Pros: The stock options were great until the fraud became public.

Cons: Insane senior management and racist middle management. You'll need to be of Indian descent to get anywhere at BRCM San Jose.

Pros: Company name recognition in the industry.

Cons: - A lot of old-timers, having like retired jobs. - Very limited upward promotions. - Very hard to move into different groups. - Stock has negative sentiment in investment. The trend is always in the downside, up and down stock movement, like gambling. Cannot be too greedy, or you end up missing a selling point. - A lot of politics. Indian engineers protect each other; Chinese engineers beat each other. White people still dominate the top management.

Pros: Respect for knowledge and experience, good work/life balance, good compensation and benefits.

Cons: Almost no career opportunities for engineers.