Poor pay, terrible work culture - Engineering Manager Synopsys Employee Review

1.0
Jan 17, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Its a full-time job with (poor) benefits

Cons

- Bonuses are set by manager which can result in extreme favoritism - Annual layoffs mean that employees are always stressed out - Found out after I left and found work elsewhere just how poorly I was being paid. With six months I had a 25%+ raise. And a significantly better bonus.

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

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