MathWorks reviews

4.3

89% would recommend to a friend

(575 total reviews)
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Jack Little

94% approve of CEO

87% positive business outlook

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1.0
Jun 26, 2016

Ultra-Micromanagement & Burnout

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Pros

- Very well established products that have a large footprint in the market across various industries and geographies.

Cons

- An ultra-micromanaged organization with very clear hierachies. Low Level employees and beginners have no say. - Managers seem to have no education in business Administration or HR and are usually people with a very technical background without and skills to manage human beings. - Low salaries compared to other software companies. Salary increases do almost not exist and the stakeholder Bonus is so low at the end of the year. - Very difficult working environment for people who have a aamily. You cannot work from home and if you want to take some time off to care about your family MathWorks is trying everything to prevent you from doing it. - A huge amount of bureaucracy and infinite number of review cycles for every little project you do. - Zero possibility to work from home. - No positive Feedback for accomplishments but huge pressure and threat when something does not work immediately. - Huge workload and I saw many people leaving with a burnout over the last years.

4.0
Jun 2, 2016
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Pros

As many have said on here, MathWorks is a good company if you are a new graduate or if you are waiting to retire. It is a stable, comfortable work environment. Most people are kind, intelligent, and willing to help you out. The top leadership (CEO, VPs) really know what they are doing and they seem down-to-earth. Other benefits: 1) Most people have their own office 2) Tuition assistance up to $5000/yr 3) Great health plan, 401k options 4) Some really useful training programs 5) Yearly summer outing 6) Free Breakfast, cookies on Friday, onsite gym

Cons

Promotions are determined by years of service, not by merit. This definitely factors into the stability of the company (see Pros), but can really kill motivation. Teams are not given much autonomy. Every design decision seems to go through 2-3x more reviews than necessary, and process improvements are distributed from the top down. Again, this helps with stability, but kills motivation if you are driven by delivering products in a timely fashion and if you enjoy satisfying customers. The lack of autonomy seems to make middle management less effective leaders too, which is discouraging.

4.0
May 27, 2016

good company to work for

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Pros

good work environment, people are very respectful

Cons

new ideas are not always accepted (but this is common everywhere)

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