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      GlobalFoundries

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      GlobalFoundries reviews

      3.6

      63% would recommend to a friend

      (2,437 total reviews)
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      Tim Breen

      75% approve of CEO

      40% positive business outlook

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      GlobalFoundries has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 2,437 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The GlobalFoundries employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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      2K reviews
      3.0
      Apr 3, 2014

      Good compensation, but not results

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The compensation paid here is pretty high,and they really are trying to improve business results. Company strives to instill core values.

      Cons

      This company has more than it's fair share of politics and cronyism. Work-life balance has deteriorated as management focuses on time spent in office, after hours calls in morning and evenings still required. Company becoming tighter on discretionary expenses due to financial pressures, so not as pleasant to work in as more successful companies.

      1.0
      Dec 31, 2013

      Buy a zipper to close your mouth if you want to survive at this company

      Member of technical staff
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      State of the art equipment and opportunities to learn Nice sunny cafeteria Nice ergonomic desk chairs Nice meditation rooms

      Cons

      If you are willing to shut up your mouth, be insensitive towards bias against Americans, withstand ethnic-oriented favoritism, listen to Chinese being spoken all day long, obey blindly and subserviently, never give an opinion or idea, never challenge your manager even when he/she is wrong, withstand unfair public humiliation at meetings from your manager to discipline you, then this is a good company for you.

      2.0
      Sep 23, 2013

      Not for the Faint of Heart

      Engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      1. Exposure to powerful connections in a wealthy industry. I've met multiple C level folks from contractor and vendor associations. 2. System and tool start-up experience, which are solid resume builders. 3. Nanotechnology is a flourishing industry in upstate NY. Other big players are rumored to possibly build here constantly.

      Cons

      1. Company cannot get out of its own way. Inefficiencies are ingrained in the factory/business systems. Logistics are an absolute nightmare for engineers. 2. Far too much politics. Some people just walk around and talk all day while others are working unbelievably hard. Promotions seem to be independent of who does or doesn't do actual work. 3. Obsession with making the various "Dashboards" look good causes most engineers to miss critical work on the tools. This one is improving recently IMO, but we still have a long way to go.

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