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

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
4.0
Sep 15, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Technical challenges, smart peers. Chances to collaborate with the best of the best across the globe. Truly cutting edge work, lots of need for innovation. Work life balance is decent if you set expectations.

Cons

Semiconductor mfg is a rough market. Can be overly focused on process and paperwork. There is still cross-fab conflict, but it has gotten better this year.

2.0
Sep 13, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Coworkers some of the best in the world. State of the art equipment and clean room. With the new breath of life on the AMD material I am happy for my friends that bought houses up there!

Cons

Management & HR some of the worst I ever worked for. The original HR crew that did the staffing at the beginning of Fab 8 were great! There was a turn over there as well and HR went down the tubes. Don't get me wrong, there are a few good apples in those groups though, and I wonder how long they will make it. Too many road blocks to get work done inside the fab. Was a culture of hindrance versus assistance. Had a knack for running off some of the top technicians, maintenance and process, which are the backbone of any fab.

2.0
Sep 11, 2016

Manufacturing

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Pay and benefits are better than average for unskilled labor. Onsite parking has plenty of open parking spaces. Full time employees (not supplementals) have better than average vacation for unskilled labor. Company does compensate for working holidays and provides personal days to make up for having to work most holidays.

Cons

Pay is less than living wage, even for long-time employees; historically the max pay for production employees of this fab had a hard limit of the mean of the industry standard, which by definition means you are guaranteed to paid below average. Management and by extension employees are encouraged to be competitive/adversarial to each other rather than working for overall productivity/efficiency. Disincentive to do "non-value-added" but necessary work. Transition from IBM to GF systems means most of the IT systems are poorly designed, are needlessly complex, and simply make work more difficult, or are not used. No growth potential in manufacturing. Not a good option for long-term employment. Work volume has increased to at times the highest the plant has been in operation; number of employees performing this work is at it's lowest number, and is supposed to go lower. Twelve hour shifts and staggered work schedules creates heavy strain on family life. Expect to work at least 50% of weekends and the majority of holidays. Increasingly difficult to schedule time off around holidays or summer.

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