X-FAB Silicon Foundries Reviews

Cons

Probation period is long but understandable. They want to hire people who understand the work. Training is hit/miss with some areas.

Cons

There can and will be drama like any other workplace.

 Individuals find out they've been let go in an unsavory manner.

If you're looking to move into any other direction besides that of the semiconductor industry then you must do so without anyone's knowledge.

Favoritism exists.

Cons

You mess up once they dont give you a second chance

Cons

Very poor training, extremely underdeveloped managment staff. Culture circles around blaming instead of correcting root causes. No room for advancement almost never promote experienced employees. Most higher level positions are never filled by qualified canidates within the company.

Cons

Intern do not get paid

Cons

Flat organization so not a lot of chances to move up in company. Not a lot options for health insurance. Not many extra incentives.

Cons

Pay is just enough to keep up with inflation.
Business model us horrendous. Middle management has no understanding of what manufacturing does. Upper management doesnt seem to know if their middle management is doing a good job or not since no matter what metrics they look at middle management hasnt been changed in years. Lower management is a mixed bag. The more tenured are mostly knowledgeable and it is evident with how quickly they deal with any issues that arise. Others are no more than glorified time card stampers, who have less knowledge of what is going on daily than a bird looking through a window. Low level employees seem to be held to a higher standard than their suppervisors and it shows with mist of them being more knowledgeable than their supervisors.

Cons

I havent came across any cons

Cons

Middle management is clearly incompetent, as they spend most of their time finding some convoluted way to justify their position at the expense of both the company and the subordinates below them.

There's also a good deal of buck-passing among the managers. Playing hot-potato with problems doesn't solve them.

Lower level employees are ignored or looked down upon by some Middle Managers, making them quick to scapegoat if something happens

The pay is pathetic both by industry standard, and the amount of work done by those paid the least.

They don't particularly value their Operators (Now referred to as "Team Members"), and view most of them as expendable.
The problem being is that this is not true, and have personally watched it take 2+ years for one area to recover due to losses of experienced Operators.

Cons

relatively little upward mobility due to flat management structure, although plenty of lateral career opportunities if one is willing to take risks.