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Samsung Electronics

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Samsung Electronics reviews

3.7

64% would recommend to a friend

(12,924 total reviews)
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Jong Hee Han

61% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Samsung Electronics has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 12,924 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Samsung Electronics employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Industrie manufacturière industry (3.5 stars).

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13K reviews
1.0
Aug 30, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Possibly may look good on the resume Great way to be exposed to Korean culture without travelling If you work in sales you'll not have trouble getting an appointment

Cons

Dictatorial environment Worst bureaucracy on the planet Unless you're Korean, you're not a valued employee

1.0
Jun 10, 2013

Not a good place

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits are the best you can find out there (because you will need it after you are worked hard). You get to play with new toys before they are released. Many dedicated and great engineers to work with. Build up your network with great engineers for a while and leave when something better comes along. You will always hear "Money is not a problem at Samsung".

Cons

The problems are just in all other places. Poor planning, poor communication with HQ, poor work hours and work-life balance. Unclear expectations lead to a lot of rework and inefficiency. Inexperienced management that does not know how to properly plan a project. Massive reporting and micromanagement. Emergencies arise constantly that requires you to stay late for no good reason, e.g. create a demo for a visiting executive who just happens to be passing by to go somewhere else. To properly gauge work-life balance, check the parking lot after hours or on weekends. Unfortunately, the parking lot here is full of cars after hours and on weekends. Programmers are given only one monitor. Request for second monitor or more ergonomic workstation is always denied unless you get your doctor to declare you disabled. This place also takes advantage of foreign workers who cannot easily transition to other jobs. And discriminates against Americans.

1.0
Mar 11, 2012

Very stressed!

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay facility safe working conditions bonuses cafe coffe bar peers Nice FAB Listerine in the bathrooms. clean matching lunch money

Cons

Systems set you up for failure. No true quality programs. Fast paced, no quality etchic. Quality training to do your job with-out error. lack of computers and working space inside the FAB.

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