Pros
They have upped operator pay to compete with other jobs.
Cons
Cree has turned to a very toxic place, many in maint have quit or are trying to leave. Another recent reorg has put it unbearable to work there. If you have skill or are a quality tech you will be saddled with a never ending amount of work as soon as you get in, while lower quality techs get to sit around all shift. They will refuse to show you the work area during an interview then hope the 2 year commitment to move you here will hold you there. Whatever knowledge you have from previous fabs is meaningless to Cree. They filled the fab with discount and bargain equipment, and have no interest in PM's, BKM, optimizing process etc... outsiders with fab background are soon shocked how they do not care about improvements or your input to better the process. They squandered the LED and lighting business and lost them because of this. They currently are letting employees think they'll get a severance package when they fizzle out, which is soon, but no employee believes this. Anyone with prior fab experience soon finds out they were tricked into getting hired here, engineers, supervisors, techs etc.... its a very bad situation here. HR has been involved in a few situations and has sided with mgmt in some very bizarre decisions, employees fighting on the job resulting in a hospital trip, both employees still there, denying vacation requests, not enforcing attendance on certain employees, its a very bad situation here.