Super Micro Computer, Inc. (Supermicro) reviews

No benefits, no career growth. People here are stuck in same level for 3+ years, work is not very challenging, no industry-transferable skills, lazy coworkers, poverty-low base salary barely survivable. The company is comprised of 1. New grads who couldn’t find another job 2. Laid off employees from very reputable companies who cannot find another job 3. A mix of employees ranging from “no company in the right mind would hire them” to decent. For a “tech” company people surprisingly come off very unintelligent here. The majority of roles here are bait-and-switch, high schoolers could do this job. A lot of employees here stay here for years not because they enjoy it, but because no other place will or wants to hire them. Its pathetic that they need to inflate their overall Glassdoor rating with fake reviews.

Thinking of working here? Give it a good think and go in with clear information first - this place is not for most people who are used to well-run, 'normal' organizational structures and process. Its quite shocking the degree to which Supermicro culture and practices deviate from most commonly-accepted and worthwhile business practices. The culture is primarily that each team and project keeps information and communication to themselves. Cross pollenization and information sharing across teams is virtually non-existent. I was even cautioned to "watch out who you talk to" and "don't share with other teams". There seem to be no real processes or strategic thought - everything is spur of the moment without an action plan or long-term goals. The company is infested with middle and senior managers who are really not much more than paper-pushers or yes-men. Never once was there a staff meeting - a time when the larger team's goals were shared, or where people were recognized, etc. In fact, outside of my immediate manager, I barely heard a peep out of my management chain. Aside from the strategic take, there are a plethora of little weird things that you will also see mentioned in the other reviews: zero work-from-home ability; strange hours - 9-6 (mandatory!), with 2-hour lunch + expectation to stay overtime; 3 or 4 weekly meetings which are just generally the CEO pontificating at the front of the room to hundreds of sales and engineers who should otherwise probably be working to sell or build instead; 2 week's vacation, max that never increases; I could go on...