Imagination Technologies Reviews

The TC is so outdated that is not strange getting 2X/3X TC on competitors, yet the C suite keeps repeating they pay market rate salaries... Benefits package is in part discretionary and they randomly offer extras to some people, leading to toxicity in the workplace. In a bid to cut costs, the company decided to let go of its last remaining graphics experts (2023 was exceptionally hard). These were individuals with many years of experience and deep institutional knowledge, crucial to the company's success. After witnessing this, even more engineers are choosing to leave, exacerbating the talent drain. The short-term savings have come at a high cost, as now the company has to pay much more for less experienced replacements, which, while potentially talented, lack the expertise, nuanced understanding and technical knowledge their predecessors brought to the table. Profitable projects are consistently underinvested, hampering their growth potential and leading to missed opportunities. Meanwhile, products with little sales potential receive disproportionate funding. There is a significant reluctance to invest in research and engineers are forced to rely on their previous experience to cover what should be addressed through dedicated investigations and innovation. This shortsighted approach stifles creativity and prevents the development of new technologies and solutions that could keep the company competitive. This misallocation of resources reflect a profound lack of strategic vision.

The company has completely lost its direction. The last 3 years the company is only shrinking in terms of size, products and tech. People with questionable credentials, experience and skills have taken key positions. Managing up matters above anything else. The so called strategy is "lost in translation". There isn't any really. Big ambitions and plans with no real substance behind it and long-term direction that changes at a rate which is not healthy. Overall poor compensation and other benefits are below when compared to what others offer in the same space (companies Imagination supposedly competes with). Impossible to retain key staff. Massive loss of expertise, both technically and on leadership. Future of the company is locked and it's not going to be somethign glorious (ok maybe for a very selected few). Culture is broken and the so called Values don't resonate with anyone.