Hoping For A Culture Change
Hoping For A Culture Change
CFS works on advanced technology that will change the world. Access to resources and academics is vast. There are plenty of hard and fun projects to work on.
The demand to meet closed door agreements on deadlines with shareholders affects culture, work-life balance, and ownership of project responsibilities.
Compensation is on the low end for market value and the pay raise model is poor.
Take a step back, take a deep breath, and rework how management works at CFS. There are so many gems of engineers and technicians there - they deserve better.
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 5 days. There were a few questions with some difficulty. I had to answer lots of psychotechnical questions with engineering chemistry and physics. We discussed the position and its challenges
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It was a lengthy interview process. There were a few quick questions with recruitment and HR, then a call scheduled with the hiring manager, and then the rest of the team. I didn't make it past this round, but I was told there were even more steps to
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I applied online. The process took two months. - Phone screen with a recruiter. - Video call with a hiring manager and one level above. - An hour-long presentation with a panel of people, followed by two breakout sessions with two to three people fr
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Milpitas, California, United StatesOctober 14, 2026I applied through an employee referral. The process took 5 days. There were a few questions with some difficulty. I had to answer lots of psychotechnical questions with engineering chemistry and physics. We discussed the position and its challenges
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June 17, 2025It was a lengthy interview process. There were a few quick questions with recruitment and HR, then a call scheduled with the hiring manager, and then the rest of the team. I didn't make it past this round, but I was told there were even more steps to
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April 24, 2023I applied online. The process took two months. - Phone screen with a recruiter. - Video call with a hiring manager and one level above. - An hour-long presentation with a panel of people, followed by two breakout sessions with two to three people fr
