Broadcom

Competitive pay. Best insurance cover. New technologies. Leader in Networking. Free and very good lunch. Well-behaved people and helpful.

High stress. You need to keep awake late nights and be present early mornings. Software managers are in the USA, and they don't mind calling you up late nights and as early as 4 am. I used to put my phone on silent at nights.

New chips keep coming very often; almost one new one every month. They don't document their technologies most of the time, and hence you are always at the risk of losing IP knowledge if master resources leave the organization. This also makes the ramp-up of new employees very difficult and uncertain.

Top management is very supportive and understanding, but the Indian management, who are basically 'mediators,' are just okay. Now, the company has been taken over by Avago, so I can't comment on the situation now.

If you're okay to report to 2 to 3 managers, work 60+ hours a week, spend sleepless nights, and work in a big MNC that works like a startup but is driven by incentives, good pay, and benefits – basically, if you're a bachelor, this place is for you.

There are some people who want to revolutionize things and give constructive feedback. Do not take them as mere complaints. You spend so much time in hiring the best people. Why not invest in training and listening to their experiences of doing things better?