NXP Semiconductors reviews

This company sucks - hard. If you are not based in Europe, you are at the bottom of the pile. U.S. employees are far more likely to lose the lottery of forced 10% or so poor reviews. Mid management has even been heard joking that European managers with U.S. based direct reports can use the U.S. based employees "as a buffer" to keep European employees from getting bad reviews. As an employee of Freescale prior to the NXP buyout, I can tell you things were much better as Freescale. Gregg Lowe was a much better CEO as well. On top of everything else, NXP is bungling business such that future opportunities are being lost to competitors. Unless you enjoy being on the bottom and expendable, don't apply at NXP if you are in the U.S. I know many employees have left since the NXP takeover, and I have overheard many conversations of others disgusted with the company.

This used to be Motorola and later became Freescale. This group focuses on PMICs for automotive but it's really struggling to keep up with the new competition from strong PM companies jumping in on the automotive bandwagon. None, zero of the nice and good technical people from the old days remain here. Only a few of the very unkind people who never wanted to leave still remain here. Upper management severely lacking in technical knowledge. Higher levels staffed with folks with no significant prior experience in analog or power management, with awful personalities and lacking tact. Managers that only care about their own bottom line and the bottom line of their friends, favorites or those in their inner circle or clique. Roadmaps that do not make sense, are outdated and lack focus. Poorly planned projects with unrealistic specifications/schedules. Chaotic project execution. Awful cutthroat politics. Tons of back stabbing, gossiping, finger pointing and scapegoating. Poor communication, blind-sighting and intentional stonewalling. Lots of secretiveness and managers constantly leaving people out on purpose. Coercive management style. Undermining and obstructionist behavior from management. Severe lack of trust on employees. Fear of conflict and poor or non-existing conflict resolution. Severe lack of appreciation for people's contributions or merits. Unwillingness to give credit when credit is due. No clear path for career development or no access. No open access for everyone to chose a career path based on merits. Non-stop microaggressions. Disturbing cliques between folks based on personal reasons and preferences. Unequal treatment based on factors that should have nothing to do with work. Unequal opportunities for growth based on factors that should have nothing to do with work. Excessive and counterproductive internal competition. Difficult collaboration. Lots of visible division based on shared ethnicity, origin, backgrounds and other unprofessional factors. No desire from HR or management to seriously address any employee concerns relating to work environment issues. Concerns and complaints are dismissed and swept under the rug. NOT recommended for anyone who is serious about doing good work on interesting stuff. This place is stuck at fixing and tweaking older designs. You may end up just running simulations for your manager's favorite employees. NOT recommended for those seeking to expand his/her career. The people at the top are very entrenched and the politics for promotions are very cutthroat down to the very bottom. NOT recommended for those seeking a nice and friendly work environment to do good work while having fun. This place is toxic.