OK place to work, but lower and lower company potential
OK place to work, but lower and lower company potential
Long learning curve. Job security is good, as they won't let you go without any sign. People are told to be polite, so the manner of co-workers and managers is very comfortable.
Politics, promotion, and good performance are very tricky. There's less and less company potential. Insiders only think of the ideas of old Windows times; they don't honor innovation.
The review is not quite fair. The manager's comments account for too much percentage on the final decision. Support IC initiated the idea/project/innovation.
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