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Toxic environment, lot of unethical people.

Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Supermicro for 4 years
December 31, 2025
San Jose, CA
1.0
Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

They won’t fire you even if you do nothing. Free pastries every day.

Cons

Plenty of unethical people here who are basically in retirement mode.

  • A guy takes a full grocery bag of pastries from B2, then meets up with someone driving a Toyota Prius in front of the B3 parking lot to load the pastries into the Prius.
  • A guy plays games on his work computer and spends an hour smoking in the car.
  • A guy constantly tries to sell coworkers life insurance and retirement plans, and is always on the phone pitching life insurance sales calls during work hours. This happens not once, but all the time every week. Managers know about these issues but do nothing. And those guys are the people who eventually become managers—your managers.

Look up “Dead Sea Effect.” That’s exactly what’s happening here. The capable employees already left, and what’s left are the lazy, toxic ones. They won't fire them, because if you do, no one would even handle the basic work.

Advice to Management

Deep clean the toxic environment.

Additional Ratings

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

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