Digital Back-End Eng. - Anonymous employee STMicroelectronics Employee Review

1.0
2 Jun 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

I couldn't find any positive reason to stay. After changing 3 companies, ST is the worst one I remember and I'm happy to have left it. Never again!

Cons

Lots: - Human Resources are quite arrugant and they don't care about placing you in a position that exploits your capabilities and ambitions, with the risk that you will remain stuck in a job that makes you unhappy. It was quite embarassing to hear a HR introducing her company in my university, saying that if you're not a top graduate, you're not worth for ST. - Poor visibility of job openings. Most of the time ST hires through consultants that have been working for them as externals - Offices are awful: we were 100 people (university graduated!) working in the same room, with almost no windows and neon lights. Managers and marketing people mixed with designers (that require a silent place). - Old laptop and monitor - Noisy and crowded canteen. Low quality food. - No courses and other benefits for externals. - The lowest salary I have ever earned - Unpaid university master degree thesis. No support; just occasional reviews and dismissal after they have lost their interest, without thanking for the hard work

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Pros

If you thrive in a low-accountability environment where showing up is enough, this is your paradise. No one is measured on output — just tenure and nationality. Perfect if ambition makes you uncomfortable.

Cons

Where do I start. STMicro is a company that peaked decades ago and has been coasting ever since. The entire organization is paralyzed by Franco-Italian politics — your career trajectory has nothing to do with your performance and everything to do with which country you're from and who you know in Geneva or Grenoble. Middle management is a graveyard of lifers who haven't had an original idea since 2005. Decision-making is painfully slow, innovation is non-existent, and any attempt to push for change gets buried in committees. The semiconductor industry is moving at lightning speed and STMicro is standing still. Competitors are lapping them while leadership congratulates itself in PowerPoint presentations. If you're ambitious, talented, or value meritocracy — run. This place will grind you down and waste your best years. Advice to Management: Stop pretending politics and nationality don't drive every major decision. The talent is leaving and you're not getting it back

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