Etch Process Engineer - good company but poor managerial leadership (worst dept in ST)
Pros
Depending on the department, it could be good for retirement and work-life balance in semiconductor industry. Has 13th month AWS and variable bonus. Friendly culture among your colleagues (except with your superior). Good for those who want to remain in their comfort zone.
Cons
Not much career progression observed as seniors tend to stay put and do not leave. Do not have comprehensive training program for new hires, only rely on so called on-the-job training which means you will be thrown straight into work. Production team has much more says (be it project or operational issues). Some production supervisors do not care much about quality as they are only concerned of moves/quantity. A lot of unnecessary red tapes to go through, procedure is not streamline and too much manual jobs. Some managers but not all, do not exhibit much leadership when advice is needed. Said managers will not help fellow engineers when being unfairly scolded by HOD for the manager’s own problems. French/Italian nationals are preferred while Asians are second class citizens.
