Average workplace - Associate Process Engineer STMicroelectronics Employee Review

3.0
Aug 22, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Good work-life balance. Location is really good for a manufactuing company. Benefits covers all the basic stuffs. There is plenty to learn.

Cons

Salary is below average especially among similar industry, Upper management is biased, Very hard to climb up the ladder as they dont fire people so you will only be promoted when the boomers above you retire/quit on their own accord. This brings out another problem - since they dont fire people, there is alot of incapable workers there which you will have to work with. Communication is a big issue too since the company likes to hire China and Thai workers that can't speak/understand basic english. The budget is very erratic too, there is plenty of overtime cancellations and cost reduction due to poor planning in the start, Equipments here are mostly very old too, all > 20 years old, so there are plenty of issues to solve.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
Mar 24, 2026
Recommend
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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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