Synopsys Reviews

Pros

Hard-driving company doing what it takes to be a leader in a competitive, flat, industry
Challenge their people, pay well with a great bonus and generous time off.
Always stretching for what can be accomplished
Aart's charisma

Cons

Very competitive business means short term projects with aggressive schedules to meet customer needs. Always a get it done focus can mean sloppy work.
Tough company for emerging technologies, must have key account driving technology in order to maintain investment > 2 years.
Upper layers of management are impenetrable
The center of the universe is in Mtn. View
High pressure, long hours
Yearly layoffs keep the workforce mostly young

Pros

Good pool of talented people
Very supportive work environment
Very stable senior management

Cons

Very conservative and risk-averse
Little layoff means accumulation of some "B" or "C" level players

Advice to Senior Management

Encourage more risk taking
Come up with more profitable way to introduce new technology instead of bundling with everything else

Pros

Good Technology,
People Oriented Company,
Good Management,
Stability

Cons

Mediocrity in the Management
Over Staffed
Red Tape
Not Methodical in Problem Solving Approach
Not many opportunities for career growth

Pros

Work environment and culture: One of the main reasons is the work environment and organizational culture. They cite that their cultures and work environments are unique and unlike others in which they have worked.
Challenging and meaningful work: they love what they do and find their work to be challenging, meaningful, and intrinsically rewarding. They are continually challenged in their responsibilities, and offered the opportunity to work on new projects and tasks and in a variety of areas.

Cons

The primary disadvantage is the employee's lack of access to the workplace, supervisors, coworkers, and even customers. If a person's work is improved through the physical presence of the employee in the workplace, it may not be advisable to institute telecommuting. A second major concern with telecommuting is the inability to supervise the remote worker. While many employees are not allowed to telecommute until they have a record of effective performance in the workplace, performance problems resulting from a lack of supervision may arise in some cases.

Advice to Senior Management

overall i am satisfied with the management at synopsys. But i think they need to improve in this area a little bit

Pros

The people at Synopsys were some of the most Intelligent people I have ever worked with.
The many products are state of the art. There is a very good work/life balance. Hours were flexible as long as you got your work done. Good medical/dental/vision and 401k match.

Cons

Being a global company, people sometimes had to work early morning or late evening to deal with people in other timezones. Management was sometimes hard to get a hold of because of them attending too many meetings.

Advice to Senior Management

Keep up the good work. Continue to think of your employees. Reinstate better bonuses. Be sure to communicate to the people.

Pros

Good company, treats employees well. Stable if not

Cons

Good company, flexible work hrs, encourages taking time off and balancing work with life. As with EDA sector, flat growth, which also means fewer surprises. Very good place if you are in hardware / electronic design; leader in EDA tools. Senior management is excellent in execution & leading the company

Advice to Senior Management

No particular advice.

Pros

-Intense focus on professional development
-Strong leadership team
-Amazing friendly and social atmosphere/culture (People love to be at work)
-Opportunity to work on the cutting edge technologies and solving some of the toughest challenges
-Open culture - One can go and have a word with person at any level

Cons

Sometimes priorities can change, you need to be pretty flexible with outside commitments and be ready for whatever your work demands.

Advice to Senior Management

We have the best team and we should remain that way. Keep it up.

Pros

Synopsys is relatively stable compared to other companies in the same industry. Synopsys has a smooth and mature process in the industry.

Cons

Synopsys could be more dynamic.

Pros

Competitive salary compared with other companies.
Good working environment- co-works are very good team players.
Could have a good work-balance, leave office on time.
Office time is flexible.

Cons

Since Taipei is a branch of Synopsys, there is no promotion opportunities to managers. Only promotion in professional ranking is possible.

Pros

Good Work life balance. Supportive management. Can voice your opinion/concerns. Management strives to help out.

Cons

Limited scope of growth beyond mid management levels. Not a very good pay master. Average salaries when compared to market scales.

Advice to Senior Management

Please be proactive/aggressive in terms of compensation plans.