Great brand, difficult culture - Director Samsung Electronics Employee Review

2.0
Mar 11, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Work for one of the top brands in the world and work with very smart people.

Cons

Horrible culture. Very Korean culture that isn't adjusted in any way for US based employees. It feels like you are occupied by a foreign country. Work life balance doesn't exist unless you luck out and get a good boss who can shelter you from headquarters culture. And even then they have very limited power to do so. And US employees including leaders have little to no autonomy to make strategic decisions or push new initiatives. If it didn't come from headquarters, it isn't accepted.

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