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Learn Tech, But You're A Cog

Hardware Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Nvidia for less than 1 year
October 20, 2010
Santa Clara, California
3.0
Approves of CEO
Pros

Fast-paced work culture. Leading-edge technology. Strongly support telecommuting. They don't care where you are as long as you get your work done. Can be an excellent place to learn the latest technology.

Cons

Ultimately, you're just a cog in the machinery.

Very poor work-life balance. You're constantly expected to always be on the job, tethered to your BlackBerry.

If you get pigeon-holed into a role, then it can be very difficult to move to a different role.

Some managers have the attitude that they are throwing money at you, so just forget about professional growth and do whatever you're told. A lot of talented people tend to turn off as a result of this attitude.

Advice to Management

It is apparent when you use formulaic approaches to handling employee concerns. You do run a tight shop, but there the culture at Nvidia is palatable only to a certain type of person. You're losing out on a lot of latent talent that shies away from this hyper-aggressive culture.

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