Very aggressive and toxic work culture - Engineer Renesas Employee Review

2.0
Aug 29, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

The company is ambitious and has already done 3 mergers recently with other profit-making stable companies in the semiconductor industry hoping to become the market leader

Cons

1. High Ambitions have led to a lot of mismanagement and overly aggressive + toxic work culture in some teams 2. High level of politics to be seen - Incompetent mid-level management misuses subordinates for their own promotion without recognizing their juniors (leave aside rewarding either in form of pay or designation) - One may be much better off in other competitor companies in the semiconductor industry 3. After mass lay off followed by several people resigning themselves, the company has been trying to sustain with bare minimum resources post unending organizational changes hoping to improve margins, so workload per person increases many folds - which leads to further deteriorating attrition rate as good employees don't find such environment secure or sustainable

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

In my experience, the work environment is negatively critical, and feedback often felt focused on mistakes rather than development. Upper management did not appear to encourage open and honest discussion, making it difficult to raise concerns or share ideas. Compensation seemed below market rates compared to similar roles in the industry. Over time, morale appeared to decline, and many employees became disengaged and less confident in their work. Several talented colleagues left during my time there, and turnover seemed consistently high.

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