Working at EMC in Santa Clara, CA: 8 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Santa Clara, CA Area

"I cannot say enough positive things about EMC's corporate culture and its treatment of employees. The org chart is very flat -- as a junior manager, I was 5 links below the CEO. Managers give solid, effective feedback and *real* performance evaluations, so you should always know where you stand. In most groups, innovation and new ideas are welcomed -- if you can put together a solid plan and show the numbers."

"I worked for EMC Corporation in the Backup & Recovery Systems Group in Santa Clara, CA. Our division was one of the leading growth division within EMC. We were able to build strong relationships with the EMC Core Field teammates which helped accelerate our revenue growth over the past 5 years."

"Good company to balance work life and personal life."

What do you like about working at EMC?

"work enviornment is goodcompany is stable and doing good."

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

"nice company to work for but dont expect too high on salary"

What don't you like about working at EMC?

"company dont care about the employee too much.Salary standard is low."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"if they take good care of their employees its really a good company to work."

"Great place to wqork if your on the east coast."

What do you like about working at EMC?

"I was completely independant without much interaction from my VP"

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

"Know your specialty well they will test you"

What don't you like about working at EMC?

"The sepration from the core teams on east coast"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"More interaqction with the west coast"

"EMC: Pays Well, but you WILL earn it."

What do you like about working at EMC?

"You will always be at the bleeding edge of Storage Technology. It's a very competitive industry, where advancements from a competitor spark a massive response from everyone else in the field. EMC does pay well once you reach the higher engineering tiers. Entry Level and Tech Support engineers make market rate."

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

"Don't harp on and on about your advanced degree. EMC values experience in the field. In this current job market, there are a lot of Ph.Ds with no J-O-B."

What don't you like about working at EMC?

"The long hours will grind down the unprepared or the unwilling. At the senior engineer level, you will be expected to design and implement the solution while acting as de facto manager for your Implementation Team. Expect 60+ hour work weeks."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Retain talent! Don't be so demanding of your best technical staff. We've lost too many good Project Managers and Engineers to NetApp and HitachI because of the pressure. Let's be a bit more flexible when it comes to balancing Life and Work."

"When EMC bought Legato, things went downhill quickly"

What do you like about working at EMC?

"pay was good"

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

"Pretend that you have no life and that you think that you exist for the greater good of EMC"

What don't you like about working at EMC?

"EMC has NO respect for engineers - esp SW. They treated us like assembly line workers at best"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Do what you say! (Then again, they really odn't care what we have to say in the least.)"

What do you like about working at EMC?

"The teamwork with my colleagues"

What don't you like about working at EMC?

"EMC is a very large company"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be more supportive and positive"