Atmel Reviews

Pros

Atmel is a friendly place to work. Good hours, easy for time off if needed for personal reasons.

Cons

The SAP system is poorly maintained. Most of the system is custom which is normally fine but there is no understanding by associates as to where their input is going or what it effects downstream. Most of the company works in silos. The SAP system is not understood by upper management and because of this, the foundation for the system will never grow. Constant issues surrounding their master data between open orders for 8 years or associates with open access changing data to meet their needs. The company spends more time manipulating their data to pull simple reports.

Associates a grossly underpaid and taught to never think or understand what they are doing.

Advice to Senior Management

They need to understand what they have on the system and how it works before its too late.

Pros

..Each sales office is small and the area directors are good

Cons

Atmel has never provided me with my job description even after asking several times

Pros

pay, people, time off, location

Cons

downsizing, old equipment, long winters

Pros

The technology is interesting, coworkers are really nice, compensation is above market, and there's plenty of work to be done.

Cons

There is a lack of communication from senior management and the facility needs to be updated. There is potential here but unfortunately the average worker is under-utilized.

Advice to Senior Management

Mangement should focus on direct communication with employees and provide leadership. Employees want to have a forum and opportunity to interract with the management team.

Pros

Hi-tech touch and avr products. Make sure that you end up in one of these groups.

Cons

Some 'mature' groups that offer no opportunity for promotions.

Pros

1. Less stressful. Does not feel like a rat race.
2. Nice people, engineers.
3. Great location for commuters etc.
4. Lots of old timers
5. Less politics than other companies.

Cons

0. No clear career path or performance plan for employees
1. Poor pay, unless you are a new executive
2. Until recently, there was very poor vision & visibility for engineers regarding technology
3. Lots of old timers means things don't progress as quickly. Organizational inertia.
4. Poor communication between groups

Advice to Senior Management

1. Show a clear vision to your troops.
2. Pay and treat your engineers well. Your engineers will ensure your success, not your executive staff.
3. Start a mentoring program, a career leadership program...something to boost your employee morale and show them a career path at Atmel

Pros

- opportunity to experience development activities
- travel opportunities to other company sites
- relaxed environment, depending on counterparts and operations being supported

Cons

- very basic benefits (health/HMO, meal subsidy)
- cafeteria service is awful
- less organized project management
- cost-cutting policies are insulting
- most employees come from mid-to-low ranking schools
- less competitive colleagues, not challenged to excel

Advice to Senior Management

- provide better project and people management
- revamp employee benefits
- improve on food and cafeteria service
- hire decent people with pleasing personalities

Pros

Learn more process and great people to work
- Good for College graduate for learning

Cons

- Very Low pay raise when company is very profitable
- Lack of recognition and job development
- Lack of good system and many employee overworked.

Advice to Senior Management

- Please treat employee well in benefit and work balance
- Please share the profit with employee
- Give more job development/ rotation

Pros

Stock gains over the last 9 months have been very good

Cons

Stock price is based on growth opportunities for touch technology which will likely peak within 18-24 months. There's no technology vision beyond the short term growth potential.

Advice to Senior Management

Take care of your employees first , they will then take care of your shareholders and return value

Pros

Hot product(s), fair compensation,

Cons

Lots of hours, poor recognition