Pros
Gemalto has quite many great employees that work tirelessly to yield great results with the little that they have. They put in long hours, attend early morning pointless meetings, and work late in to the night “until we get more people.” Management doesn’t often recognize the efforts of those that are not in the upper echelon, but you will find peers that will look out for your wellbeing. This is actually the strongest point of this company. The employees really band together and try to make the best with what they have. You will make friends easily and look forward to seeing them each day. If you have a fondness for travel or working with people from all over the world, you will feel just at home in Gemalto. You will likely need to coordinate with multiple international teams, and have meetings with your manager, who will be located in France. If you are lucky or are in a more sales role, you will get to enjoy more international travel. Since Gemalto doesn’t compete very well in the USA market, internal recruitment is pretty good. You can jump up diagonally or horizontally quite easily. This is great for gaining experience in a field that you thought would have been locked away professionally behind several years of experience in a different company. Health care and dental are really good. Wish I had given birth or broken a bone while I was on their plan.
Cons
The upper most management and HR are not dependable or trustable. Great HR people will eventually leave the company, leaving behind a slew of yes-men. You will have some one promoted over you quite quickly because they are friends with the right person. The company wasn’t like this long ago, but that’s the turn that it took in late 2016, going in to 2017. You will find some good managers on the low levels, but it is rare. What you will encounter is a management culture that is much more focused on their personal gain than your place in the company. You will find managers that block your opportunities to move around to other teams or are unwilling to give you the raise that you deserve. It is unfortunate that this company refuses to try and retain their talent. You will never get enough people on your team. Since this company keeps losing good talent, you will always be doing the job of 2 employees or more. Even when they hire more talent, it is only a matter of time till your next team member leaves. Most people are underpaid.