Xilinx reviews

Inept management, just follows whoever sounds the most convincing (and most of the time that's not the most competent). Only looking at saving money. Replacing the experienced people leaving with kids fresh of Indian universities. As a consequence no more innovation: our main competitor who was way behind us has now taken the lead technologically and the gap is increasing. More good people are leaving as it is obvious that the management is only counting dollars but has no idea where to go. To be promoted you need to be friends with the right people now, does not matter what you do, just be convincing. It's sad to see such a good company with good people, great technology, loosing all that and become a place you go just to get your paycheck while the incompetents good talkers get huge bonuses in reward to be yes men to management.

When the new CEO took over, he destroyed the culture, instituted annual (for the two years he's been there) layoffs, generated mistrust and loathing among the staff, and developed a reputation for not listening to those in the trenches who have done the work before. Xilinx used to be a wonderful place to work; now it's a place people want to leave.