Altera Reviews

Pros

Great place to work. Decent benefits, Great hours, nice group of people.

Cons

not too much room for growth and advancement.

Pros

good culture to balance work and life

Cons

very little or almost none growth opportunities

Pros

- Small Group of people
- You can get some good pay / benefits
- Not an open place to share information

Cons

- very repeatative work
- No training per se.
- Many decisions made in the hallway meetings.
- Micromanagment

Pros

*** interesting projects to work on
*** most of the time "work-personal life" balanced environment
*** ok benefits

Cons

*** micro-management
*** company is trying to save the money, therefore you can not always get what you need to do you job well and in a timely manner; as a result, work productivity suffers

Pros

The environment is average/fair, the compensation is average, the people are nice, the location is pretty good, the campus is quite good.

Cons

Political from top to bottom, too little risk taking, career advancement is quite lacking.
Top management OK. Middle management mostly mediocre. If you have ambitions, better be strong politically to advance.

Advice to Senior Management

don't just talk the talk, it's time to walk the walk. the bottom is starting to have morale cracks. invest in the direction that you want to go, not just keep talking about it.

Pros

Great benefits and stable company with cuttting edge technology

Cons

Risk adverse, project under-resourced. Limited fund in employee development activities

Pros

Not stressful work environment; some nice people

Cons

Company curture was conservative; management not encourage career growth

Advice to Senior Management

Reduce meetings and presentations, focus on real work

Pros

competitive, growing company in FPGA area

Cons

no promotion, you have to work long hours to satisfy your manager

Advice to Senior Management

guide your employer

Pros

Very good collegial relationships. Good pay and opportunities for career growth.

Cons

Upper management is too cautious.

Advice to Senior Management

Bring in some fresh blood especially for product areas where experience is lacking.

Pros

Benefits are alright
Bonus program
Company is trying to lift morale but not in the right areas

Cons

Political environment
Rules do not apply to all even employees at same level within certain departments
No work life balance for some
Low value of employees
Very little recognition for good work or results
Some managers do not care if employees are stressed out and do nothing to improve morale in the group.
No effective training or mentoring programs for new managers.
Some managers do not know the meaning of confidential meetings
Holidays are minimal compared to other companies

Advice to Senior Management

Pay attention, company morale is horrible.
Managers without experience, need to be mentored.
Need more HR support for employees.
Improve work life balance environment.
Encourage job advancement and mean it