Great opportunities stymied by poor senior management. - Anonymous employee Samsung Electronics Employee Review

2.0
Mar 3, 2012
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Global business scope. Deep pockets virtually eliminates limits to investment size. Global brand makes it easy to get meetings/interviews. Very good compensation (if expatriate).

Cons

Almost exclusive focus on risk avoidance rather than potential upside. Unrealistic return expectations, especially given low risk tolerance. Inflexibility in adapting to local (non-Korean, non-Samsung) business practices and norms. Poor strategy and planning. Promotion based on tenure, not performance.

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5.0
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Pros

Excellent management. Smart people. I feel safe there. They take reports seriously and thoroughly investigate wrongdoing and take action to protect employees.

Cons

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2.0
Jun 26, 2026
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Pros

Great products. Everyone gets to travel at least once per year.

Cons

Low pay compared to top US electronics companies. Strong culture of favoritism — managers rarely promote on merit and frequently move the goalposts for employees outside their inner circle. Colleagues and managers regularly take credit for others' work. I personally witnessed and experienced what I believe to be gender and race-based inequities in how employees are treated and evaluated. HR was unresponsive when issues were raised.

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