Sony Ericsson Mobile-Global – “Good for the short term, but don't buy a new house . . .”

Pros

Sony Ericsson in RTP has a reasonbly good work life balance, with really good benefits. The salaries seem to be relatively competitive.

Cons

There is definitely a glass ceiling for engineers. This may also be true for engineering careers in general, but if you are in a specialized area that is where you will remain. There is the constant threat of layoffs, of course. The Research Triangle Park site is a satellite site with little political power. It is a puppet resource to be used up until the day it is no longer competitive. There is a feeling that all of the design sites are competing with each other, which goes against the lip service of "we must all work together."

Advice to Senior Management

Decide what products you want, and stick to it.