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    Samsung Research America Reviews

    Updated September 21, 2017
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    Samsung Research America President Yongje (YJ) Kim
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    Pros

    • Decent benefits - All bonuses are in cash - I found the work life balance manageable (in 10 reviews)

    • Good benefits, smart colleagues, Silicon Valley management is good (in 19 reviews)

    Cons

    • Labs report to HQ in Korea, but most employees don't understand what HQ wants (in 11 reviews)

    • work life balance and hq management (in 10 reviews)

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    1. Featured Review

      Helpful (1)

      "IP Manager"

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      Current Employee - IP Manager in Mountain View, CA
      Current Employee - IP Manager in Mountain View, CA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Samsung Research America full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      As a person who is involving the IP matters, anybody could get the best opportunity to learn all about the IP matters because SRA has been developing the cutting-edge technologies like VR, AR or AI so that it definitely could provide the environments to experience all IP matters from prosecution to legal claim or litigation incurred in U.S. I really have been satisfying with my carriers in SRA.

      Cons

      There is no Cons at this time.

      Advice to Management

      None

      Samsung Research America Response

      Sep 22, 2017 – Communications Manager

      Thank you for your feedback, we're so glad you're enjoying your time here at Samsung Research America!

    2. "Counterproductive middle management needs to be fixed"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Samsung Research America full-time

      Pros

      Great facilities, location, food, drinks, state-of-art technologies

      Cons

      Projects usually don't go well with bad managers. There are many out there. Surprisingly hard to get things done under interference of inexperienced and arrogant managers. Is it due to Korean responsibility system that they need to appear "great" by putting others down and treat everyone as an enemy? Their day-to-day activities are overwhelmingly counterproductive. Things will just go as great as hell without them, seriously. If you plan to do quality work here, be careful about your manager. Make sure he is not a jerk. Your work and life may be ruined completely.

      Advice to Management

      Are you there to only fake and put people down?

      Samsung Research America Response

      Sep 22, 2017 – Communications Manager

      Thank you for taking the time to leave a review! We are so sorry to hear about these team dynamics. We are constantly seeking ways to improve our internal communications and create a supportive team... More

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    3. "it's a good place for master intern who want to do some researches"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      Pros

      flexible to do your own project

      Cons

      salary is a little bit low than others

      Samsung Research America Response

      Sep 22, 2017 – Communications Manager

      Thank you for your review. We're happy to hear about your positive internship experience here at SRA!

    4. Helpful (2)

      "Good place to work for but bad management"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Samsung Research America full-time

      Pros

      Good compensation, good benefits, great people to work with.

      Cons

      HQ centric, management changes often and vision also changes which may affect your current project.

    5. "Getting there"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Samsung Research America full-time

      Pros

      Global company with great resource

      Cons

      No vision from the management

      Advice to Management

      No comment

      Samsung Research America Response

      Sep 22, 2017 – Communications Manager

      Thank you for your review and feedback. We are so sorry to hear about your troubling experience with lack of vision and direction from management. Because SRA is the R&D division of Samsung, our... More

    6. "Decent benefits"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Samsung Research America full-time

      Pros

      - Decent benefits - All bonuses are in cash - I found the work life balance manageable

      Cons

      No stocks - Limited team mobility

    7. "Decent R&D with minimal process"

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      Former Employee - Senior Software Engineer in San Jose, CA
      Former Employee - Senior Software Engineer in San Jose, CA
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Samsung Research America full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Minimal process in engineering within R&D labs.
      Opportunity to work on a diverse set of projects.
      Heavy bias on co-location, meaning most are not required to work after they leave for home.
      Decent benefits, great health insurance and good 401k matching.

      Cons

      Hard to see impact for projects outside of the labs.
      Directors and Managers are old school and do not adapt to newer processes and technology.
      The company vision is more like following others success and others innovation than innovating themselves.
      Lack of engineering process can also be a con if someone wants to move to a company that is heavy in process.
      Labs report to HQ in Korea, but most employees don't understand what HQ wants.

    8. Helpful (1)

      "Great Company to Work For!"

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      Former Employee - Helpdesk Technician in Mountain View, CA
      Former Employee - Helpdesk Technician in Mountain View, CA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Samsung Research America full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Exciting corporate culture! Innovative system building within IT and Electronic Device management! Interpersonal workplace! Very diverse and culturally expansive! Silicon Valley enthusiastic! Large corporate network with room to grow! Forward thinking and positively motivated! Contemporary designed! Very heartfelt conceptual valued!

      Cons

      Still a young and burgeoning arm of the Samsung Electronics Corporation! Somewhat not recognized as a force by the Fortune system. Glass ceiling seemed oppressive. The culture seemed a bit bland and tasteless; it didn't seem to portray or teach the conceptual value to the degree that forms the foundation of the company of Samsung itself. Maybe that value is what SRA was researching in general :)

      Advice to Management

      Value the individual to the degree that you would want to be treated. Establish a core sense of your own "personal" or corporate value system. Be an individual just like the main players in the tech field like Google, Facebook, Microsoft, etc. all do. They each carry their own sense of personality and character and SRA was missing that sense when I worked there for the 6 months contract that I completed. I really loved my experience there though as a growing experience and a defining piece of my own mentality of success. Good luck and my love as an American is with you always.

    9. Helpful (2)

      "Non-supportive management"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Samsung Research America full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      I didn't notice a big pros compared to other american companies.

      Cons

      Before joining SRA I was reading through the reviews, but didn't care. After a few months, I realized truly they are correct.
      My big problem was that management instead of being "with" you or support you, are more "against" you by default. Don't say "this is group specific"..No! I was saying that myself before joining. This is a policy and looks like they choose managers based on that.
      The company is not generous at all. Rising is hard.
      Overall, avoid working for this company.

      Samsung Research America Response

      Sep 22, 2017 – Communications Manager

      Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review. We are so sorry to hear about your negative experiences with management, that is absolutely unacceptable. At SRA we truly value our employees... More

    10. "Analyst - Finance Operations"

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      Former Employee - Analyst in Mountain View, CA
      Former Employee - Analyst in Mountain View, CA
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Samsung Research America full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      You do get exposed to wear different hats. You will interact with many different teams and departments for collaboration. Many employees are extremely smart and hardworking.

      Cons

      In-house systems are outdated and older management cannot keep up with change.

      Advice to Management

      For management, if securing headcount is too difficult, then at least use contractors to do some manual work (due to old system) and let others to improve in all areas that the whole company is aware of.

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