Nvidia

Envisioned CEO. JHH is full of passion and always looks ahead of the crisis.

Cutting-edge technology, smart pals, and an open and transparent culture.

Full-of-go-go attitude in most of the teams/departments (except for facility & C&B).

Local HR did a good job, even better than global HR.

You can always find a piece of work that you are interested in, if you are not super picky.

The benefits, health care, etc. are valuable, although the compensation is so-so.

There are so many legendary gurus (in US) that you can turn to, and usually they are nice to a junior.

First-line managers are nice and professional.

Matrix management sucks. I don't think site management understand nor care about the project progress or technical challenges. All they care about is just hiring more people.

Local facilities are poor. There's bad planning and execution, and a sucking attitude towards employees. Why aren't they performance reviewed by a local manager?

IT policies are confusing and de-productive. I felt I wasn't respected when my request to access a technical document was rejected due to "IT policies".

There's a glass ceiling for senior members.

Make engineering teams report to their functional leaders at HQ, and make facility/HR/IT report to local management. It makes a lot more sense for an R&D center.