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 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at GlobalFoundries?

63% of GlobalFoundries employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated GlobalFoundries 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at GlobalFoundries?

Engineer (217) , Process Engineer (188) , Principal Engineer (157) , Senior Engineer (142) , Intern (106) , Equipment Engineer (96) , Member Of Technical Staff (69) , Manager (59) , Maintenance Technician (56) , Associate Engineer (49) , Member of Technical Staff(MTS) (44) , Senior Process Engineer (44) , 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 209 reviews)); "Great people working in the FAB doing everything they can to hold this place together." ((in 164 reviews)); "Good pay and experience for an internship" ((in 142 reviews)); "Colleagues are friendly and easy to work with in Fab 10 (East Fishkill)." ((in 120 reviews))

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

"Poor management to grow own employees to manager level" ((in 240 reviews)); "Low salary and did not offer growth potential" ((in 121 reviews)); "Some managers have little or no concept of how ridiculously time" ((in 99 reviews)); "Upper management is blind to what goes on especially if you work a night shift." ((in 53 reviews)); "Low pay and bonuses." ((in 44 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

63% would recommend to a friend

(2,429 total reviews)

Tim Breen

74% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.3

Culture & values

3.1

Senior management

GlobalFoundries has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 2,429 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

3.0

Jul 7, 2016

Plenty Of Potential, Outlook Still Unclear

Principal factory automation engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits and decent pay. A full gym with classes (including yoga) to use for free. A recent shift to be more team-focused (company as a whole). There are some excellent teams and managers here if you can find them, and internal transfers can help with that if you don't like where you are.

Cons

Difficult to get promoted/salary increase after consecutive above-average reviews; your manager recommends promotion, and manager's manager approves, but above that it is hard to move up. It took 2.5 years of getting recommended for promotion before I was actually promoted. The next 2.5 years was the same, but they only offered a promotion when I finally put in my 2 weeks.

3.0

Sep 11, 2015

Blue is the new orange?

Engineering technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

As part of the Big Blue integration I am not sure I see any yet.

Cons

Cost savings and voluntary separation in less than a quarter. Not much has changed with the integration.

3.0

Mar 19, 2015

Great people but different locations didn't work together and some management bullied people openly.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Was a great chance to get in on the creation of a new fab and learn new technologies. They have a lot of training you can do on different areas. Most of the people were really nice and smart and willing to teach you. On-site Toastmasters group - great speaking practice and some really nice people.

Cons

Constant passive/aggressive fighting between Malta, Dresden and Singapore. Very little cooperation. Multiple large meetings where upper management told people they weren't working hard enough when people were already doing long hours and trying to work smart. Didn't own up to problems on management side. Saw people outright bullied by some managers - yelled at, put down - in front of others. HR knew and did nothing. Actual desks are really small (4x6) cubes with 4 ft walls on 3 sides in huge rows. Very noisy. Rigid rules about things on desk - get written up. If forget to lock laptop, it is taken and you are written up. Meetings at 7 a.m. were common to work with Dresden but expected to stay until 5 or later.

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