SMART Modular Technologies Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"I have worked for SMART Tech for a little over a year. During the hiring process my boss sold me a great company to work for but once I started I realized it is a crazy and unstable company to work for. The CEO is very rude, and the VPs micromanage to the point they make you feel like an idiot and because of that we as managers kind of have to do the same to our employees. They hire people that are let go just a couple of months after they are hired. The products are super expensive vs the competition and they launched SMART kapp which is their hope but they can't even manufacture it, just ask a channel partner and you can verify. The CEO gave us the option to work late during the night and weekends or to look for a job somewhere else. He also wants daily stand ups (reports) from every single person in the company; talk about micromanaging. I know you can be still willing to try to work here but if you do, don't quit your job, just ask for vacation so you can come and try. Even the VPs of People Services and Marketing were fired just months after starting at SMART. This is just sad and I am very disappointed. I fell in this trap and the best I can do for professionals is to share my experience. Oh by the way; CEO wants to move the company to London or Seattle so he has a plan to let go everybody from Canada, in about a year or so; they let everybody go from Latin America and most people from EMEA and other regions, now they are cannibalizing the markets trying to survive; they are giving the distribution rights to many companies in only one territory because strategy is not important; it is just survival but I don't see it happening."

"A great place to work. I enjoyed the work very much."

"I've worked for SMART Technologies for over two years. I find it to be a very innovative company, and find the touch technology extremely interesting. It is a fast-paced environment to work in, and the types of projects are always changing."

"I worked at SMART for 8 months before they closed up the Ottawa shop."

"Excellent, eye-opening"

What do you like about working at SMART Modular Technologies?

"They give you the tools you need to do your job and they don't supervise you too closely, trusting you to get the job done. They have trusted me quite a bit considering the fact that I am an intern"

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

"Be friendly, everyone here is very friendly. I didn't have to answer many technical questions but they WILL ask some so be prepared to defend anything on your resume. If you are a developer, they will probably find one project you've worked on and focus their questions on that."

What don't you like about working at SMART Modular Technologies?

"There's not much I can say here, maybe there is too many managers and everyone is way too wrapped up in the process rather than the actual results"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I think they would get better results if they were a little harder on their employees... not that I want to be yelled at or anything, but it seems way too acceptable for projects to not succeed here."

What do you like about working at SMART Modular Technologies?

"I enjoy running an office. I am very good in a admin setting and the work keeps me busy."

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

"Education is the best way to stay on track for the things you want to happen in your life."

What don't you like about working at SMART Modular Technologies?

"I like working with the people and the CEo. I learned alot working with the CEO."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep up the good work. The company is going to be a great company someday."

"Average company. nothing much to say."

What do you like about working at SMART Modular Technologies?

"To work with the people. The way that management respect your work and accept suggestions to be more efficient."

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

"Be theirself. This a excelent company to work."

What don't you like about working at SMART Modular Technologies?

"Nothing. I like only. This was a temporary position I worked a Maternity Leave of a regular employee"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"She was an excellent professional."

"ex employer I'm waiting on retirement pay.They just fired and cleaned house of corrupt mangt."

What do you like about working at SMART Modular Technologies?

"first 20 yrs.was great.good co workers,good training,foreman gave & thanked me for handling tough jobs other techs couldnt figure out.Had showers to clean up after work."

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

"Give management time to clean house."

What don't you like about working at SMART Modular Technologies?

"After 20 yrs corrupt management embezzeled taxpayers monies,promoted cleaners to mechanics,they couldnt even change light bulbs correctly,dropped 300k buses off hoistsVery frustrating time in my career.They just fired the whole management team."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"perform evaluations & terminate those that are like cancer dragging the team down.Adhere& enforce company policy.Get foreman to patrol shop to help & enforce time standards."

"In general, it was good employee"

What do you like about working at SMART Modular Technologies?

"Always verify if any employee needs any tool."

What don't you like about working at SMART Modular Technologies?

"Sometimes the group leader was verifing everithing."

"They have some good stuffs to learn, and industrial learning."

What do you like about working at SMART Modular Technologies?

"The industrial learning that they give and the steps to work in the production area"

What don't you like about working at SMART Modular Technologies?

"Exist some preference between some emplyees and supervisors."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be open to the employers sugestions."

"Cheap company, but like family"

What do you like about working at SMART Modular Technologies?

"It was small, and family like."

What don't you like about working at SMART Modular Technologies?

"They were cheap and careless with their employees (mostly low income foreign workers)"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Work on manners!"

"Awesome."

What do you like about working at SMART Modular Technologies?

"Everything, great teams, a lot of teamwork, everyone willing to help each other."

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

"Great company."

What don't you like about working at SMART Modular Technologies?

"The huge layoffs."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I'm available."