Texas Instruments Reviews in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX Area

Pros

Balance of work and life, ablity to telecomute, benefit package is above average. TI is a great place to learn.

Cons

Not being fairly evlauted or compensated by management. Diversity is not embraced. You cannot be different and you cannot express an opinion or thougth that does not align with management. Having work for the company for over 20+ years it amazes me how manager are willing to take credit for the work of one of their employess but will not in turn give great to the employee that did the work.

Advice to Senior Management

Don't assume the manager is right adhere to the company policies on ethics in the workplace.

Pros

- You have the freedom and flexibility to move around to other parts of the company based on interests and business need
- Stable company
- Casual work environment and dress code

Cons

- Feedback mechanisms were awful. Do not expect to get good feedback on your performance.
- Ongoing feedback is almost non-existent
- If you enjoy dressing in a more business professional attire, this is not the company for you.
- Unless you have some engineering experience, be prepared for a steep learning curve when trying to learn about the lingo, jargon, businesses of TI

Advice to Senior Management

Improve your feedback systems. The only way for employees to continually improve is to know what management thinks of their performance. It is very frustrating to feel as if you are meeting or exceeding expectations, and then to find out 6 months later that in management's eyes, you weren't.

Pros

Work Life Balance is not just a phrase word. For the most part you are judged on your performance not hours at the office

Cons

As with all large companies career mobility can be difficult if you do not have the right connections. Networking is very important.

Advice to Senior Management

Need to do a better job of acknowledging success, even the small ones. It doesn't always have to be a home run to be successful

Pros

Texas Instruments has a good sharing of knowledge between groups. The benefits are good compared to others. The salary is good compared to others.

Cons

Outsourcing has been a problem in regards to USA jobs. Incoming engineers are H1 Visas. Some groups focus on internal equipment and technology making you less marketable.

Advice to Senior Management

Make your employees work in satisfaction, and not fear. This is typical across companies. Use industry standards.

Pros

The benefits and pay at Texas Instruments are above average but they expect every bit in return. We were expected to go in many days off for extra training.

Cons

Work life balance stinks. You are expected to come in on days off many times. there is no repsect for longevity. Once you rise up the ranks to earn a nice salary they look for ways to replace you with a cheaper alternative.

Advice to Senior Management

Place more value in your employees

Pros

Good place for fresh graduate, although not high salary, no bonus. A lot of people left after several years. Good luck.

Cons

Work hard. Credit is taken by your manager, lead. You got nothing in the first several years. Good luck to TIer.

Advice to Senior Management

Be nice to your employee. They are the reason why you are paid. Not because your management, but because of engineer.

Pros

TI can provide a diverse set of career options to an engineer. It is upto you to find what you will like and pursue it. This diversity is very good. Furthermore, although people complain about schedules and how much work they are piled up with, my observation is that people have a pretty healthy work life balance here.

Cons

If you are a person with a technical career track in mind and yet you also want to be moving up in the management path, it is very difficult to do that in TI. TI is managed by sales oriented people. They might be running a company which could be selling anything. They happened to find themselves in the semiconductor field. So, either switch to marketing related roles (which are plenty by the way) and try your chances there or if you want to stay as a technical person, then accept the facts at the beginning and try to be content with your life with some other things.

Pros

Exposure to different types of designs and ability to move to different business units within TI plus very good benefits

Cons

The great divide between management and grass roots. No work and home life balance whatsoever. No real programs to help employees who arent performing well improve performance

Pros

Good work environment
Great benefits
TI cares about its employees

Cons

Wish the corporate office was some place where it was not so hot in the summer.

Pros

Good tech knowledge, Opportunity to learn lot of new stuff

Cons

Worst manager, not aggressive enough compared to other companies