Analog Devices

There is a very good work-life balance. Individuals have room to breathe. There are very smart engineers to work with. The work atmosphere is comfortable. There are good travel opportunities internationally in applications and marketing.

The pace is very slow and a bit too chilled out at times. Career advancement can be slow. People from schools like MIT are given somewhat preferential treatment over others. You can also get stuck under several layers of management. Internal communications within product lines can be deficient.

Senior management is quite slow to respond to rapidly changing markets. There are many people in the organization that are just existing without providing much value. There is no sense of urgency in many parts of the company.