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Not recommended for engineering roles - Engineer Skorpios Technologies Employee Review

1.0
Mar 29, 2018
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Pros

Austin team, formerly Novati, are a really intelligent, experienced, hard working, and nice group of people. Lasting friendships have come from working there. Not sure how long that group of talent will stick around however. Lots of people are temporarily trapped there, or would have left already.

Cons

Management: A bunch of academic types that don't listen to experience. School of hard knocks is how they learn the obvious about running a fab. They prefer to work harder not smarter. It is more important to appear at work for long hours doing what you are told, than to have real business impact. And, keep your opinions to yourself or you risk being fired. Engineering == Graduate Student mentality. Absolutely no work life balance. By life balance, I mean basic needs like food, water, sleep, and bathroom breaks. Every lot in the fab is treated like a rocket lot, so don't expect to be able to take care of basic needs without getting reprimanded. Definitely avoid this place if you have a family, because expectations are not compatible with spouse satisfaction, and parenting. Management does not appear to have healthy family lives, so do not expect them to understand family commitments. Management is still working out the new business model post merger, and punishing engineering for their business mistakes. They don't know how to run a semiconductor fab, and they don't know best practices for technology development. There is a huge disconnect between expectations and reality. They will promise wealth through company equity. But, it is my opinion that is unlikely. Either you will be terminated to avoid paying out, or the company will not be able to succeed due to under resourcing and financial constraints. Hubris is rampant, and communication with management is often toxic in tone and extremely one sided. Remember that Engineering == Graduate Student. Expect to be treated like a graduate student. It just isn't worth it to work there.

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Pros

Learned to navigate challenges in a fast-paced environment

Cons

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Pros

Paychecks are consistently on time. The pace of the work encourages rapid learning and exposes employees to a wide range of technical challenges. Great but continuously shrinking team of veteran floor employees.

Cons

Hostile work environment. Chaotic and disorganized. Out of touch and toxic upper management. Extreme micromanaging and paranoia around time theft. Blame culture from upper management. Prioritizes hiring more managers to exert control over floor personnel rather than investing in additional floor personnel or additional resources for floor personnel. No training / procedures out of date for much of the equipment. Sink or swim environment for new hires. Expects output within 1-2 weeks of start date. Safety concerns / no LOTO standards. “Yes men” culture — honest or realistic input is punished. Four months straight of six-day mandatory work weeks 60+ hour weeks with no additional compensation for salaried employees. No recognition for effort. No carrot, only stick / punishment for failure to abide by six-day policy. Moving goalposts on success criteria for returning to original schedule. No accountability for this. Extreme attrition from the process engineering team, on track for 100% team attrition within half a year. HR, more so than other companies, serves as a strong arm for management. Cannot hire or retain experienced process engineers due to the above. Has switched to hiring only desperate fresh grads for low pay who do not have a frame of reference for what is normal and don’t push back on an abusive environment. Revolving door company. If a fresh grad is reading this and the choice is between working here and looking for another few months, save your mental health and keep looking.

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