-Pay rate is not competitive with industry standards. A few years ago, it took a mass exodus of employees being poached to get the company to start issuing pay adjustments in order to retain those who remained.
-Sabbaticals are no longer offered after TriQuint Semiconductor merged with RFMD to become Qorvo.
-Profit Sharing opportunities were reduced from quarterly to biannually.
-Lean Manufacturing culture to the point where employees are expected to perform the work of 2 or 3 people. Overworked employees from operators to engineers are common.
-No real job security. Company Reduction In Force and layoffs rear its ugly head every few years.
-Shift Management claim Safety and Quality over Moves, but the reality is quite opposite and sends a contradicting message.
-Favoritism and a lack of accountability are visible and rampant, including grooming employees with no degree or experience for Supervisor positions, and protecting problematic employees even though the company is "At Will".
-Very low chance to receive a meaningful raise or promotion due to various reasons.
-Training and onboarding system is unorganized and has been for 15+ years.
-Criminal activity, like cars being broken into, have been observed in the parking lot at night.
-This company and it's payroll management company UKG has been the target of a data breach, with many people's personal data being compromised.
-Most toolsets are old technology. 17 years ago, my trainer told me, "This tool is 20 years old!". We still use that tool.
-The company's internal network has been the target of multiple malicious hacking attempts and has caused significant tool host process downtime and material scrap.
