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Flextronics Reviews

Updated Jun 14, 2013
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60% Approve of the CEO

Flextronics CEO and Director Mike McNamara

Mike McNamara

(121 ratings)

46% of employees recommend this company to a friend
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will not allow talent to follow their career path

Anonymous Employee (Current Employee)

I have been working at Flextronics

ProsThere are interesting problems to solve here. It is an IE gold mine. Some good people here. That's about it.

ConsVery low pay. Management is by intimidation and fear. No effective communication.

Advice to Senior ManagementAllow talented employees to grow their careers.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

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Opportunities abound

Manager (Current Employee)
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)

I have been working at Flextronics full-time for more than 8 years

ProsAllow employees to grow and take on tasks where they may not have experience in - Trust

ConsConstant change in management, constant purchase of new site and closing down of sites, many managers do not have the right mindset and skills to be a people manager

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Contract Manufacturing is a declining market - get out now!

Business Development Manager (Former Employee)
San Jose, CA

I worked at Flextronics full-time for more than 7 years

ProsIn Business Development I had a good base salary. There are a lot of smart people in the lower echelons of the company. The company was very vertically integrated in its capability.

ConsManagement is incompetent. They keep trying to fix things through trial and error methodology. Bonuses do not exist for most below VP level.

Advice to Senior ManagementYou will continue to lose key customers unless you get rid of most your segment managers and replace them with real account management. Your customers have told me so.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Have fun and learn as much as you can.

Senior Systems Analyst (Former Employee)
Zapopan (Mexico)

I worked at Flextronics full-time for more than 7 years

ProsLot of stuff and systems to learn. Interact with lots of great people in different areas. Global approach, local execution. Always more projects and things to learn and execute.

ConsNot the best managed company. Bureaucratic, large and not everyone looks on the same direction. Local execution can mean sometimes that local management doesn't like or agree what global management is trying to do.

Advice to Senior ManagementMake sure everyone looks in goes in the same direction.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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It was good

Flextronics Team Leader (Current Employee)
Portland, OR

I have been working at Flextronics full-time for more than 3 years

Prostech based job that was fun

Consverizon stopped the contract so I got fired

Advice to Senior Managementdont fire me.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Gone were the good old days

Anonymous Employee (Current Employee)

I have been working at Flextronics full-time

ProsFlexibility. Good for those seeking routine comfort zone.

ConsNo job security and lousy employee benefits. Does not reward according to merits.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Mixed emotions

Anonymous Employee (Current Employee)

I have been working at Flextronics full-time for more than 8 years

ProsMany good colleagues, fast paced, opportunities to make an impact on day to day processes, very international environment allows for multi-cultural interaction.

ConsToo many re-organizations by senior management which leads to concern over future direction. No telecommuter policy is negative as they will not really allow people flexibility to work remotely even when it is clearly in the best interest of the company.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Slow workplace environement but good people and team

Internship (Former Employee)
Vienna (Austria)

I worked at Flextronics part-time for more than a year

ProsIndependant
Medium Challenging
Good benefits and compensation
Smart Senior management
Nurturing

ConsSlow workpace and bad coordination

Advice to Senior ManagementGive individuals more freedom to pursue ideas

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Good company

Director of Engineering (Current Employee)
San Jose, CA

I have been working at Flextronics full-time for more than 7 years

ProsHardworking people & smart managment contributes the success of company.

ConsLot of baurocracy slows the things down

Advice to Senior ManagementNeed to delegate the job.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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Flexible in changing environment

Materials Manager (Current Employee)
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)

I have been working at Flextronics full-time for more than 7 years

ProsFlexible working hours, good pay & benefits

ConsFast change business environment, always retrenchment strategy applied

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

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