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Samsung Semiconductor Inc (US)

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Samsung Semiconductor Inc (US) reviews

3.9

70% would recommend to a friend

(626 total reviews)
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Dr. Young Hyun Jun

73% approve of CEO

85% positive business outlook

Samsung Semiconductor Inc (US) has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 626 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Samsung Semiconductor Inc (US) employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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626 reviews
1.0
Aug 8, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits (medical, dental, vision, cafeteria) Comp is comparable or generally higher than outside (due to lack of RSU's and options)

Cons

* Don't kid yourself, there is no life if you join this company. I thought people were exaggerating when they said to me "be prepared to work hard". I was wrong. Be prepared to die working. * No incentives to work hard either, absolutely no recognition for good work, promotions are hard to come by, cash incentives are reserved for those who make cartloads of money already. * Poor management styles across the board. People leave managers, not companies (in this case, you would leave because of both) * TOO MANY KOREAN EXPATS in leadership roles. These people would not even qualify to be a normal worker in other companies, but they are in senior roles here! * KOREAN style of thinking and doing business, along with a propensity to break the rules and go against ethics a lot. * No power to make any local decisions, Korea runs the show. Bottomline: IF YOU ARE THINKING OF JOINING HERE, STAY AWAY!

1.0
Mar 20, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The building, and many of the individuals who work at the main campus. Benefits are very good, and the Wellness program is excellent. It doesn't make up for the Cons....

Cons

HQ is completely out of touch with US business practices and pay. This leaves the local team to manage retention, but there are no approved tools. Pay is okay, but no equity; promotions and pay increases cannot be effected outside of the annual cycle. Everyone in the US was recently demoted, because an Engineer in Korea with the same education & experience is more important than the same education and experience in the US. Promotions and opportunities are extraordinarily political.

1.0
Apr 23, 2016

Manager

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, nice building, free lunch, end year gifts, lots of bonuses, busy but manageable

Cons

Dispatchers take credits for your hard work and ideas. Very unsecured that you are much much smarter than them. Top heavy management who got promoted due to seniority and the ability or skills set, clue less in managing people, no career growth or training, paranoid environment, hence you don't access to latest technologies, too much POLITICS

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