Cons
Working in admin is harsh, open office atmosphere
with small town people who still think they are in
high school. It is work, not a social club'
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Mercedes-Benz-International-Reviews-E546577_P2.htm
"Master Technician"
'Pros
A lot of energy, good money
Cons
Aggressive , hard labor , too fast paced at times'
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Mercedes-Benz-International-Reviews-E546577_P2.htm
'Pros
Good pay, great benefits.
Cons
Management is a joke, favoritism runs wild in assembly
Advice to Management
Recognize employees for who they are, not who they know
or who their family members are'
"Customer Service"
'Pros
Depends on the dealership. Well no, no pros at all.
Cons
Almost no days off no holidays forget about spending time
with your family you can make money but you will never enjoy it!
Advice to Management
Not let just anybody work there. It is a LUXURY dealership
not a Toyota dealership'
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Mercedes-Benz-International-Reviews-E546577_P2.htm
---- honda
'Pros
Salary ok, although lied to about bonus and working hours.
Cons
Management is the worst I have ever experienced.
They change methods and schedules almost every 2 weeks.
Not a clue as to what it takes to manage human beings.
No consideration given to your personal time.
They expect 12-14 hour days although during the
interview process you are told 8 hrs a day.
Redundant reports that will make your head explode.
Weekend work in the field, including evening hours,
then reports to do when you are finished.Show Less
Advice to Management
None, they just do not care about you as a human being.
You might as well talk to a wall.'
'I have been working at Honda full-time
Pros
Good pay, great benefits, good stability, good bonuses
Cons
Very much good ol' boys club, lots of disrespect,
work almost every weekend, long hours, not good for families'
'Pros
Great place to work with terrific benefits
Cons
The hours are hard to get used to'
'Pros
Great Work Style. Employees care and teach you a lot.
Cons
Had to work more than 8 hours/day
Advice to Management
Stick to the office hours'
'Pros
Friendly co-workers, pay, bonuses
Cons
No stability with managers, fast paced, high stress environment'
'Pros
Good pay & bonuses. Dealership where I work is laid back
but that varies from dealership to dealer.
401k plan & health insurance is not bad but it is pricey
Cons
long work hours no flexibility in scheduling.
It will be hard to balance life & work while being at a dealership'
'Pros
Coworkers are easy to work with
Cars are easy to sell because of the training
Cons
long Saturday hours
not much cons'
'Pros
Company Car, Opportunity to travel and move around the country
Cons
Micro-management, No leadership, No stability'
'Pros
Driven company & results oriented. In the end,
you will have success, but it depends on how miserable
you want to be in the process.
Cons
Toxic work environment. So results oriented that
they abuse workers mentally and take away any "freedoms"
that they say you have. People aren't an asset to Honda executives.
Advice to Management
Quit playing mind games with your employees.
Value them and their ideas... odds are, they're smarter than you'
'Pros
Can be fun. Your success is up to you.
Cons
LOTS of micromanaging. Long hours'
"Good for contractors but not for FTE. If you are US citizen ,
GC look for better option."
'Pros
good to work if..
- you are a contractor. lot of flexibility for
contractors including flexible time schedule ,
good hourly pay for contractors , Over time pay, etc..
- offers good benefits including signing bonus and
relocation package for full time employee.
- Honda car discount , pension plan .
Cons
If you are Full time
- no flexible schedule,
--Honda take care of their contractor employees then full time.
-- don't expect much or anything from HR.
they wont stand by you with work issue. specially
full time employee to contractor. As i said they
take care more contractors.
- very old style work environment.
- pay way less then current market to Full time Employee.
-- too much restriction for full time employee.
If you are allow to work in US for any employer,
must have consider and think 1000 time to take full time position.
-- read terms and conditions carefully if you are
taking relocation package from them.
- As FTE whatever you have learned in orientation
and if you try to apply won't work in real work place
since lots of contractors and they don't care for any policy.'
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Honda-Reviews-E3526.htm
'Pros
Great pay, benefits, shut down breaks, lots of opportunity.
Cons
Long hours, standing, some confusion among associates,
some bad apples in employees
Advice to Management
Nothing at this time'
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Honda-Reviews-E3526_P5.htm
'Pros
Paid on salary & compensated for OT. Do not have to worry
about what you will wear due to the uniform policy.
Office is surprisingly relaxed compared to the culture
that seems to be portrayed by other people.
Cons
Long distance to plant regardless of where you live.
The performance reviews are extremely strict.
Turnover rate at the company seems to be on the rise.
Advice to Management
I would advise management to put in place
less strict office rules.
The fact that office workers are not allowed to have
coffee at their desk is a bit ridiculous'
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Honda-Reviews-E3526_P6.htm
'Pros
They really treated customers with the utmost concern.
Coming from another dealership, was happy to see customers
being treated like they should. Pay and benefits were decent.
Great income potential.
Cons
Sweat shop! Hours were too long. Bad management.
No work/home balance. No real training.
Basically sit with someone and try to grasp everything
you possibly can in the middle of chaos.
Advice to Management
Lower hours. Have a better training program.
Give the employee a chance to learn before firing them.'
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Honda-Reviews-E3526_P7.htm
'Pros
It was fun and had great culture and alright salary.
My boss was annoying and terrible.
Cons
The salary is alright and only alright.
No health-care and little retirement.
Advice to Management
Have fun with it pray for a good boss who cares
and argue salary as much as you can'
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Honda-Reviews-E3526_P7.htm
'Pros
Zero good reasons period. Point blank
Cons
To many managers not knowing anything.
The overall leadership is terrible. Lying to employees,
berating them, making them work after hours
illegally without pay, managers yelling in
a employees face and blaming them for
their mistakes they make. Overall need new management
Advice to Management
Listen to your employees. Stop changing everything.
Realize the issues with the dealership, are with
management period. And that you need to hire someone new managment'
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Honda-Reviews-E3526_P8.htm
nvidia ----
Nov 8, 2017
Pros
A lot of smart and hard working people. You can learn from each other everyday. CEO is smart and have great vision to shift the business from GPU gaming to AI, deep learning, robotic, autonomous car, and professional VR. The company is leading the technology trend and the stock is doing super well.
Cons
C player middle management and they are just lazy functional managers. Very political and treating their staff as scapegoats for the mistakes they made. A lot of good employees left because of favoritism, unfair workload, inner circle politic, and lack of transparent communication.
Advice to Management
Job satisfaction and money satisfaction are equally important. Need to clean house those poor managers and provide fresh air to the working environment.
in
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/NVIDIA-Reviews-E7633.htm
Oct 26, 2017
I have been working at NVIDIA full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
Interesting place to work at.
Nice to be a part of the cutting edge tech development.
Competitive compensation.
Cons
Technically there is no official vacation at NVIDIA. It all depends on how well you negotiate with your boss.
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https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/NVIDIA-Reviews-E7633.htm
Oct 1, 2017
I have been working at NVIDIA full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
The company is growing fast and it's an exciting time to be at NVIDIA. The stock is on fire and everyone is thrilled about this. This is a great place to be if you are an intern, engineer, etc as NVIDIA is doing cutting-edge work that supports AI and Deep Learning industries.
Some ability to work from home but it depends on your manager. Being able to do this infers a trust relationship between manager and … Show More
Cons
It is nearly impossible to grow your career here. Little opportunity or support for transferring into other departments or roles.
Newer senior management are awash in politics and are more interested in building empires than in supporting their reports.
No yearly cash bonus. Instead you get RSUs that vest over 4 years. If you contribute to your ESPP plan, they use that in factoring how much RSUs you get at focal review time. Not quite fair as ESPP is voluntary. and can change mid-period.
Medical benefits are finally starting to compete with the rest of the valley but still lag on 401K contribution matching, cost of medical care for dependants, etc.
Educational benefits at Stanford are primarily for CS, EE, EEE, AI majors. There is nothing for management or marketing professionals under this program. There is a separate program that covers just over $5000/year for other education, but this won't cover an MBA. It might cover one or 1.5 classes a year at Stanford. I haven't heard of anyone getting their MBA covered through NVIDIA like at other companies I've worked for.
Lunches are supposed to be subsidized, but it's less costly to go out to eat at a restaurant. No snacks provided.
Because there is no official vacation time at NVIDIA, if you leave or are laid off and haven't used much vacation time, you've essentially lost it.
Meager to absent travel budgets. The management encourages those on global teams to just do video conferences to save money. CFO is constantly cutting costs and does a great job at this but sometimes we spend so much time on how to cut costs, or justifying expenses that we waste money in the lengthy discussion process.Show Less
Advice to Management
To the e-staff & upper management:
Better support your non-technical staff on the education side. Don't be afraid of letting employees grow and learn. Support and encourage lateral moves more. We are more successful as a company when we learn and can better support each other.
Intellectual honesty is dying quickly as you bring in lots of middle and upper management from other companies that aren't aligned with our historical culture.
These new hires aren't used to being honest about mistakes and lots is being swept under the carpet to keep you from seeing it. They don't want you to see where we're failing. The "everything is roses" song is getting old. You'd be surprised how much isn't working.
Bring in skip level and 180 meetings if you really want to learn more.
Oct 4, 2017
I have been working at NVIDIA full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Pay is decent
Stocks are doing good
Well placed in the market with cutting edge products
Good cafetria
Cons
I have been working in IPP for a year now this is one of the worst group, culture in the group is bad.
1) When a new employee joins there is no lunch with team or no quarterly lunch or no team outing
2) They have outdated build infrastructure If you have come from top 20 fortune companies it is like completely downgrading yourself to 10 years back
3) migration to outdated platform where management and developers have no clue. I would blame management. Top management dont have a clue.
4) no free food, no snacks people coming from top 50 companies be aware there are no perks no onsite GYM. They give some lame reason if you suggest for it.
5) I am trying move since I have software background there are not many internal opportunities.
6) Finally for appraisal they give you very low RSU's and no bonuses. You better negotiate well before you comeShow Less
Advice to Management
Management of IPP set good culture with in the teams make sure new people are welcomed. Please provide competitive work environment.
Nvidia please start paying good perks, bonuses. ESPP will not retain the talent now it already stock is peak.
Please provide onsite GYM
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/NVIDIA-Reviews-E7633.htm
---usbank :
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/U-S-Bank-Reviews-E8937.htm
[25 july 2018 11:26 pm edt]
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/U-S-Bank-Reviews-E8937_P9.htm :
Jul 6, 2018
"You have to be ethenic or a man to move up."
I have been working at U.S. Bank full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Was once a great place to work.
Cons
Our Manager was a joke. She didn’t even know about business banking at all.
You would see Lisa once ever 4 months. Her dresses so tight and
everything hanging out. Everyone was embarrassed for her.
She brag how she stayed home all day. Then you have
the boys club. Promote guys with no experience.
Hard workers don’t even bother applying for other jobs.
If your Ethenic or gay our Market President would have you promoted.
She had a mouth of a trucker. Making fun of customers with
district manager.Taking photos of the customers and
laughing about it.Show Less
Advice to Management
Clean up this market. Hire qualified people who know business banking.
You have lost real talent due to management. Employees who have
been with the company and transferred here from other states.
Some employees over 30 years of service.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/U-S-Bank-Reviews-E8937_P11.htm
Jun 6, 2018
"Multiple titles"
I worked at U.S. Bank full-time (More than 8 years)
Pros
The only good thing I can say is they gave me lots of experience
that looks great on a resume.
Cons
It felt like high school. Gossiping, bullying, and being passed up
for promotions because you are not a butt kisser. It must be
a prerequisite to be a jerk before you can be a manager.
Pay is very low. There was an annual bonus but managers would
try to find any reason to write up employees around that
time each year so that they did not have to give anyone
a bonus or raise...unless your nose was brown.
Advice to Management
Promote from within based on experience and what a person knows.
Not who they know. Pay attention when you have a large turnover
in a department. It's usually due to bad management. Pay people
more so you can retain employees with knowledge. Value your
long term employees and show them they are appreciated.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/U-S-Bank-Reviews-E8937_P23.htm :
Mar 24, 2018
"Awful Experience in AML"
I worked at U.S. Bank full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Pay was favorable. Nice location.
Cons
AML Department was horrible and very very unorganized.
The experience was like no other at the bank- lots of unfairness,
predjudice, little to no training, procedures all over the place,
unfriendly upper management.
Advice to Management
Please treat employees fair, show appreciation, do things
to help morale and get policies and procedures in place.
Mar 24, 2018
"Not everything that glitters is gold"
I worked at U.S. Bank full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
Perks to your bank account if its with the bank. If you're
an over achiever you'll do well. Provided with a month's worth of training.
Cons
The company doesn't listen very well to suggestions. Must meet
sales goal or you'll get the boot after three months
Advice to Management
Listen to employee suggestions
Mar 22, 2018
"Ok place to work, but not for me"
I worked at U.S. Bank full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
Good Benefits, consistent hours and "friendly" coworkers
Cons
Unattainable sales quotas/expectations. Overtime is forbidden.
Coaching is a joke, only done to appease management,
not actually help you attain your goals.
Mar 22, 2018
"your dreams don't take a back seat to budgeting with
proper advice and planning"
I worked at U.S. Bank full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Customer service perfection was the minimum required expectation;
which, was a good target to aim for, but Selling products
and handling cash as well as being trusted with
sensitive information was empowering and challenging except,
the balance of all three of these aims is interpreted
differently by diverse managers.
Cons
micromanagement of multiple layers of bosses made
a confusing and sometimes frustrating clash of management style
and the company culture. the bosses I found self important
and politically motivated. I loved the company, but I hated
the inconsistencies and tenured managers who brought
their pride over from the acquisition of other banks in
the state of California.
Advice to Management
Give proper incentives, and be support of your employees;
because, the pressure of performance is inherent in the position.
Don't be arbitrary in what you want from your people,
good customer service comes from having workers who know
what is expected of them.
Mar 21, 2018
"Solid bank to work for..... Culture.. not as strong as it should be."
I have been working at U.S. Bank full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
US Bank is a very stable company and there are some
very good people working within the organization.
The products and mission of the company is very positive
and focused to the customer. Research the team and people
you would work with... that would make or break
your experience at US Bank.
Cons
Being a very large bank, there are a lot of things that
take far too long to accomplish and their internal processes
and timelines are old and not very efficient. Communication
and access to resources and people at some areas of the bank
are over-worked and dis-like their jobs.
Advice to Management
Listen to what the customers want and how they want
to be treated. Get rid of the militaristic hierarcheal culture.
Some portions of the bank take that too far and
the culture is not healthy.
Mar 1, 2018
"Universal Banker"
I worked at U.S. Bank full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
Team atmosphere, continuous review and reeducation through
On-Boarding process, Company Training Program and
Monthly Review Courses on Regulations and Updates to
current Regulations. Open Line of Communication with
Company and HR, Realistic Sales Goals and out of
box Opportunities to learn and grow.
Cons
The need to work on Saturdays when there was no Business need.
Advice to Management
Maintain open communication with Team Members,
it creates greater outcomes to many situations.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/U-S-Bank-Reviews-E8937_P25.htm :
Mar 2, 2018
"Poor work environment"
I have been working at U.S. Bank full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
Some of the management are amazing and do really live up
to the core standards US Bank says they value.
Most coworkers are awesome individuals to work with.
Cons
There are managers on the floor who refuse to help you
when you need questions answered.
If they find out you are looking for a new job they will
find a way to fire you before you put in your two weeks-
this is what happened to me.
Managers will find reasons to fire you if you stand up
for yourself and ask questions on why a process is done
a specific way - happened to my coworker.
Do you remember the movie Mean Girls? This place is
exaxtly like Mean Girls.
If someone on the leadership team doesn't like you they
will find ways to hound you in your work to make your
life complete hell.
You can get in trouble for asking questions when
you are unsure of a procedure and don't want to make an error.
If management's doesn't like how you explained something in
an email or on your notes they will call you a liar and
belittle you.Show Less
Advice to Management
To upper management, some of your managers need to be let go,
they are constantly belitting the people beneath them.
Actually treate your employees like people and not numbers
and your employees will return the treatment 10 fold.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/U-S-Bank-Reviews-E8937_P26.htm :
Mar 28, 2018
"Corrupt and treacherous. Look elsewhere for employment"
I worked at U.S. Bank full-time
Pros
I started with U.S. Bank excited to begin a new career
with a lot of advancement opportunities. This is a false "pro"
because the company puts on this front to gain as
many employees as they can.
Cons
I had court, documented and "allowed" by my manager.
A custodial case that I couldn't/wouldn't miss because of work.
I was then sick one day and my manager said that
the only way I could retain my position is by taking
a week's unpaid leave of absence. I didn't want to do
this but I'm not about to argue with management when
I'm trying to get through my 90 day probationary period.
Come to find out it was all just a front and I was
terminated within a week of returning from my unpaid week
that I was forced to take.Show Less
Advice to Management
Stop stepping on employees, they're who give you your jobs.
Don't set people up for failure through manipulative practices
and deceitful procedures. Luckily I'm better off now
but had I known what life was really like at US Bank
I wouldn't have wasted my time in the first place.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/U-S-Bank-Reviews-E8937_P27.htm :
Mar 22, 2018
"Absolutely horrible place to work but the pay was so well
that I made it work for so long"
I have been working at U.S. Bank full-time (More than 8 years)
Pros
Honestly I stayed with this company for 8 years because
it paid a good wage and I was afraid to leave them but
after years of coming home with extreme anxiety
I realized leaving was the best thing possible.
They will be the next Wells Fargo because they refuse
to address their issues
Cons
Forced to do illegal things, anxiety like I can't even explain,
Cleveland District has horrible leadership
Advice to Management
Forcing employees to to stay in the branch during lunches,
retaliation when illegal things are brought to
Upper leadership's attention, deny customers loans based on color,
and trying to put restraining orders against little old ladies
because she didn't understand her statements and
calling the cops on her and her friend is sick and
disgusting so you figure it out
Mar 18, 2018
"Bank is OK. Stay away from the Technology Operations and PMO teams."
I worked at U.S. Bank full-time (More than a year)
Pros
-The bank is a good business and it is ethical.
-The new leadership knows where to go from here.
-The business has a strong foundation.
-Diversity programs are above average.
Cons
- The Technology and Operations group is a hostile
world of politics where leadership is very mediocre.
- There is no sense of camaraderie or efforts to drive team bonding.
- Accomplishments are never celebrated. Failure is punished harshly.
- Meritocracy is nonexistent.
- In over 18 months I never saw the CIO in person,
so it speaks to the kind of leadership portrayed.
- People take years to get promoted despite their hard work.
You become a number and it requires playing politics and
being likable to the execs if you want a chance to move up.Show Less
Advice to Management
- The longer the toxic practices continue, the more top
talent you will lose and there will be a moment when
you will no longer be able to control the mess and chaos.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/U-S-Bank-Reviews-E8937_P32.htm :
Feb 13, 2018
"Financial Advisor"
Pros
There legitimately were no pros. This is the first
employment experience I've ever had that I knew it was
a mistake within weeks of starting there.
Cons
The worst employment experience I've ever had, hand down.
I was lied to in order to get me to leave my previous employer
and received absolutely zero support once I started with
the company. Once I started, there we other advisors from
the same company selling against me, which cost the bank
a multi million dollar customer relationship.
The company's tech is atrocious and the support is
non-existent across the board. Wouldn't recommend
this company to anyone.
Feb 13, 2018
"Branch Manager"
I worked at U.S. Bank full-time
Pros
There were very few pros to working for this company.
Cons
Upper management in the Kentucky market was horrible to
work for with no people skills. Expected you to hit
unobtainable goals by any means possible. Employees
were berated daily on sales calls if behind on goals.
The culture in this market is one of fear and dread.
Benefits and pay were below average for the size company
compared to other large banks
Advice to Management
All I can say is that there should have been some kind of
emotional intelligence training required for their management.
It was one of the worst work environments I have ever experienced.
Jan 7, 2018
"Network Engineer (Security)"
I have been working at U.S. Bank full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Coworkers were very welcoming and shared knowledge and
experience openly
Management is very open to work with you to flex time or
telecommute when family needs arise
Cons
Health Insurance options are okay, not great.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/U-S-Bank-Reviews-E8937_P34.htm :
Feb 1, 2018
"IT Sweatshop"
I have been working at U.S. Bank full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
Can work from home full time
Cons
Long hours mandatory , unappreciated. Lure you in with
a decent salary and promises of great bonuses. Raises
do not cover cost of living increases. Bonuses go down
lower and lower each year even if you get an outstanding review.
Advice to Management
Advice to Management - If you advertise that you
"Do the Right Thing" and are rated a "Most Ethical Company",
carry it forward to your employees.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/U-S-Bank-Reviews-E8937_P35.htm :
Jan 8, 2018
"Big Company,"
I have been working at U.S. Bank full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
1. Good Benefits
2. Good Work Hours
3. Telecommuting
Cons
1. Non competitive pay
2. Poor project management of projects
3. Poor communication between organizations
4. Problem with clear objectives from management
5. Manager cuts their employees down during large group discussions
6. Not all manager support individuals futures
7. Manager filter information from upper management
straight down without taking into consideration
the workloads because they allowed knowledge
not be shared or enforce others to learn.
8. Poor communication in same organizationShow Less
Advice to Management
Listen to your employees, have your employees back even
when they are wrong. Do not call out and correct
your employees during a large meeting, this destroys
their credibility and makes your position look bad.
Work on understanding the tasks your assigning your employees,
and if your manager gives you a task to hand to
your associates don't be afraid to give it to someone on
the team that isn't known for doing that type of task,
challenge them.
Jan 29, 2018
"Don’t come here if you want to make a career in banking"
I have been working at U.S. Bank full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
It gets the bills paid. Flexible hours. That’s the only pros
I can think of when i think of US Bank
Cons
This company is turning into the new WELLS FARGO.
It demands so much from their employees but the pay doesn’t
match what they want done. Upper management only care
about themselves. They’re a lot managers who SHOULD
not be managers. Then you also have people who have been
there for YEARS who aren’t managers. It’s all about
a number when you work for this bank. A lot of favoritism.
Overall if you are looking for a rewarding career
I wouldn’t choose this place. They sell you in the interview
if they like you to make it seem one way.
But after you work there for some time you come to
the realization this company is heading in the wrong direction.Show Less
Advice to Management
Career advancement should be more concentrated on rather
than making sure the “pipeline” is full of loans
to make your bonuses. I shared my career path with
a certain someone in upper management and they completely
blew me off like I’m just “another employee”.
Jan 3, 2018
"They don't tell you about making cold calls."
I worked at U.S. Bank (More than 3 years)
Pros
Good company to work for with lots of training.
Cons
I wasn't told during any of the hiring process that during
down time as a teller I was required to make cold sales calls.
Dec 28, 2017
"Loved it.... at first."
I worked at U.S. Bank full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Good company if you’re a Teller. Good pay. Cheap insurance.
The customers are generally nice and so are your coworkers.
You’re in a grocery store so lots to pick from for food.
Cons
Stay away from banker positions, it’s downhill from there.
Stay away from in-store locations. Not allowed to have chair.
Must stand all day. No lunch breaks (very rarely are you fully staffed).
Normal shift is 9:45-7:00. Thursday’s are 9:00-7:00.
Days are too long. Job is mentally exhausting.
No work/home balance, you’ll never see your family if you work here.
Jan 2, 2018
"customer resolution specialist"
I have been working at U.S. Bank full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
good work life balance
Cons
call volume is excessive and favoritism is present
Advice to Management
stop declining people for interviews for awful reasons
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/U-S-Bank-Reviews-E8937_P36.htm :
Jan 20, 2018
"Not recommended"
I worked at U.S. Bank full-time (More than a year)
Pros
They paid on time. Mostly. I will add a few more words
to this to meet the twenty words minimum.
Cons
If you like workplace bullying and other intimidation,
this is your place. I’ve seen women and minorities
bullied at meetings and the target of a whisper campaign
behind their backs. Frequent threats of firing.
I’ve been in meetings where supervisors agree with stakeholders,
and then convene a follow on meeting of staff where
these stakeholders are condemned.
Yes of course there are good people at this bank.
But I have never met more political players at an organization.
Think twice before hiring on - you either become like them or
will be forced to leave.Show Less
Advice to Management
You have a problem that will surface in this new Information Age.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/U-S-Bank-Reviews-E8937_P37.htm :
Jan 17, 2018
"Universal banker"
I have been working at U.S. Bank full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Please stick to the job profile given when you hire employees
Cons
Hired as a banker and wants you to work as full time teller
and achieve your banker goals. Cold calling. Micro management.
Advice to Management
Stop micro management
Jan 7, 2018
"Relationship manager Operations Marketing Bank Branded cards"
I worked at U.S. Bank full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
You have to kill someone to not be promoted. Short hours.
Cons
Pay is low. Large and burecratic. Pay is low.
Go getters leave after they have a year or two of experience
leaving the dregs for employees. Unenlightened managment.
Management does not adjust to the market place.
As soon as someone figures out how to eat their cheese
they are done but it will require the smaller more agile
firms to lobby congress to remove the benefits that
congress gives to larger banks. They dont really have
a path to the future. They are not a technological
company yet they thought at one time
they could sell server backup space to their banking clients.
Keep in mind that their main hardware currently are
IBM Mainframes from the 70s and 80s.Show Less
Advice to Management
See the cons.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/U-S-Bank-Reviews-E8937_P42.htm :
Dec 7, 2017
"Marketing"
I have been working at U.S. Bank full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Good salary, friendly coworkers, no long hours.
I tried to think on more pros, but I couldn’t find any other ones.
Cons
Culture of fear, discourages high performers,
management controls and does not lead. Too many meetings.
No clear direction. New ideas are not welcome.
Advice to Management
Learn to hire leaders
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/U-S-Bank-Reviews-E8937_P45.htm :
Nov 22, 2017
"Personal Banker Assistant Manager Mortgage Originator"
I worked at U.S. Bank full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
There are no pros on the bank side.
Rarely there are individuals on other business lines that
will treat you with fairness and respect.
Cons
The worst place anyone of male middle eastern decent
would find himself working for. At the San Diego
central district the bank openly allowed racial and
religious discrimination at unbelievable levels.
With solid and exceptional performance and dedication
to work I personally experienced firsthand the most
inhumane treatment of a middle eastern decent employee
from the district management to HR. I was told in
one instance in 2014 at an interview for branch management
that I had English literacy issues which limited
my abilities to perform. That's given the fact
I was a 3.8 GPA polisi graduate.
Do not waste your professional youth life at
this garbage institution.Show Less
Advice to Management
I don't believe such supervision exists at this institution
to leave any feedback for.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/U-S-Bank-Reviews-E8937_P46.htm :
Nov 18, 2017
"Retaliation for questioning work status of Indian contractor"
I worked at U.S. Bank full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Use US Bank work experience as baseline to compare better jobs.
Cons
Retaliation for asking about work status of Indian contractor.
Personnel will tell lies to protect mangers.
Personnel department has no integrity.
Advice to Management
You are suppose to protect employee's from retaliation.
The reality is do not ever ask about work status of
over seas contractors. US Bank will find an excuse
to terminate your employee. Not best place to work.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/U-S-Bank-Reviews-E8937_P48.htm :
Oct 19, 2017
"Teller"
I worked at U.S. Bank full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Wonderful bunch of people to work with. Learned a lot.
Cons
Pay is low compared to other banks for same position.
Suppose to be most ethical company in the world.....
but in reality they make up their ethics as they go.
I have seen them let people go instead of putting them
open positions. People with 10-15 years experience.
No loyalty to employees.
Advice to Management
be consistent and fair with employees.
Favoritism going on in the branches.
Some employees doing things that others would be terminated for.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/U-S-Bank-Reviews-E8937_P49.htm :
Oct 3, 2017
"Relationship Manager"
I have been working at U.S. Bank full-time (More than 8 years)
Pros
Solid company. Conservative and great judgment with financial
and risk decisions. Sets the standard and is not
a follower fads/trends. High integrity, strong core values,
shares lots of information about the company and
financial information. Very compassion teammates.
Cons
Frugal to a point of fault. Technology too far
behind competitors (only now left Lotus Notes).
Does not compensate employees very well for what is expected.
Slow to accomplish anything due to
too many levels of approvals for even small amounts or
minor changes. Starting to be cut throat between groups and divisions.
Advice to Management
You are allowing other banks practices to change
the culture at U.S. Bank in a negative way.
Don't underestimate the power of strong compensation
to keep yourself from becoming a training ground for other banks.
You are frugal to a point of fault. Technology is
too far behind competitors (only now left Lotus Notes!).
Do not compensate employees very well for what is expected.
Slow to accomplish anything due to too many levels of approvals
for even small amounts or minor changes.
Starting to be cut throat between groups and divisions.
Culture becoming BNY like.
Nov 5, 2017
"Mortgage Associate"
I worked at U.S. Bank full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
Vacation, Benefits, community involvement, commute.
Cons
Pay. Retaliation. Discrimation against minority employees.
Letting friends and family member employees get away with things.
Bullying. Higher up do not listen to the sales support staff or
care about their concerns as long as production is up.
Advice to Management
I would like HR to start conducting exit interviews.
I think it is unfair to be fired for something and
you can’t discuss with anyone but your supervisor and
their manager and once your let go HR does not respond
to your emails.
Sep 29, 2017
"Bank Teller"
I have been working at U.S. Bank part-time (More than a year)
Pros
Manager is very helpful. Always ready to help
Cons
I do not find any Cons
Advice to Management
Bring more good Manager
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/U-S-Bank-Reviews-E8937_P50.htm :
Nov 2, 2017
"BBO"
I have been working at U.S. Bank full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
If you’re gay or ethnic you will move up quickly.
Though you can’t do your job. Does not matter.
Will make roles just for you. Gotta hit the quota.
Cons
Unethical bank even though they say the are the most ethical.
Employees are doing unethical procedures.
Uppers know what is going on. Numbers for their bonus is all that matters.
Advice to Management
Not the same bank it was. You do not staff enough people
in the branches. Gotta make money for the shareholder.
New CEO only cares about that. The systems there are a joke.
They update it but no beta testing. It not true banking anymore.
It not about the customer. It about profit.
They hire anyone off the street because the pay so bad.
Not professional anymore.
Sep 27, 2017
"One of the Best Banks to Work For"
I have been working at U.S. Bank full-time
Pros
This company eats, breathes and sleeps its Code of Ethics.
It doesn't seem like such an important trait in a company
until you look in the headlines and see the tribulations
other companies are facing due to a lack of moral compass.
Cons
Team management wants to be too hands on but doesn't have
the time to complete tasks timely.
Advice to Management
This company, along with the rest of the banking industry
doesn't seem to prioritize technology.
In this age of constant threat from hacking,
this industry must become better. Also, make more of an effort
to accommodate employees who struggle with longer commute times
and higher costs. A $35 subsidy for transportation helps,
but you need to be open to more creative solutions
that benefit the employee.
Oct 11, 2017
"Students Beware"
I have been working at U.S. Bank full-time (More than a year)
Pros
immediate management
coworkers
pay rate
vacation right at hire
community involvement
Cons
don't hold to promises made
terrible to try and work out a school schedule,
even though its a 24hr call center
upper management is near impossible to talk to about issues
scheduling team takes absolutely nothing into consideration,
changing schedules with no notice
Advice to Management
Treat your employees like people instead of things.
I have never had to prove I was actually taking college classes
to my employers before and then still have to beg
to get hours within my availability. News flash.
Homework is a thing and stressing about a job really makes
it difficult to accomplish.
Quit with the "sorry, sucks to be you mindset
the scheduling team seems to have." realize
that employees have lives and things to do outside the job,
especially students. We shouldn't have to prove anything and
then get treated like a nuisance when we get the required info.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/U-S-Bank-Reviews-E8937_P51.htm :
Oct 27, 2017
"banker"
I have been working at U.S. Bank full-time
Pros
good company with great benefits
Cons
bad management, too much favoritism
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/U-S-Bank-Reviews-E8937_P52.htm :
Sep 19, 2017
"Strong company"
I worked at U.S. Bank full-time
Pros
Good place to work if you are looking for an 8-5PM job
making under $40,000.00
Cons
Sitting at your desk for an 8 hour shift.
Advice to Management
Help people that are in these menial positions develop
into higher career positions. I felt stuck.
Sep 29, 2017
"Not happy with management"
I worked at U.S. Bank full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
Decent benefits, 401k, insurance, CEO Richard Davis is
a tremendous attribute. Great leader and is well
respected by almost all employees.
Cons
Some very good managers, but the bad managers far
outweigh the good. Not a lot of promotions from within
in various business lines.
Advice to Management
Don't peg people and not promote from within.
Treat your staff with respect. Too many managers with
huge egos.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/U-S-Bank-Reviews-E8937_P53.htm :
Sep 28, 2017
"Scheduling not flexible"
I worked at U.S. Bank full-time (More than a year)
Pros
The pay was ok. After some discussion with upper management,
they accommodated my breast pumping schedule and provided me
a private room to do so. The facility I worked in
also had a cafeteria in the building which made lunch breaks
convenient since you didn't have to leave the building.
Cons
Parking was a pain. Show up 15-20 minutes extra early
to find a spot. They play favorites here.
Management will tell you they cannot change your schedule
NO MATTER WHAT, but will change it for some people
if you produce enough sales. Its pretty much all about sales
and pushing credit products on customers and less
about customer service.
Sep 28, 2017
"Teller"
I worked at U.S. Bank full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Opportunities to work your way up are a plus.
They love promoting from within. It's really nice
to have the paid time off for holidays and vacation.
The benefits are decent, not the best but are okay.
Cons
As a teller, I had to stay on my feet all the time,
even when I had 10 hour days. The aching feet just
made me feel like I was working a fast food job or something,
not in an office.
At my particular office there was a manager who was
pretty demeaning and intolerable, but was a kiss up
to everyone superior to them. So when there were complaints
about this person, the superiors couldn't see it and
it wasn't taken seriously.
Also, huge emphasis placed on sales. I get it, it is
how the branch makes money. However, this pressure
was put on at the most inopportune times.
We would be completely short staffed with a line to
the door for a large chunk of the day and then
would be asked why we didn't sell any credit cards
that day... it was kind of silly.
Speaking of short staffed... the same amount of work
is expected of a short staffed branch.
That may just be what employers tend to do these days though.
But yes, if your employees keep jumping ship then
it is your responsibility to pick up their slack and
senior management won't hire anyone new to replace them.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/U-S-Bank-Reviews-E8937_P54.htm :
Sep 23, 2017
"A lot of pressure to meet sales quota"
I have been working at U.S. Bank full-time
Pros
Had training/support to reach it
Since the Wells Fargo problems I've heard that US Bank
lowered quotas so bankers would be less tempted to behave
in fraudulent ways
Cons
A lot of pressure to reach goals.
Branches that missed quota were forced to sit on
a bunch of calls about ways to increase performance.
Sep 19, 2017
"It's a job"
I worked at U.S. Bank full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
It was a steady paycheck, until the lay-off.
Cons
They have yearly internal surveys where they are always
told that the salary, benefits, and computer equipment is below par.
They only address things that are free, like "communication"
by forcing everyone to attend a conference call where
a VP babbles about how we need to make more money.
They regularly have small to mid-sized layoffs that
rarely make the news. These aren't about streamlining,
but more about cutting out experienced employees and
rehiring recent college grads for a fraction of the cost.
Funny how management never is laid off though,
just moved around to be ineffectual in a new department.Show Less
Advice to Management
It's a waste to address management. They know the issues,
yet actively ignore them.
Sep 22, 2017
"Mixed Enotions"
I have been working at U.S. Bank full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
Worked for company 5 years have gained knowledge on
handling mortgage loans and equity products.
Cons
It is a slap on the face to know that
a brand new employee banker 2 makes just a dollar under
the assistant manager who has given 5 years to the company.
Someone who has saved the company thousands of dollars by stopping fraud.
Someone who has worked a full days 10am-7pm with
a brand new employee who can not assist with anything
during the busiest time of the month. Someone who is
reliable and dependable. It is very unfair to
the seniored employees to know that new employees some
without experience get paid about the same as you and
its actually taken you years to get the minimal company raises.
Benefits are very costly for employees.Show Less
Advice to Management
Managers are exempt- but yet dont work their full 40 hours.
Some like to fluff the schedule to make it seem like
they are working but yet leave at 12pm.
They leave early prentending they are sick but dont use sick time.
there should be a universal time logging even for
exempt employees brcause it is unfair to have a certain power and abuse it.
Company should talk to their employees from time
to time to see if things are going well
in their particular branch or office.
There are some manager s that like to belittle other employees
and things dont get reported due to fear of loosing ones job and retaliation.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/U-S-Bank-Reviews-E8937_P55.htm :
Sep 18, 2017
"Fraud Solutions Specialist"
I have been working at U.S. Bank full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Being part of the fraud world, managment team is
a great team to work with. Hours are comparable.
Cons
The pay is not as comparable as other companies.
health insurance is horrible.
Oct 11, 2017
"Account Manager"
I worked at U.S. Bank full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Made good connections with some teammates.
Cons
Extreme lack of diversity along with that experienced issues
and conversations related. Dealt with a demeaning and
negative management, threats and foul language used as scare tactics.
Advice to Management
Learn to relate and respect your teams.
Sep 17, 2017
"Lockbox Clerk"
I worked at U.S. Bank full-time
Pros
If you work hard you MAY get a raise and bonus.
I did within my first year, but I know some who worked hard that didn't.
Cons
Management is set in their ways, favoritism is apparent,
HR and department has high turn over. Etc.
Advice to Management
Understand that high employee turnover has a lot to do
with your favoritism and poor judgment. When things change,
it's not good to try and take other branches' culture and
duplicate it so quickly before thorough research.
Sep 11, 2017
"Too conservative"
Pros
Good work life balance
Fair salary
401k and pension
Ability to telecommute
Cons
Terrible technology and obsolete programs-
I work from home and half the time I can't even connect.
The culture is too conservative as well,
you won't meet many forward thinkers
Advice to Management
Invest in IT and new ideas. I've never worked for a company
with such poor technology.
I would estimate its at least 10 years behind.
Very frustrating when 2 hours of your 8 hour work day are
spent trying to get your connection to work and dealing
with computer issues
Sep 13, 2017
"Beware the stress"
I have been working at U.S. Bank full-time
Pros
Insurance benefits, 401K, advancement possibly
Cons
Upper management don't care about how much stress
they load on you as long as the bottom line gets met.
The never give enough staff allowances to get
the jobs done properly
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/U-S-Bank-Reviews-E8937_P56.htm :
Sep 15, 2017
"Time management"
I have been working at U.S. Bank full-time
Pros
Manager was amazing and had a lot of help when you need it
Cons
Every minute is tracked and recorded via computer systems and
if you spend too much time using the restroom or
anything youll get in trouble
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/U-S-Bank-Reviews-E8937_P57.htm :
Sep 10, 2017
"Universal Banker (in-store)"
I have been working at U.S. Bank full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
There is fantastic job stability, I have never once feared
being laid off and have seen employees even get positioned
other places to avoid it. It is a very honest company.
Ethical sales practices, they do not put large amounts of
sales pressure on employees. They advocate for their customers.
Cons
There is very poor work life balance.
It is hard to move up as there are limited opportunities (in my position)
this may vary with others.
They tend to hire externally which contributes to that.
Large amounts of delegation unrelated to position
without proper compensation.
The technology is dated and slow, but it works.
Advice to Management
Upper management needs to work together with ops and managers
to staff and guide branches in a respectful coordinated agreed upon way.
Sep 7, 2017
"Customer Service Manager"
I worked at U.S. Bank full-time (More than 8 years)
Pros
They offer excellent benefits, and
if you stay long term nice vacation time.
Co-workers tend to become family as a result of all
the time spent together.
Cons
Was salaried at the time, and banks are notorious for
not really paying you what you deserve.
They expect you to work well over 40 hours a week, and
set difficult branch goals. Not a good place
if you are looking to earn high dollars!
Advice to Management
Pay more
Sep 4, 2017
"Good company to work for - if you have a good manager."
Pros
Benefits we're good, hours were pretty much set,
unless you were in management.
Cons
Being in the banking industry in general is a tough field.
Advice to Management
Too much to list.
Sep 5, 2017
"Retail Banker"
I have been working at U.S. Bank full-time (More than a year)
Pros
most of the team is approachable
Cons
> You have to be prepared to sell your soul if you want
to work in retail banking (don't do retail banking )
> High stress, low pay
> Unless you're at a high traffic/wealthy area.
The sales goal will kill you
>
Sep 7, 2017
"CPS area is average"
I have been working at U.S. Bank full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Good for entry level analyst.
Cons
No room for advancement, 5 people run the company,
no one else out side of Naperville knows Corporate Payment Systems exist.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/U-S-Bank-Reviews-E8937_P58.htm :
Sep 26, 2017
"Great if your dream job is a dead-end hole of mediocrity"
I have been working at U.S. Bank full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Steady paycheck; will sometimes pay for you to get
professional certifications if it relates to your job.
Cons
They underpay compared to competitors & they are extremely
tight-laced with amenities. At our office,
some employees pool resources to go get Costco coffee for
the breakroom because -nothing- is provided by the bank.
I'm surprised they don't charge us for toilet paper.
They have annual internal surveys that are mandatory
to take & they make a huge deal out of everyone taking them,
yet every year they ignore all of the negative points &
instead we get treated to a time-wasting conference call
where they tell us to focus on 'communication.'
To foster 'communication,' they do things like make bulletin boards
where employees can post 'two truths and a lie' about themselves
for other employees to guess, they have 'tie-dye shirt day,'
and then sometimes they'll have team togetherness days where
you do things like construct gingerbread houses
to display around the office like it's an elementary school.
Management is highly ineffectual yet never laid off.
They just get moved to manage a new team while their employees
who did all their work for them get told how there isn't enough
in the budget to give them a cost of living raise this year.
You get promoted based on how long you've been toiling away
at your dead-end job & who you've made friends with, not on merit.
Healthcare is a complete joke, like all their other benefits.
Their technology is years behind. This week they literally
proudly announced that they are implementing an initiative
for customer account files to be 'paperless'
so people don't have to run around trying to find files anymore!
(Yes, there are emails daily from someone trying to find file #XXXX)
They also took 15 minutes out of the latest quarterly meeting
to explain to a few hundred people how MICROSOFT OUTLOOK works
because apparently such new-fangled email technology is just
too darned hard for everyone at the bank to figure out
(they just rolled it out this year).
Speaking of rollouts: be prepared for your entire computer
to stop working any time they decide to force
an install of something new on your machine!
And don't expect tech support to be of much use either.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/U-S-Bank-Reviews-E8937_P59.htm :
Aug 28, 2017
"Have fun with all the goals or you'll be let go."
I have been working at U.S. Bank full-time
Pros
It is a good company to work for. Good benefits and 401(k).
Cons
The goals are getting outrageous. All ways changing and enforced.
My manager is always down my throat about selling credit cards or
some sort of loan. It's getting very hard to keep doing the job.
Advice to Management
Relax on the sales goals. I understand the need to get income
but you are turning customers away with always being asked
about credit cards or another product.
Sep 21, 2017
"Branch manager"
I have been working at U.S. Bank full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
Employees, great customers, branch locations, ATM Access,
Online Banking
Cons
Retaliate against employees who speak against management and
their lack of leadership!
Advice to Management
Take ownership of your lack of leadership and don't retaliate
against employees who want to make the bank better than they found it!!!
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/U-S-Bank-Reviews-E8937_P60.htm :
Aug 30, 2017
"Short-Lived Stint in the Banking World"
I have been working at U.S. Bank full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
Immediate management was great. Training program was thorough.
Cons
The banking practices were questionable.
Advice to Management
Remember why you are here...your customers. Treat them fairly.
Aug 14, 2017
"Great larger bank to work at"
I worked at U.S. Bank full-time
Pros
US Bank provides numerous opportunities to advance in the company.
Cons
Since US Bank is a national company it is hard to connect with
other US Bank Bankers.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/U-S-Bank-Reviews-E8937_P61.htm :
Aug 23, 2017
"Very corporate, hard to get loans approved"
I worked at U.S. Bank full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
Flexible work schedule (mortgage), community feel in a corporate bank.
Referrals from branches add to client base, creating more business
Cons
Always working, low pay (compared to other mortgage companies),
underwriting makes it difficult to get loans approved,
takes way longer than other mortgage companies.
Employees seem to work against each other
Advice to Management
Change the pay structure to be more competitive with
other mortgage companies,
Aug 25, 2017
"tax accountant 3"
I worked at U.S. Bank full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Great group of people to work with.
Everyone expressed great interest in tax laws and
how they applied to our work. Well organized department.
Cons
The computers were not updated as often as they should have been.
There was a mass layoff, and we were informed only t
hirty days in advance.
Advice to Management
Management should have more respect for the knowledge and
skills required for doing trust taxes and related work.
Management outsourced the work to PWC without thinking
about the value of the tax knowledge of the people who were displaced.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/U-S-Bank-Reviews-E8937_P64.htm
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/U-S-Bank-Reviews-E8937_P65.htm :
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/U-S-Bank-Reviews-E8937_P600.htm :
Jan 20, 2010
"Good but forget technology and salary"
Pros
Management is generally in tune with employees and
does a good job recognizing strong performance.
Leadership is strong from the top on down and has done
a great job avoiding many pitfalls that have brought
other banks to the ground. Pretty positive work environment,
and feels more community oriented than larger banks,
both with other employees and with customers.
Incentives, bonuses, etc are not too bad
if you actually reach them.
Cons
Any computer, printer, etc that you will use was made before 1973.
Facilities are not as nice as other banks with
newer buildings and fixtures.
Conservative lending practices are good long term,
but can be frustrating on a day-to-day basis.
Salaries are not nearly at the level of other banks and
make it hard to keep the most productive people.
Sometimes contests and campaigns have arbitrary rules
that prevent winning teams from actually receiving anything
for their efforts. Not enough locations in the area
to really compare with other large,
national banks in terms of convenience.Show Less
Advice to Management
I know the rule is every dollar you put in must yield
at least 3 back, but crunch the numbers again and figure out
a way to make some raises and buy some new stuff.
On a better note, keep up the positive stewardship from
the top on down and help continue to main our company's
strong reputation and financial position.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/U-S-Bank-Reviews-E8937_P440.htm
Jun 20, 2010
"Greatful for the stability, but loathe how certain managers
dumb-down employees. Internal advancement is difficult."
Pros
Outstanding lending philosophy and culture. Customer advocacy.
Stability. Certain managers are outstanding and VERY over qualified
for their respective positions.
Cons
Poor internal advancement and development.
Most managers prefer external candidates. Limiteed incentives
for graduate education.
Advice to Management
Don't hire managers from other lending institutions
that were near failure (i.e. Fifth Third; GE; BOA)
instead of promoting dedicated, qualified internal applicants.
Management style needs to be more consistent.
Some divisions are great to work for, others are leaderless
and dumbed down.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/U-S-Bank-Reviews-E8937_P435.htm :
Apr 24, 2011
"READ THIS - DO NOT WORK HERE"
Pros
Good medical and dental. That's it
Cons
I have a friend who trains new bankers at Chase.
A lot of them come from other banks. He said word to word
"It's weird to see how much former US Bank Employees
hated their work place."
I personally worked for 3 different banks.
Compared to other banks, this is a bad place to work.
*Managers with no ethic. They make you deceive people
and sell cheap stuff they don't need.
Also, they don't give you any tools you need.
*Old tech.
*Training is horrible
Go work for a classic bank. Not US BankShow Less
Advice to Management
Stop selling bad products to your customers.
You're lucky there are a lot of dumb-dumbs who fall for it.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/U-S-Bank-Reviews-E8937_P434.htm :
Jun 13, 2011
"It was okay"
Pros
We were paid well in a relaxed environment
Cons
There were many inconsistencies among managers.
---capitalone
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Capital-One-Reviews-E3736.htm :
Jul 24, 2018
"Avaya Engineer"
I worked at Capital One full-time (More than 8 years)
Pros
Excellent Management, and take care of employee
Cons
Plans to remove Avaya as the main Telephone System
Advice to Management
Keep using Avaya is a very good Telephone System
Apr 18, 2017
"Could be great, missed opportunity"
I worked at Capital One full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Great benefits. Lots of travel opportunity.
Great for some (not for everyone)— especially for people
avoiding their families or trying to have an affair.
If you don't like your current team, you can often move
to another one or relocate to another location.
Great opportunity to learn new skills.
Some of the leadership is inspiring.
Nice workspaces for some.
Cons
Gender-biased, misguided, disorganized,
competitive structure, reorgs frequent
This place is trying to be a start-up with
huge enterprise problems—it's awkward. Makes for
a lot of wasted effort for people trying to get things
done in an innovative way with business-side making
the last judgment. Shiny object syndrome.
Emphasis on PR moments over fixing real problems.
Performance reviews lend to a gender- or personality-bias
when it comes to promotions. Women and/or introverts
often get the short end of the stick unless they have
a great/shark managers. I've seen the most
ineffective game-players get promoted over competent and
effective peers who seemed to get punished
for actually getting things done and not wasting
their energy dick-swinging or taking unnecessary travel.
In effect, a lot of the people promoted do not make
for the best leadership. Bad management.
Too many cooks in the kitchen with product or design,
not enough project managers (or none at all).
Constant reorganization is exhausting and disorienting.
Nobody knows what's going on. Deflates spirit and
doesn't help progress.Show Less
Advice to Management
Pay attention. Don't just spend money on diversity &
inclusion training — really implement some change in the culture.
Get organized. Lessen reorgs. Stop acquiring other companies
before you can handle what you have.
You are not a tech company or a start up, just face it.
Just be a better company, spend the money on hiring
better engineers instead of on business people from
failed start-ups who don't know how to work effectively
in enterprise environments.
"C1's Performance Management debacle is reason enough to look elsewhere"
I have been working at Capital One full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Innovative Tech Company with good senior management
Cons
Performance Management is on a bell curve and
your 1-5 rating greatly affects your career trajectory,
salary and bonus. As a result, associates are forced
to "play the game" of doing anything they can to appear
to be a little better than their peers.
This creates a culture where employees routinely take credit
for other employees work including managers
who are playing the same game as their subordinates.
All in it creates a toxic work atmosphere.Show Less
Advice to Management
You fancy Capital One as a cutting edge technology company
but your performance management system is about 20 years
behind what cutting edge technology companies are doing today.
Jul 24, 2018
"Disregard their IT recruiting pitch -- Capital One is a bank,
not a startup, not an IT company."
I have been working at Capital One full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Great work life balance, benefits are world-class.
Resources are not an issue.
Cons
Unbalanced ethnicity distribution,
if you like working in Little India, C1 is for you.
Advice to Management
Remove politics and brown-nosing from
what should be engineering decisions, led by engineers,
not managers whose idea of technical rigor is a gantt chart.
The majority of middle management are rent seekers...
they're not needed, even for downturn buffer.
Dump them, at least double market cap as a result.
Jul 24, 2018
"Software Engineer"
I have been working at Capital One full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
The benefits are good. You meet some interesting people.
Cons
I was given a bait and switch from the beginning,
the job I'm doing is not what I interviewed for.
I've also been bounced around from one team to another with
no constructive criticism.
Advice to Management
Don't lure employees with promises you are not willing to keep.
---bofa (bank of america)
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Bank-of-America-Reviews-E8874_P1600.htm :
Aug 21, 2008
"Great place to work"
Pros
Great Atmosphere, the compensation they offer and great benefits.
They take the time to find out what your needs and wants are.
You feel like you are part of a team.
It is great to work for a company that makes you feel
as if your opininon matters and that they are not going
to take what you have to say and cast it aside.
It is important to feel like you make a difference and
working for them makes you feel just that way.Show Less
Cons
Sometimes can feel like they micrmagange.
Employees need to feel like they can do the job that
they are assigned to do and not feel like you are
being watched all the time.
Advice to Management
Try to treat employees with as much respect that you would want to receive
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Bank-of-America-Reviews-E8874_P1598.htm :
Sep 6, 2008
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"Bank of America is a bully."
Pros
The benefits are some of the best around.
They offer vision, dental, and medical and the cost varies
by how much you want to spend every month.
They also provide paid vacations, 401k, and health accounts.
Associate discounts on credit cards are also decent.
Cons
The employees are the last thing they think about.
Do not expect a raise unless you makes sales, sales, sales.
Experience, knowledge, reliability means nothing to them.
They train you to do one thing,
but expect you to do the complete opposite just so
you can meet their numbers. No respect is given to employees.
When employees are asked for feedback about
what is working and what is not, they ignore any input
if it doesn't follow their agenda.Show Less
Advice to Management
Take care of your employees and they will take care of
your business.
Do not give fake motivational speeches because
the employees will see right through you. Be real.
Be respectful. Be righteous.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Bank-of-America-Reviews-E8874_P1598.htm :
Sep 7, 2008
"What happened to Banc of America Invst Services?.."
Pros
I was able to advance from a sales assistant postion
to a management position over the course of my career.
Initially I had a fantastic support system with the leadership.
They allowed and encouraged advancement.
The benefits were great, the medical, 401k and stock options.
The vacation allowence was also fair and
they recently implemented a fair bonus system.
They had training meetings which were extremely helpful
to my job and well executed.
I was given the support I needed to succeed,
especially as one began to take on management responsibilities.
They helped to educate the leadership team on hiring and coaching.
This was within the first several of my career with them.
I did have a fantastic manager who was a very compentent leader
andI believe that was a huge key to my success there.
There were many good managers and a talented leadership team
on both the investment and bank side which worked
very closely together,Show Less
Cons
With the arrival of former Morgan Stanley associates
in Senior upper management positions,the leadership in
the individual markets also started to change.
Unfortunately this was not for the better of the individual markets.
The state of Florida lost every single market manager.
There was a huge push to put in managers
that were good recruiters but not good leaders.
This shift brought on managers
that were not well equipt to run the day to day business,
They were out of the office recruiting and
because of this the markets suffered a lack of leadership and daily support.
There were some very good leaders that were forced out and
this changed the markets a great deal.
The compensation and goals also changed for
the advisors every year and this made things very challenging.
In my particular postion the workload was overbearing, and
I often heard the same from my counterparts across the country.
They had little or no support from their direct manager.Show Less
Advice to Management
Give the Administrative Managers the support
they need and are asking for. They are really the hardest
and more talented group across the whole country and
they believe and live those core values.
Sep 14, 2008
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"Get all you can on the way in. Once you're here
the compensation stinks...even if you exceed expectations."
Pros
Lots of career opportunities. Especially if you live in
the right city. The relationship culture is great
if you are sociable and ambitious.
Cons
Poor raises. Unfair compensation structure.
Arrogant senior management. You really need to fit
the mold to be successful here. There is not a lot of room
for people with different styles to be successful.
If you are highly ambitious and comfortable being (ahem)
assertive if you are female and a dick if you are male,
then you will do well here. Oh, and if you're a sycophant
to your boss, odds are, he or she won't notice, or care much.
The bank, and we do mean THE Bank, is all about making
your boss look good, then getting out and on to your next role.Show Less
Advice to Management
Stop deluding yourselves. You're not that great.
Look for some disconfirming evidence of your success
rather than patting yourselves on the back.
Aug 29, 2008
"Excellent bonuses, no time to spend"
Former Employee - Vice President in Chicago, IL
Pros
Empowerment to perform my job and excellent bonus package.
The job was challenging and everyday was a whirlwind of activity
for which you were paid a lower than market base pay
but pheonominal bonuses at the end of the year.
Our department was structured so that
there were fewer layers of management so getting
immediate answers on what we could do or couldn't do
was only one person away. All top management was available
with an open door policy. Management welcomed
"thinking outside the box" and creative structering
in order to get a loan closed. Very exciting and
great comraderie amoung the group.Show Less
Cons
No life outside of the job. You had to be available via blackberry 24/7.
Advice to Management
They should have provided more staff to complete
the day to day work to prevent burnout.
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https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/U-S-Bank-Reviews-E8937_P26.htm :
Mar 6, 2018
"Lame IT"
Pros
Good retirement. Lot's of variety like Windows 2000,
EJB 1.0, ASP that predates .Net. I did remote support
and it took over a year for these guys to get me a laptop.
I never met anyone there who had written any Javascript.
Cons
Yesteryear's technology. They had to outsource
their website because their IT can't be trusted
to produce anything with quality and timeliness.
Advice to Management
IT management accepts anything their very old and
out of date developers produce. Timelines of a year are acceptable.
Stop digging the hole you're in.
2 nov 2018 12:31 pm edt
Jun 21, 2013 https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Google-Reviews-E9079.htm :
Cons
1)Work/life balance. What balance? All those perks and benefits are an illusion.
They keep you at work and they help you to be more productive. I've never met
anybody at Google who actually time off on weekends or on vacations. You may
not hear management say, "You have to work on weekends/vacations" but, they
set the culture by doing so - and it inevitably trickles down. I don't know
if Google inadvertently hires the work-a-holics or if they create work-a-holics
in us. Regardless, I have seen way too many of the following: marriages fall
apart, colleagues choosing work and projects over family, colleagues getting
physically sick and ill because of stress, colleagues crying while at work
because of the stress, colleagues shooting out emails at midnight, 1am, 2am,
3am. It is absolutely ridiculous and something needs to change.
2)Poor management. I think the issue is that, a majority of people love Google
because they get to work on interesting technical problems - and these are the
people that see little value in learning how to develop emotional intelligence.
Perhaps they enjoy technical problems because people are too "difficult."
People are promoted into management positions - not because they actually know
how to lead/manage, but because they happen to be smart or because there is no
other path to grow into. So there is a layer of intelligent individuals who are
horrible managers and leaders. Yet, there is no value system to actually do
anything about that because "emotional intelligence" or "adaptive leadership"
are not taken seriously.
3)Jerks. Sure, there are a lot of brilliant people - but, sadly, there are also
a lot of jerks (and, many times, they are one and the same). Years ago, that
wasn't the case. I don't know if the pool of candidates is getting smaller, or
maybe all the folks with great personalities cashed out and left, or maybe
people are getting burned out and it's wearing on their personality and patience.
I've heard stories of managers straight-up cussing out their employees and
intimidating/scaring their employees into compliance.
4)It's a giant company now and, inevitably, it has become slower moving and is
now layered with process and bureaucracy. So many political battles, empire
building, territory grabbing. Google says, "Don't be evil." But, that practice
doesn't seem to be put into place when it comes to internal practices. :(Show Less
Advice to Management
1)Don't dismiss emotional intelligence and adaptive leadership. They're not just
catch phases. You need great managers and leaders in order to build great
companies and develop great employees. The people who may be brilliant at
solving technical issues may not be (and are most often, not) the best
candidates for management.
2)Do something about that work-ife balance. Don't just have a bunch of pow-wows
and tech talks and discussions about it. Leadership should actually model it.
Consider re-evaluating how work is done; what processes are in place that are
inefficient and ineffective and need to be updated or removed?
3)Don't forget that there is already a pool of incredibly talented people within
the company. If career development is really a goal at Google, then do it.
Don't just hire from the outside. Take the time to help your employees develop
their careers - then maybe you won't lose some of the great ones, and maybe you'll
have prevent some of that burn out and disillusionment.
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"Review"
Former Employee - Flight Attendant (Leading Stewardess) in Singapore
Doesn't Recommend
Neutral Outlook
Disapproves of CEO
I worked at Singapore Airlines full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
Good place to gain experience, free travel and learn.
Cons
Top down management, one sided view.
Advice to Management
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March 12, 2016
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"Not what it seems"
Former Employee - Flight Stewardess in Singapore
Doesn't Recommend
Neutral Outlook
Disapproves of CEO
I worked at Singapore Airlines full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
Travel & decent hotels. Good security training. Pay is decent for someone in their 20s! Good if you want to sight see.
Museums , monuments etc
Cons
Crew are treated as "just a staff number". Once you get married & have kids .. The salary is not that great.
Management does not empathise with sick crew. Due to a spinal issue I took medical leave a few times a year and
was never promoted after 10 years of service.
Advice to Management
Management needs to treat staff better, looking at "no Mc" and "off days spent at STC" is not a benchmark
to determine promotions.
Your people (staff) make the business. SIA has lost a lot of valuable senior staff due to the lack of empathy
and value towards crew.
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January 23, 2016
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"Work till your kabaya drop"
Former Contractor - Flight Stewardess in Singapore
Doesn't Recommend
Negative Outlook
No opinion of CEO
I worked at Singapore Airlines for more than 8 years
Pros
Forget about public holidays and you get to travel the world.
Cons
Useless union during the years of tony. Lack of long term rewarding benefit experienced chief and ifs who are getting
lousy flight pattern when company know there's nothing else for then when they leave this industry. Even IA aren't spared.
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May 9, 2013
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"Bad place to work, but has all the right destination"
Former Employee - Flight Stewardess in Singapore
Doesn't Recommend
Neutral Outlook
No opinion of CEO
I worked at Singapore Airlines full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
There is no pros, perhaps the bare minimum could be considered a " pro ",
which is getting paid on time.
Cons
Narrow perspective on work ethics and cultural integration
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August 13, 2020
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"Still a good company , despite challenges."
Current Employee - Steward in Singapore
Doesn't Recommend
Negative Outlook
No opinion of CEO
I have been working at Singapore Airlines full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
Friendly colleagues , safe environment , decent job scope.
Cons
Job security has diminished somewhat , salary does not keep up with inflation.
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May 15, 2020
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"Flight Attendant"
Former Employee - Flight Stewardess
No opinion of CEO
I worked at Singapore Airlines full-time
Pros
High salary. Discounts on air tickets, krisshop etc. Healthcare & dental benefits.
Cons
Managing crew that you are working with. Miss out on occasions with friends and families. Not enough rest given after
certain flight patterns.
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December 15, 2015
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"Flight Stewardess"
Flight Stewardess in Singapore
Doesn't Recommend
No opinion of CEO
I worked at Singapore Airlines for more than a year
Pros
Money is good. Reputable company.
Cons
Company kept doing pay cut and bonus getting lesser. Crew culture (hierarchy) is terrible! SOP keep changing
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August 19, 2013
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"Overall still the best airlines to work with for Flight Stewardess"
Former Employee - Flight Stewardess in Singapore
Recommends
Neutral Outlook
Approves of CEO
I worked at Singapore Airlines full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Good exposure, benefit and training with world luxury exposure
Hight standard
Cons
Stressful environment due to hierarchy
Advice to Management
Is time to change
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April 17, 2013
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"Go black and white and you will never go wrong"
Former Contractor - Flight Stewardess in Singapore
Recommends
Positive Outlook
Approves of CEO
I worked at Singapore Airlines for more than 5 years
Pros
Great benefits and fun environment
Cons
Bureaucratic management style. At times stifling.
Advice to Management
NIL
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November 4, 2020
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"Fruitful experience"
Former Employee - Flight Stewardess
Doesn't Recommend
Neutral Outlook
No opinion of CEO
I worked at Singapore Airlines full-time for more than a year
Pros
Fun and exciting. I loved it.
Cons
Management sucks. Hierarchy comes into play way too much.
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September 21, 2020
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"Wonderful company"
Former Employee - Leading Stewardess in Singapore
Recommends
Negative Outlook
No opinion of CEO
I worked at Singapore Airlines full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
Wonderful company to work with, colleagues are fun; great company culture
Cons
Cost cutting processes always in place
Advice to Management
Look at the bigger picture of the whole company's investments, treasure staff and boost morale.
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September 1, 2020
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"Great job"
Current Employee - Steward in Singapore
Neutral Outlook
Approves of CEO
I have been working at Singapore Airlines full-time for more than 8 years
Pros
-See the world
-Serve the travelling loving community
Cons
-Hard to get promoted
-Sleeping hours is wack
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August 22, 2020
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"Great experience"
Former Employee - Leading Stewardess
Recommends
Approves of CEO
I worked at Singapore Airlines full-time for more than 8 years
Pros
You do not bring work home
Cons
Could extend Concession travel in premium classes for senior staff
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August 19, 2020
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"Great company"
Current Contractor - Flight Attendant (Leading Stewardess) in Singapore
Recommends
Positive Outlook
Approves of CEO
I have been working at Singapore Airlines for more than 8 years
Pros
One of the safest airlines in the world
Cons
Slow career progression for cabin crew
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May 22, 2020
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"Fun"
Former Employee - Flight Stewardess
Recommends
Negative Outlook
I worked at Singapore Airlines full-time for more than a year
Pros
Never having to bring work home
Cons
Lack of routine, being away on weekends, PHs, special occasions etc
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May 17, 2020
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"Great"
Former Employee - Flight Stewardess in Singapore
Recommends
Neutral Outlook
No opinion of CEO
I worked at Singapore Airlines full-time for more than a year
Pros
- Great union
- Decent remuneration
- Fun while it lasted
Cons
- Highly hierarchical organisation
- Pretty strict discipline
- Some supervisors/leaders are outdated on their leadership skills/abilities
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November 5, 2019
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"Flight Stewardess"
Former Employee - Flight Stewardess
Recommends
Neutral Outlook
No opinion of CEO
I worked at Singapore Airlines full-time for more than a year
Pros
- Free ticket per year
- Discounted air tickets
- Opportunity to travel
- Builds your interpersonal skills
- Made many friends
- Number or actual hours put in is minimal compared to regular office job
Cons
- Need to work on Weekends and PH
- Irregular work timing
- Strict Management
- Hierarchical culture
Advice to Management
Need to be more open to change and value employees
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June 17, 2019
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"Flight Stewardess"
Current Contractor - Flight Stewardess in Singapore
Recommends
Neutral Outlook
No opinion of CEO
I have been working at Singapore Airlines for more than 5 years
Pros
Very good work-life balance. Get to travel for free. Lifestyle is excellent
Cons
Slow promotion and must be submissive
Advice to Management
None
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January 3, 2018
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"Flight stewardess"
Former Employee - Flight Stewardess
Recommends
I worked at Singapore Airlines full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
- amazing lifestyle
-very little stress (when not on flight because you dont bring home work)
Cons
- hierarchy on board may be hard to handle for some
- very hard to establish life on ground because you are away 3/4 of your life.
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July 26, 2015
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"Flight Stewardess"
Flight Stewardess in Singapore
Recommends
Positive Outlook
Approves of CEO
I have been working at Singapore Airlines for more than 3 years
Pros
A lot of benefits, salary is good, you get to travel all over the world, you work with different people on every flight
Cons
The culture might be tough to adapt to for some, sometimes regimental, very strict with regards to discipline and
yearly bonus is not as much as it should be
Advice to Management
Give your employees a chance to explain themselves better, stop breathing down their necks so much, and also thank you
for taking care of us
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