SanDisk Reviews

Pros

Great work force and colleagues at the company. Pay and benefits are about up to par with other companies in the industry

Cons

Management could really find a better way to keep this company in better shape. Feels like you might be lost here

Advice to Senior Management

Really fix how you treat employees as well as promotions. Keep your talent instead of just hiring away and not fixing the problems

Pros

Very good Work and Life balance. Good team work atmosphere. Senior management willing to share business plan and outlook with all employees. Great mix of people

Cons

Long working hours during peak times. Management likes to keep the company running very lean, which means most departments are bordering on being understaffed. Most managers are working managers, which is fine. But some people do not make this assumption.

Advice to Senior Management

Overall, SanDisk is a great company in which to be employed. The company is run very lean, but it has a great history of being profitable. They need to ensure they keep running a strong balance sheet and continue to invest in R&D.

Pros

Fast-paced
Growth in OEM business and Enterprise

Cons

Cutlure - very hard to work with closed minded, arguementative people. M-systems acquisition is not a fit.
Senior Leadership does not communicate.
Act like a start-up with the attitude to manufacture products and change on a dime - can't do that with a manufacturing house.
No standard processes, very disorganized.
Overly concerned about shipping out products to generate revenue that do not meet quality requirements.
No portfolio management, always say yes to customers without knowing the companies capabilties.

Advice to Senior Management

Benchmark against industry practices and processes.
Hire more cross-industry expertise on senior leadership.
Get rid of MSystems - development is not as good as the industry: break up valuation is probably higher.

Pros

Interesting Products in fast growing marketplace. Some very good people did work there.

Cons

The merger with msystems was poorly planned

Pros

Diversity Diversity Diversity Diversity Diversity Diversity Diversity Diversity

Cons

Competition competition competition competition competition

Advice to Senior Management

Good place to work

Pros

Job is relaxed to hard timings and deadlines
Healthy Working environment

Cons

Less challenging
Less goal oriented
Poor Management
Less recognition

Advice to Senior Management

Need proper plannig.
We do make plans but never implemet

Pros

SanDisk is making money so everything seems fine at the moment. The past several years have been great due to the growth of mobile device market.

Cons

However, SanDisk is competing against giants and the turning of market condition could put it in danger due to its weakness in fundamental technologies and dependency in its partner.

Pros

Working with great people. Everyone is easy going here. coworkers are very welling to help the new hire and there is a great integration program here.

Cons

Tending to have long meetings. During certain meetings when other groups are presenting, it's kind of hard to get into the situation.

Advice to Senior Management

Many talented and easy-going engineers are recruited, so overall the company culture is easy to adapted into. Maybe can make the meetings more efficient.

Pros

Its a job that pays the bills. Leave as soon as you can though

Cons

Manipulative and deceptive management. No flow though to let you know what is going on if you are not a friend of the VP. Managers could care less about you or if you have a life. They expect you to work holidays, Thanksgiving and X-Mas to get work done. They work you 12-14 hours a day and expect perfection. G&A people are routinely given dimished stock, if at all, low wages. And they never thank you for your hard effort. Save yourself and work somewhere else.

Advice to Senior Management

Cut the politics and try treating your employees with respect instead of like dirt

Pros

Dynamic, Fast Changing, storng, Future

Cons

Limited growth in operations, ENgineering good

Advice to Senior Management

Go inorganic