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Great team and lower management, but poor middle and upper management

ASIC Design Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Apple for 2 years
October 8, 2024
Austin, Texas
4.0
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEO
Pros

Almost all of the engineers I worked with were great, and teams worked well both amongst themselves and between orgs.

Pretty good pay for hardware engineering roles.

No micromanagement of responsibilities; I was given the leeway to independently prioritize tasks and implement improvements.

Cons
  • Out of touch upper management, which often makes decisions to the detriment of those that work under them.
  • Unreasonable and paternal return-to-office mandates, where your direct manager gets scolded by their boss if the employees on their team don't badge into the office on the prescribed 3 days per week.
  • Large company, so the scope of work for any given engineer is relatively narrow.
Advice to Management

Days spent in the office should be decided by the team, not upper management.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
4.0
Culture and Values
4.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
4.0
Career Opportunities
4.0
Compensation and Benefits
5.0
Senior Management
2.0

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