Working at Maxim Integrated Products in Sunnyvale, CA: 23 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Sunnyvale, CA Area

"Difficult to move up because most employees stay for 10 to 20 years and there was always way too much middle management that had little real managerial power. Overall a very hard working yet strong performance work culture."

What do you like about working at Maxim Integrated Products?

"Detailed work, everyone is very dedicated and hard working and helpful."

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

"Relax, view basic and be friendly. The rest is good."

What don't you like about working at Maxim Integrated Products?

"More opportunities, it is a sink or swim atmosphere, which can be difficult."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Have more options so that employees have easier access to help."

What do you like about working at Maxim Integrated Products?

"Good people, technically savvy - although numbers are dwindling recently."

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

"Ask for a detailed organization chart and a sensible job description - in writing, please. Ask for available work resources: tools, equipment, SW licenses, especially ones that are not supposed to be shared."

What don't you like about working at Maxim Integrated Products?

"The management responds mostly to investors, rather than, sometimes obvious, technical issues. Internal politics play a way too important role."

"Hostile environment in my BU."

What do you like about working at Maxim Integrated Products?

"Great technical talents and peer support; stellar design and applications teams."

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

"Do ask a lot of questions about actual responsibilities and expectations."

What don't you like about working at Maxim Integrated Products?

"Hostile environment, particularly among executive leadership; no respect for subordinate's private time."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Mentor as leaders, not as tyrants and respect your employees."

"The privilege to work with intelligent people."

What do you like about working at Maxim Integrated Products?

"Intelligent people that I had the privilege to work with."

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

"Be yourself and demonstrate that you are up to learning new skills."

What don't you like about working at Maxim Integrated Products?

"Honestly there was nothing that I didn't like about working at the company."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep up the open door policy towards your employee and provide an even a better professional work environment."

"To work with intelligent, high energy people."

What do you like about working at Maxim Integrated Products?

"The caliber of people, the professional work environment that the management provided and the open door policy of the management."

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

"Be yourself, demonstrate that you re willing to learn new skills to do a first rate job. Be detail oriented."

What don't you like about working at Maxim Integrated Products?

"Honestly there was nothing that I did not like about working at the company. The management went of their way to provide a professional work environment."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep up the good work and improve the growth path of your employees."

"In the beginning it was fine, however upper management are hugely disconnected ."

What do you like about working at Maxim Integrated Products?

"Good benefits-best I've had with any company I've ever worked for."

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

"Be dynamic and don't be afraid to show your personality."

What don't you like about working at Maxim Integrated Products?

"Poor management in accounting. Frustrating with constant changes in processes and process owners. Big disconnect between anyone at managing director position and up and those below that level. Salaries were ALWAYS below market....terrible pay."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Value your employees more and don't treat them as expendable. Provide incentives for good performance."

What do you like about working at Maxim Integrated Products?

"Really smart people who are willing to teach and mentor. Well diversified product portfolio. IN-house fabs and processes in addition to external 2nd sources. There are lots of resources to learn and improve one's knowledge and career IF you can find the time."

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

"Know the fundamentals. Maxim is willing to teach you if you are smart. Until a few years ago, Maxim had a reputation of never having a layoff. This is no longer true. The company is as bad if not worse than industry peers. Don't let anyone lie to you about this."

What don't you like about working at Maxim Integrated Products?

"Managers work you to your maximum ability. It is hard to find the time to breathe, much less think or innovate at times. The company maintains a culture of hard work ethics but has woefully lost its sense of justly rewarding hard work. It has lost all sense of loyalty to employees and is ONLY beholden to major investors/shareholders. What benefits employees receive are merely what Maxim finds the minimum NECESSARY to maintain its reputation as a good company among its peers in the industry and/or not be guilty of breaking federal law. It no longer goes the extra mile to stand out as a company that values its workers. In Maxim's long history, layoffs and firings were done ONLY as a last resort. Now, by the CEO's recent (2011) actions, it is considered as a first move/sacrifice of pawns in the game of winning the most profits. In the CEO's own words, layoffs are viewed as a means of fixing the roof and it is best done when the sun is shining. The meaning is clear and the precedent has now been set: even though the company is doing great, Maxim is more than willing to layoff and fire its workers. Now, by the CEO's own admission, layoffs are done whenever it benefits the corporate good without regard for the employees. Fix the roof while the sun is shining Sounds more like Maxim is burning the fields while the sun is shining. And why? Because tomorrow it MIGHT rain."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Senior management should donate $25k-100k to a bonafide charity out of their own pockets for every employee the company lays off or fires. Go back to the 1 month/year-service severance package and include pro-rated bonuses if the company is financially capable of paying them."