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Cadence Design Systems

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Excruitiating - Anonymous employee Cadence Design Systems Employee Review

2.0
Apr 6, 2011
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great people at individual contributor level

Cons

Perceptions take precedence over facts and reality, especially in terms of dealings with mid to senior level management. Managing to a "curve" became a means to RIF or reorganize in the wrong places at the wrong times, or just plain needlessly.

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