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Microchip Technology

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Excellent place to work - Anonymous employee Microchip Technology Employee Review

4.0
Feb 6, 2016
Anonymous employee
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Pros

- You work for MCHP, you are a part of the family. When business is down, everyone chips-in to make sure no one needs to be fired and when business is up, everyone enjoys the bonus. - Job security and very good work-life balance - Good predictable work culture; managers are created from within MCHP and never hired from outside - Dependable benefits package but nothing fancy, very helpful clinic at Chandler/Tempe office - Wise management and executive teams that have a good pulse on the semiconductor industry - Good place to work if you plan to stick around and build your career

Cons

- Not a good place if earning more $ is your first priority. The semiconductor industry growth has topped off. If your priority is earning more $, then you'll have to accept the risks and jump on to a relatively new industry where there is enough growth. - Very average canteen; not open at all times of the work day ... no free coffee either! - Depending on the team that you work for and your direct manager, external motivation can be hard to come by. There are many exceptions to this as well. - Employees with 7~10+ years of service rarely quit; hence, it can be a tag tough to move up the ladder into the management team

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5.0
Apr 6, 2026
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Pros

Good management, good development opportunities, great culture, great team

Cons

Low raw compensation, have to live in AZ + work in office

1.0
Jul 8, 2026
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Pros

The coworkers are great people and pleasant to be around. Microchips biggest strength is it does an amazing job hiring pleasant people. Work life balance can be great but differs greatly between teams/departments. Some of the managers are amazing leaders and want you to succeed.

Cons

CHEAP! So cheap. Get you to go above and beyond for years while teasing a promotion and then they never deliver. Give other people raises first because they’ve been employed there longer or are on higher visibility projects. Get screwed by politics. Save your time and work for a different company because an offer here will be a dead end. Plus Microchip pay is the worst in the industry. The running joke from within the company is when Steve Sanghi the CEO opens his wallet there are spiderwebs and moths fly out. How sad is that. If you work here long term getting underpaid for decades you will miss out on building so much wealth. Oh and don’t even look up Steve Sanghis compensation package because it will just make you mad when getting turned down for a promotion yet again because it’s not in the budget. Stopped giving yearly raises during the worst inflation period. There was a big wave of promotions for VPs/C suite while my base salary is exactly the same as it was 3 years ago.

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