Smith reviews

3.8

69% would recommend to a friend

(237 total reviews)

Nick Bedford

84% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Smith has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 237 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Smith employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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237 reviews
1.0
Oct 16, 2025

Toxic Workplace – No Structure, Incompetent Management

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Nice colleagues, on-site gym at the headquarters

Cons

This company is a rudderless ship with zero strategy or long-term vision. The owner constantly pushes unrealistic, half-baked ideas that employees are forced to chase, and you cannot push back—even if they're complete nonsense. Senior management's nepotism is off the charts: they parachute their own kids in as "interns," then rubber-stamp them into full-time roles post-graduation, or worse, invent cushy positions when the real world won't hire them. No HR vetting, no background checks, and their degrees utterly irrelevant to the job. These favored hires get unlimited work-from-home privileges and extended maternity leaves stretching over six months (while the rest of us get a measly 8 weeks)—all because Mommy or Daddy pulls the strings upstairs. Talent? They couldn't spot it with a magnifying glass. Hard workers get ignored or burned out, while promotions go to the lazy liars who produce zilch. Pay's a joke—way below market rate—fueling endless jealousy as certain departments get fat checks while others starve. They size you up by your car, your watch, or whatever signals your "status." It's toxic high-school pettiness in a corporate shell. A brutal mass layoff where they yanked system access mid-day, no warning, no heads-up—just locked out like yesterday's trash. Run away—this place chews up talent and spits out shells.

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Smith Response
9mo
This former employee's impression of Smith is not reflective of the company or our culture. As a leader in the semiconductor industry for over 40 years, Smith takes pride in the positive and dynamic culture we’ve created across the company. We have thrived in the industry thanks to our long-term business strategy and commitment to supporting our people. As an entrepreneurial company, we reward individuals who take the initiative and seize opportunity. Our compensation structure and benefits packages are designed to be competitive to attract and retain top talent, including promoting and rewarding top-performing employees and hard workers.
1.0
Jul 28, 2021

management

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

lots of promises that 99% does not materializes, plus few dreams that will not be fulfilled ever but they will find a way to feed the mice so you believe you can make it

Cons

manager is a piece of work, accounts all taken, salaries are good for 20 people of the company but horrible for the rest of 436 of us.

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Smith Response
4y
Smith has hundreds of happy and productive employees in offices and warehouses around the globe. You are not one of them. In fact, you don't even work for Smith. We know who you are and it's a shame that Glassdoor allows you to hide behind a fake email address. If you had put as much effort into your job as you're putting into these Glassdoor reviews then you'd still be working for Smith. Your advice to us was 'read a book'. My advice to you is to stop whining and lying and go do something productive with your life.
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