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Cadence Design Systems

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Current mid-level manager - Anonymous employee Cadence Design Systems Employee Review

4.0
Jul 25, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good pay, good work/life balance (at least in my group)

Cons

Very restrictive vacation policy - you get a reasonable amount of time, but have to use the vast majority of it during the mandatory July and December shutdowns.

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Pros

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Cons

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