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47%
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2%
4.0
Average Rating
(based on 49 National Semiconductor Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.9
Growth Opportunities
3.8
People You Work With
4.3
Person You Work For
4.2
Rewards You Receive
3.9
Support You Get
4.1
Way You Work
4.1
Work Setting
3.8
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Posted 14 years ago
Demand Planning Manager

"NSM is going thru management changes."

What do you like about working at National Semiconductor?

"When I was there, the co-workers."

What don't you like about working at National Semiconductor?

"Senior Management."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Start over and listen."

Senior Test Engineer

"It's a training ground."

What do you like about working at National Semiconductor?

"Good place to learn."

What don't you like about working at National Semiconductor?

"Management."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management should have the vision to lead by example. Non-technical managers are not respected due to lack of a technical foundation."

Senior Engineer

"Good place to work but that fab has closed down."

Senior Layout Designer

"I quit because of pannic attacks caused by being jerked around by a spastic management style."

What do you like about working at National Semiconductor?

"Pay."

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

"Be prepared to just be another number."

What don't you like about working at National Semiconductor?

"Too much political crap. Not allowing a designer to hunker down and produce."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Let your workers work and stop mandating thousands of meetings."

Analog Circuit Designer

"Good place to work if not so many frequent layoffs."

Application Engineer

What do you like about working at National Semiconductor?

"Good place to work."

Staff Device Engineer

"Good to join to learn know-how systematically."

Packaging Co-op

"It's where I started."

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

"Good place to cut your teeth in The Valley."

Senior Test Engineer

"Company will crash in 2-3 years under current management."

What do you like about working at National Semiconductor?

"Great company until McCleod took over."

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

"Run, don't walk away."

What don't you like about working at National Semiconductor?

"Company direction changes every few years. Massive layoffs. Morale very low. Very little innovation, only milking old products. Totally clueless upper management."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Leave before you totally destroy the company."

Product Engineer

"Great place to work."

Financial Analyst

"Sweatshop enviornment with little regard for personal life quality."

What do you like about working at National Semiconductor?

"Leading edge company that was always looking for new products in their marketplace."

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

"Be aware to the time demands that will be required beyond the 40 hour week."

What don't you like about working at National Semiconductor?

"Aftertime, the workload became routine with lack of excitement."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Massage their ego."

Senior Project Manager

"Good growth potential."

What do you like about working at National Semiconductor?

"Management open door policy."

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

"Be sincere and prepare for the interview."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Explore the new technology fields."

Finance Director

"No opportunities for growth."

What don't you like about working at National Semiconductor?

"No revenue growth, which means no opportunities."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Focus on core competencies."

Staff Application Engineer

"Upper management has damaged the company beyond repair. Will go under."

National Semiconductor Reviews FAQs

Is National Semiconductor a good company to work for?

National Semiconductor has an overall rating of 4.0 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 49 National Semiconductor Review Ratings left anonymously by National Semiconductor employees, which is 3% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 94% of employees would recommend working at National Semiconductor.

Does National Semiconductor pay their employees well?

National Semiconductor employees earn $84,000 annually on average, or $40 per hour, which is 27% higher than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 2 National Semiconductor employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find National Semiconductor Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at National Semiconductor?

94% of employees would recommend working at National Semiconductor with the overall rating of 4.0 out of 5. Employees also rated National Semiconductor 3.9 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.9 for Rewards You Receive, 3.8 for Growth Opportunities and 4.1 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at National Semiconductor?

According to our data, the highest paying job at National Semiconductor is a President at $191,000 annually. Browse National Semiconductor Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at National Semiconductor?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at National Semiconductor is a Production Operator at $24,000 annually. Browse National Semiconductor Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at National Semiconductor?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at National Semiconductor to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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