Does GlobalFoundries pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, GlobalFoundries employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at GlobalFoundries. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at GlobalFoundries?

65% of GlobalFoundries employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated GlobalFoundries 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at GlobalFoundries?

Engineer (216) , Process Engineer (188) , Principal Engineer (155) , Senior Engineer (142) , Intern (106) , Equipment Engineer (94) , Member Of Technical Staff (69) , Manager (59) , Maintenance Technician (56) , Associate Engineer (47) , Senior Process Engineer (44) , Member of Technical Staff(MTS) (43) , Internship (35) , Process Integration Engineer (35) , Process Technician (35)

What are the pros of working at GlobalFoundries according to real employee reviews?

"Good work life balance and 401k" ((in 244 reviews)); "The benefits are good as is the 401 k but beyond that not much else of redeeming quality." ((in 193 reviews)); "Great people working in the FAB doing everything they can to hold this place together." ((in 170 reviews)); "Good pay and bonus quarterly" ((in 126 reviews)); "Colleagues is good and friendly" ((in 113 reviews))

What are the cons of working at GlobalFoundries according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management to grow own employees to manager level" ((in 239 reviews)); "Low salary and did not offer growth potential" ((in 120 reviews)); "Some managers have little or no concept of how ridiculously time" ((in 95 reviews)); "Upper management is blind to what goes on especially if you work a night shift." ((in 55 reviews)); "Politics, tight cost, Low bonus" ((in 43 reviews))

What are employees saying about GlobalFoundries layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about GlobalFoundries layoffs and their outlook for job security at GlobalFoundries in 2026.

What are the top reviewed GlobalFoundries locations?

Malta , Essex Junction , Santa Clara , Burlington , Essex , East Fishkill , New York , Albany , Austin , Milpitas , Hopewell Junction , San Jose , Ballston Spa , Sunnyvale , Saratoga Springs , Fishkill , Malta , Clifton Park , Poughkeepsie , Dallas , South Burlington , Edgewater , Trenton , Ballston Lake , Mechanicville , Schuylerville , Buffalo , Queensbury , Brooklyn , Uniondale

GlobalFoundries reviews

3.6

65% would recommend to a friend

(2,416 total reviews)

Tim Breen

70% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.4

Culture & values

3.2

Senior management

GlobalFoundries has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 2,416 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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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

2.0

Feb 9, 2016

Fun while it lasted.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

In the beginning when the company was launched in 2009 there was a lot of hope and promise. Big dreams and big claims about shaking up the industry and taking on the market leader. There was a ton of investment and the start-up atmosphere was great.

Cons

Too many major changes to the company's vision and focus. The company has seen three CEO transitions since launching in 2009 with lots of turn over within the executive ranks. Shifting goals and priorities created a lot confusion and doubt. Despite claims to the contrary by ownership, the latest CEO seems to have been brought in to sell the company and help get the owners out of a bad investment.

1.0

Jan 5, 2016

Mediocre at best

Smts process engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A few very smart, friendly and experienced techs, engineers, managers doing their best in a toxic environment. Cutting edge technology, new fab and equipment creates the potential for success.

Cons

The few good people are overwhelmed by the huge number of incompetent people in leadership positions that look out mainly for themselves rather then helping and empowering those they lead or manage. Too many incompetent managers without the necessary skills to manage. Many managers lack integrity and do not adhere to the values and behaviors they preach. Global performance management system promotes mediocre work and does not properly promote those who truly contributes to the company's bottom line. Rather it promotes only those who have the uncanny ability to sell a "good" story and incentives most people to do just good enough. Without good managers, excellence suffers and this cycle has been replayed over the last 5 years in Fab 8.

1.0

Nov 25, 2015

Reflection - 18 months after leaving

Engineer process engineering

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

My experience at Global taught me innumerable life lessons. I feel that I can withstand any level of management incompetence in any organization, and I am numb to a lack of recognition for my work. Since I went back to academia afterwards, this experience really is serving me quite well. Leaving GF Malta remains one of the greatest memories of my entire life, and the glow still hasn't worn off. I did network quite a bit there, and still have a stack of about 200 business cards. So, if my new venture fails, I feel like it should be relatively easy to get back into slinging wafers.

Cons

It was difficult for me transition back into intellectual work after leaving the company, since my "Engineering" position there was glorified babysitting. Global also made me unreasonably cynical about any type of corporate entity.

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