Poor/Inept Management - Anonymous employee GlobalFoundries Employee Review

1.0
Feb 28, 2016
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Salary very competitive. New Facility, Co-workers are good hard working people. Nice cafeteria

Cons

Managers cannot communicate. They seem totally out of control and just reacting to whatever the daily problems are and there are many, many daily problems. People left due to management ineptness. I stepped up because I wanted to see the company succeed but I was very naive. Covered their job responsibilities and at one point I was covering 4 separate job positions including 3 managers of which I was not a manager. I did this for more than a year and for my efforts I was told on the day of my review my rating was below average. I had no previous discussion with my inept manager even giving me a clue that this was a problem. I knew they had to had a certain percentage of people to rated in different classifications so raise pool could be distributed accordingly. Was not concerned about salary but more about whether I was doing a good/adequate job and I was told yes except for one issue I was never made aware of. So instead my manager out right lied to me. In the last 9 months I was there I went through 114 manufacturing scenario changes for the same product because they sold the client a complete lie and didn't know how make the product hence the 3 changes per week. They lied to the customer and now have lost the MAJOR client.

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Cons

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Real project ownership — you're trusted with work that impacts the business, not just busy work. Strong mentorship and support from experienced engineers and leaders. Exposure to cutting-edge semiconductor manufacturing and technology. Plenty of networking opportunities with interns, managers, executives, and cross-functional teams. Professional development through training sessions, workshops, and leadership events. Fun intern community with social events, tours, challenges, and networking activities. Great opportunity to explore different career paths within a large global company.

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