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Good Money, Good Peers, Bad Managers

Staff Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Arm for 6 years
April 10, 2026
Lund, Sweden
1.0
Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros
  • Good salary and RSUs
  • Peers are supportive and some of them excellent technically which is good
  • Chance to work on cutting edge technologies
Cons
  • Silent and inherent racism
  • Managers are toxic and technically worst, ready to sacrifice their reports to keep their positions safe.
  • Cross site politics with Cambridge always having the upper hand
  • Diversity and Inclusion is a big joke, just used as a show-off.
  • Promotions are difficult and there is no growth beyond Grade 5.
  • To survive, you need to master the art of pretending to work rather than working and also show how others don't work.
  • HR folks are mere puppets.
  • Company has sacrificed its European culture and moved to an American culture where execution is more important than quality or perfection.
Advice to Management
  • Try to understand the difference between people who work and people who fake work.
  • Stop the politics, racism, and favoritism, or else the company will be destroyed in the next few years.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
1.0
Culture and Values
3.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
1.0
Career Opportunities
1.0
Compensation and Benefits
4.0
Senior Management
1.0

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