Pros
- Global respect and recognition for the Samsung brand - Smart talented employees dedicated to the work. Great experience working with them across functions and around the world - Opportunities to work on exciting / new / innovative products - Nice employee discount on Samsung products - Strong compensation and benefits package (except no profit sharing, stock options/RSUs, etc.)
Cons
- Horrendous culture driven from Korea HQ where life revolves around work (not the other way around). This is the expectation for all employees. Led to awful work/life balance, especially if you have a family or kids. My HR recruiter basically lied to me about the culture ("sold me" if you will). In hindsight I wish I had investigated this part more - Incredibly difficult to get anything done. So much red tape and lots of restrictive policies that cause high levels of frustration. ** example - the company has still not embraced real-time collaboration tools (Slack, Google Drive, etc.) that are standard at literally every other company worldwide. Net results are (1) CRAZY amounts of email and tons of meetings which doesn't leave much time for actual work, and (2) major communication struggles with colleagues around the world Overall I would not recommend working at Samsung if you care about working efficiently, work/life balance or have a family.