Pros
- Located in San Diego (weather, real-estate, traffic, geography) - Nice gym/pool, although they aren't used much. - Some new cafeterias. - discounts to baseball games and other events. - Many technically gifted engineers, almost entirely Master's or PhD: From engineer to VP level, the large majority are very knowledgeable and technically competent. - Bonus was good historically, expected to reduce in the future.
Kontras
-Zero work/life balance. Everyone works 9am-7pm in office. Then expected to be online with overseas teams from 9-midnight meetings, regardless of seniority level. Deadlines on weekends, holidays(memorial day/july 4th) is a typical occurrence. -Political: Competition between groups for projects. Disputes over which teams are to blame for issues. - Future layoffs - Reduced health benefits - No formal performance reviews. - Internal transfers are difficult, and generally discouraged. - Somewhat of a revolving door the past few years, many longtime engineers left. - Lack of any tangible growth plan in businesses other than modems and rf/wireless chips even as smartphone market matures.