Good company but to get ahead you need good connections and be in a good group - Product Marketing Engineer Texas Instruments Employee Review

3.0
11 Mar 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The company is well structured and constantly developing new tools to aid marketing. Good experienced individuals all around and always willing to help. You get to travel all over the world and learn from customers. Excellent benefits. Many roles at TI to get experience on doing many things (applications, systems, marketing, digital marketing, etc.). Overall TI is a very good company to get your career up and running as it teaches you a lot on how a good company can run. However, look at my cons.

Cons

Each group (business unit) is like a small company and if you are not in a good group then it will be very tough to get ahead. My experience has not proven to help me develop and get into management. If you want to move around be weary that each group is very territorial so it is best that you think about moving on your own and seek mentors as groups are not embracing of you moving across groups (business units). Compensation is usually based on the market and if your manager can really make it or break it for you. I have personally only ever had a good manager once and i have had about 6 or more managers at TI. TI reorgs A LOT to the point that it doesn't make sense. I understand the power of reorganization but when you reorg too much it makes the team feel very depressed and unwilling to perform well. The story seems to repeat themselves a lot. I feel that TI spends too much time focusing on reporting up to senior management where you are not moving or doing much progress. Also too much reporting makes it so that you are only focused on the numbers and not innovating. Overall a good company to get your career started, but you need to change some key things to make this place a much better place to work. I think many folks tend to feel stuck and as if they can't move around much. Maybe try to copy more on how F&O encourages every 3 years for individuals to move I work in BMS

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5.0
24 May 2026
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Pros

Individual contribution is awarded. Promotion opportunities are provided. Benefits are awesome.

Cons

Individuals that don’t contribute are not penalized. Occasional instability but not for hard working knowledgeable people.

3.0
30 May 2026
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Pros

Great learning opportunity, would recommend to new college grads Above average pay for the industry Very friendly colleagues who want to transfer knowledge WLB is team dependent

Cons

Team has reduced to 1/3 of original size in less than 2 years, but BU is mostly hiring in India Refuses to hire externally in US (only internal reqs) to fill roles lost from attrition, instead management dumps responsibilities on rest of team members (with no pay raise to match) Management refused to address 2025 layoffs, employee morale is very low Limited mobility and (capped) yearly performance bonus Restructured profit sharing to effectively be a pay cut (-7%) Unclear job description, constantly changing priorities, management is out of touch with employees Innovation isn't emphasized, new products are mostly IP re-use Employee burn-out common Definite decline in work culture since 2023 RSU vesting schedule is bad (4 years)

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