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Great place for experience, but don't expect any real vertical momentum

Software Developer
Current Employee
Has worked at Samsung for less than 1 year
May 8, 2008
Dallas, Texas
2.0
No CEO Opinion
Pros

This is a great place to grow experience, with plenty of duties to fill. Everyone needs to be well-rounded, filling multiple roles, which tend to multiply over time. My job today is nothing like the job description when I was hired, which has led to an expanding portfolio to showcase of my design, video, and multimedia works. My role keeps growing, which is nice since it tends to give better job security.

Working in marketing is also nice with the many interesting and fun programs and sponsorships we do. It's definitely something good to put on the resume having worked for Samsung.

Cons

The opportunities for growth, as far as promotion and actual recognition of increased duties, have been next to nil. I have increased my duties tenfold since I started, yet make the same pay and have the same title. Every time I add a new skill or service, it becomes part of my job requirements. Three years have passed, and I am still considered 'contract,' lacking any benefits. The frustration mounts when new hires are brought on as 'full-time' from the start. Being expected to help them with deliverables to fulfill their annual bonus only adds to the sense of unfairness. Although I am appreciative of working here, too many things make me wonder if there are better opportunities.

Advice to Management

Try to recognize that we can't run as a skeleton crew. Having more than one person with similar skills helps spread the workload and adds to creative collaboration. As it is, we tend to work in a creative vacuum, leading to inefficiency.

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