Broadcom

RSUs are nice, and a company's stock performs well.

Upper management hates headcount. They'll lay people off solely on the fact that they want the team smaller so they can push up the stock dividends a couple cents higher next quarter. They'll lay off talent and those that know the product best just to save a buck or two. This ends up killing the product line, and they let the rest of the team go soon after.

Management is heartless. Politics is rampant; you can't escape it. If upper management doesn't like your numbers, they don't care. You and your department are gone immediately, even if you have had a bunch of successful quarters and one doesn't do as well. They are also very greedy. They do not like to share in the bonuses or dividends; the less people getting those, the better.

Broadcom has almost no employee loyalty. They expect long hours with no compensation or a thank you, and no guarantee you'll keep your job. There's no work-life balance. I've worked every federal holiday this year and most weekends. I've had to drop out of classes in school just to keep my job; otherwise, I'd be let go if anything were to take precedence over my job. Since working at Broadcom, I can hardly take a day off. I almost have to ask for weekends off. I'm constantly having to reschedule doctor appointments because I can't get a break to go. I can't remember what it's like to work an 8-hour day; I've worked mostly 12-16.

They hate work from home; they also hate remote employees. Anything they can do to eliminate that, even if it means laying off the best guys on your team, they'll do it.

No communication from the top. Management does not tell lower management or employees what they're thinking. Once they've made an instant, poorly thought-out decision with no input from others, there's no changing it.

You treat your employees like dirt. We know what we're doing, and we want the company to succeed too. We just hate being worked to death, only to have the threat of being let go over our heads constantly. Also, we're not a bunch of morons; stop treating us like you're better than us. Accept input and feedback. I've never seen this happen since I've worked for Broadcom because upper management has a god complex.