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Director of Software Engineering at Brocade
in Broomfield, CO

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"McDATA was a fantastic place to work with a very talented and motivated team."

What do you like about working at Brocade?

"Great people and challenging work."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Do your homework and be ready for an intense interview process."

What don't you like about working at Brocade?

"SEC reporting"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Look for ways to expand the Broomfield location as there is a large talent pool to draw from for complex product development."

Director of Software Engineering at Advanced Micro Devices

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"Great company to work for."

Director of Software Engineering at Comsys
in Seattle, WA

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"I was very pleased to work for Comsys and would gladly hire them or work for them again"

What do you like about working at Comsys?

"They treated me well, compensation was good, the benefits package was also very good"

Director of Software Engineering at Innovative Interfaces
in Emeryville, CA

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"Innovative is a good solid compay"

What do you like about working at Innovative Interfaces?

"good people"

Director of Software Engineering at Meeting Expectations

What do you like about working at Meeting Expectations?

"The people, the travel"

What don't you like about working at Meeting Expectations?

"Lack of support from Sr. Leadership. Expected a lot but would not provide the resources need to get the job done."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Support the people who helped get you where you are a more. Invest in the people you have."

Director of Software Engineering at Asyst Technologies
in Fremont, CA

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"It has been very challenging keeping up with the paces of the Semiconductor industry."

Director of Software Engineering at General Motors
in Indianapolis, IN

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"Avoid this employer."

What don't you like about working at General Motors?

"It is the most political environment that I have ever encountered in my 19-year career. This organization has a 1960s command and control management style."

Director of Software Engineering at Asyst Technologies
in Fremont, CA

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"This review is stated with the utmost respect towards the company and current employees."

What do you like about working at Asyst Technologies?

"At one point in time Asyst Technologies was the forefront of specific technologies development in the SemiConductor industry, leading the way in specified products which had the capability of revolutionizing the SemiConductor 'industry.. Asyst had lost that opportunity over the years and was trying to reclaim that title with it's latest R&D products. Since working in the R&D group for the New Product Introduction group there was a fair amount of new innovation that was being developed. This type of new innovation truly attracted me in staying with the company."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"If you are to interview with Asyst Technologies I would inquire about the stability of the Chapter 11 filing and I would recommend to hear a short dissertation on what the company's short term goals are and their long term goals."

What don't you like about working at Asyst Technologies?

"The direction of some of the decisions in upper management were not always clear and concise. There was also a vast majority of independent directions at all levels of management. This created confusion for the entire company. There was also a fair amount of attrition which led to a lack of core competencies. This was a constant struggle for progressive thought due to the lack of tribal knowledge."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Currently times within this economy at all business levels are very hard. At one point in time Asyst Technologies had a very strong engineering group with very unique products in a very strong economy. Additionally the entire management group was very strong possessing a true belief in the company's products, directional goals and comprehension of the industry. As the years went by and the SemiConductor industry became more volatile I do not believe that management at all levels possessed the same goals and understanding for the ever changing company and industry. Core knowledge disappeared and executive decisions were made more on emotion rather than true understanding of what Asyst Technologies could or could not produce for the SemiConductor industry. My advice would be to seriously take another look at the company from a straw-man perspective and get back to basics. See what Asyst can or cannot produce during these challenging times.There is truly no need to have the number of VPs and management in a company that has declared Chapter 11 and is struggling for it;s own survival. They should try to assess what the new vision for the company will be, perhaps a smaller vision, however a safe and profitable one to create stability for all (Customers, Employees inclusive of Contractors and Vendors) for now. It has been stated from a few VPs at Asyst Technologies that it is much easier to grow a company than to keep having layoff after layoff just to accommodate the ever challenging economy. Stick to one or two core competencies and jettison the rest to make the best efforts for the new vision for the company. This is my perspective from being at the company for many years having seen many managers come and go just to introduce change. Having different selling ideas and different philosophies. The energies that it takes to move a company from one direction to another is massive and also time consuming. If this movement is done over and over with each new management level that gets inserted into Asyst Technologies then there is a vast amount of energies just expended on changing directions each and every time. Too much of a waste if you ask me."

Director of Software Engineering at Emida

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"Emida has been a very big step for my career."

Director of Software Engineering at Mitchell International
in San Diego, CA

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"This was a good place to work."

What do you like about working at Mitchell International?

"I liked the people, the projects, the products. There were sufficient challenges and opportunities to interest me."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Make sure you get a clear understanding of what you're getting into. Have a clear definition of what you want; identifying the job's must haves characteristics."

What don't you like about working at Mitchell International?

"Decisions made at the higher levels were not always based upon careful analysis of the facts and then not monitored, maintained, or managed to successful conclusions. Also a certain level of unfairness and bias was evident in some. Teamwork was very poor between departments."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Better decision making process, less prejudice & bias, focus on teamwork and individuals while driving common goals, follow-up, communications --- in short, do the basics of management principles."

Director of Software Engineering at The Sports Authority
in Englewood, CO

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"It was a good place to work, as the people are great."

What do you like about working at The Sports Authority?

"The people."

Director of Software Engineering at Axium
in Burbank, CA

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"A place that was receptive to modernization."

What do you like about working at Axium?

"Solving technology problem that restricted their growth."

What don't you like about working at Axium?

"Unprofessionalism conducts were condoned."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get their act togethers and be a little more professional"

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