Pros
I really like Samsung products. The reason I went to work at Samsung was because I already owned a large number of Samsung devices ranging from televisions to DVD players and a washing machine. Samsung is a strong fast follower in any market they put their mind to. The pay was strong but without stock options. Bonus paid out at about 85% of target.
Cons
After working at Samsung, I am amazed that they are able to be successful. The culture is dominated by fear (do this or you won't have a project next year) and micromanagement from headquarters (Korea). Samsung claims to value innovation but provides the most suffocating culture I have ever worked in. The overall environment was based on vague requests in another language and an inherent bias against asking questions (just do what we say). Equally important is that all decisions (important or otherwise) are made in the Korean time zone using the Korean language. Results are not send out so US employees are pretty much in the dark. As far as I could tell, its impossible to influence strategic thinking from the United states. My boss was the President of an SRA group and even he had little to no influence over directions, assignments or funding.
