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Cadence Design Systems

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Cadence Design Systems reviews

4.1

83% would recommend to a friend

(2,769 total reviews)
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Anirudh Devgan

85% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

Cadence Design Systems has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,769 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Cadence Design Systems employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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3K reviews
4.0
Jan 24, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

In my experience, managers tended to trust employees to finish their objectives - high trust level, lots of independence for individuals to manage their objectives and their work schedules.

Cons

Unfortunately, the tech tends to be a behind - although that can be a very good thing. But it makes it hard to stay current. Standard segmentation of tech among groups makes it hard to cross-train with new tech. Lots of pressure to finish objectives sometimes - it can feel unreasonable at those times. BIG BAD - frequent layoffs! Every year, I waited to be cut just because my current project might be on a VP's s#!t list (bad language censor alert!) . Very stressful.

3.0
Sep 27, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Successful product lines and large customer base

Cons

Has rifs almost annually, predominately targeting workers above the age of 50. These are the most experienced workers, yet the company appears to be removing them in favor of new college grads. So much for any kind of loyalty.

3.0
Mar 23, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The people that work at Cadence are fantastic and the work environment is good. Lip Bu has been doing a great job as the CEO.

Cons

Somewhat political. Layoffs in bad times, layoffs in good times, layoffs are a part of life at Cadence. It's unfortunate that they kick good talent to the curb without seeing if they could transfer internally.

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