Loved my team, hated executives - company headed in a bad direction - Senior Electrical Engineer onsemi Employee Review

2.0
Apr 19, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Caring coworkers, decent work-life balance, and a good direct manager are what kept me there for so long. Before the new CEO, the company was a bit bloated but it generally took care of the staff and executed projects. onsemi has the technology and IP to be a leader in the market, but is currently driving all it's best talent to go elsewhere.

Cons

New CEO and executive team is cutthroat in axing offices and people that are essential (including a woman from our group who was 7 months pregnant and critical to the investor day showcase). The pay is sub-par and the work is getting to be overbearing as more and more layoffs occur and more people keep quitting due to the bad culture and pay. The sales staff is tasked with meeting insane margin targets even while supply is outpacing demand post-COVID. Felt like every other week an email would bounce back because someone else had quit. onsemi was built like a government but Hassan (CEO) wants to run it as a startup and it's just not working. And to add insult to injury, the CEO would complain about things like not being able to spend enough time in his other home, or having to stop driving his $100,000 car because gas was too expensive. When a person making $10,000,000+ a year complains openly about money it just shows there is no connection to the staff and you are clearly expendable as an employee.

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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
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Pros

Decent pay. Stock options. Good co-workers. Diverse workforce.

Cons

Constant layoffs. They will lay off thousands of employees then make huge billion dollar+ accusations. IT department is a toxic cesspool. CIO manages based on "Vibes" perception, and impressions. He does not provide clear direction but then gets upset if you do not read his mind. A total rule by fear environment. They constantly are threatening to let you go if you don't fall in line. They fire anyone who disagrees with them or shows any backbone or stands up for themselves. So Senior IT management is full of "Yes men" afraid to stick their necks out. Most regular employees just keep their heads down. AVOID THE IT DEPARTMENT AT ALL COSTS.

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