Great company, chaotic group - Senior Technical Writer Synopsys Employee Review

2.0
Apr 23, 2022
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Pros

A fantastic innovative company in the areas of their original core competency.

Cons

Abysmal management of the acquired Black Duck product group. In 20 years as an accomplished manager and individual contributor at successful top-tier and startup companies, this is the most chaotic and unfriendly group I have ever experienced. Sink or swim onboarding, a very aggressive release cadence, buggy complex home-grown tools, very weak documentation quality assurance workflow processes, lack of management strategy and focus are all a significant drag on productivity and quality.

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