Fairchild Semiconductor Reviews
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Mark S. Thompson
120 Ratings
Pros
"Good benefits, lots of time off" (in 20 reviews)
"Challenging and fast paced work environment" (in 18 reviews)
Cons
"Upper Management constantly caves to the Union" (in 14 reviews)
"Has to work long hours, high pressure environment" (in 5 reviews)
Pros & Cons are excerpts from user reviews. They are not authored by Glassdoor.
"This is the longest serving company I have had..."
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Fairchild Semiconductor full-time for more than 8 years
Pros
I have great colleagues here...
Cons
It is far from my home..
Pros
Good work-life balance and great people. Very adept to new technology and methodologies.
Cons
Cyclic nature of the business and company tends to focus on cost-cutting measures during downturn which sometimes stifle growth on employee skills.
"Good place to improve technical skills"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
No Opinion of CEOI have been working at Fairchild Semiconductor
Pros
Flexible working hours and plentiful opportunities to learn. People are friendly and there is a healthy culture of sharing information.
Cons
Limited career advancement opportunities. Very lean IT team structures and management is always looking for opportunities to cut costs. There is some office politics between the different regions.
Continue readingPros
it is quite good comp
Cons
newly start up org polcieis
Pros
They have very good benefits and the management are very considerate to employees.
Cons
Not enough life / work balance
"Sales & Marketing"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
I worked at Fairchild Semiconductor full-time
Pros
Great opportunity to learn and grow
Cons
Fewer exposure to outside power
"Glad Fairchild was bought by ON"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Fairchild Semiconductor full-time for more than 8 years
Pros
Great group of people worked at Fairchild
Cons
Management bet too large on some endeavors, which did not pay off as expected.
"Director of Software Engineering and Website Technology"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at Fairchild Semiconductor full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Good people, Stable industry, Distinguished company history
Cons
No Growth, Not aggressive enough
Continue reading"Excellent Benefits, Poor Vision"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at Fairchild Semiconductor full-time
Pros
Excellent benefits and competitive salaries,
Cons
Wont spend a dime on manufacturing. Looks like the company is trying to offload all manufacturing to foundries.
Continue reading"I worked at FCS full-time (More than 10 years)"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Fairchild Semiconductor for more than 8 years
Pros
Pros - Executive management's open door style - Opportunity to expand skill set through cross-training - Compensation and benefits - FCS University - Family-oriented environment
Cons
Cons - Stock performance began to decline
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