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Shocking Awful Management

Senior Graphics Programmer
Former Employee
Worked at Samsung for 6 years
July 29, 2023
Staines, England
1.0
Doesn't RecommendApproves of CEO
Pros
  • Interesting projects to work on.
  • Good salary and benefits.
  • Good name on your CV, but know what you're signing up for (see Cons).
Cons

Mentally prepare to see your hard work be destroyed by utterly incompetent local management, over and over again.

HQ leadership and mindset are very good, but often out of touch with what really goes on in this department.

Forget about career progression here. Local management's goal is to do as little as possible while getting away with it. If you oppose this mindset, you will be targeted and gaslighted. They will go far and wide to protect their little circle.

For these reasons, this was by far the most toxic and depressing place I have personally ever worked, with reasonably crazy high turn-overs.

You have been warned. That being said, my advice to you is: give it a shot and see how it goes, but always keep an open mind and be ready to jump ship.

Advice to Management

Stop playing games or leave the chair to someone that knows what he's doing and is willing to commit to the project and his team.

Stop antagonizing HQ and talking behind their back, dumping on them the responsibility for your own failures.

Stop the lies, manipulations, and gatekeeping. Such behavior is not doing you any good; it promotes toxicity and ultimately will lead to your own downfall.

Best of luck and farewell.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
4.0
Culture and Values
1.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
4.0
Career Opportunities
1.0
Compensation and Benefits
4.0
Senior Management
1.0

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