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Working at Solectron in Milpitas, CA: 11 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Milpitas, CA Area

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On average, employees in Milpitas, CA at Solectron give their company a 1.3 rating out of 5.0 based on 11, whereas overall Average Rating of Solectron is 4.0 out of 5.0 based on 91 Solectron Review Ratings. The happiest Solectron employees in Milpitas, CA are Program Managers submitting an average rating of 4.6 and Senior Materials Managers with a rating of 4.8.

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4.0
Average Rating
(based on 41 Solectron Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.8
Growth Opportunities
3.7
People You Work With
4.4
Person You Work For
4.2
Rewards You Receive
3.8
Support You Get
4.0
Way You Work
4.2
Work Setting
4.0
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Working at Solectron in Milpitas, CA: 11 Employee Reviews

Program Manager
Person You Work For 4.9 / 5 People You Work With 4.9 / 5 Work Setting 4.8 / 5
Support You Get 4.8 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.8 / 5
Company Culture 4.7 / 5 Way You Work 4.9 / 5
Senior Manager
Person You Work For 4.8 / 5 People You Work With 4.5 / 5 Work Setting 4.5 / 5
Support You Get 4.6 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4.8 / 5

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

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Solectron (91)

4.7 Highest Rated in this Industry is Sigma Designs (5)
2.2 Lowest Rated in this Industry is Polara Engineering (6)
3.9 Average of All Companies in this Industry (20,231)
Senior Materials Manager

"Contract manufacturing is like working in a hurricane, and I loved it."

Person You Work For 4.7 / 5 People You Work With 4.8 / 5 Work Setting 4.9 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.9 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.9 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4.9 / 5
Materials Logistics Manager

"Nice benefit and job security."

What do you like about working at Solectron?

"Nice director and manager."

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

"It's a 24x7 operation and make sure you are willing to work late."

Component Engineer

"Great company."

What do you like about working at Solectron?

"Challenged and in charge of many good customers."

Senior Manufacturing Engineer

"From 1990 through 2001, Solectron was a an excellent employer."

What do you like about working at Solectron?

"Always busy."

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

"Just stay honest to yourself."

What don't you like about working at Solectron?

"Biased towards race and nepotism."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Eliminate biased towards race and nepotism."

Technical Writer

"While not the best company to work for, Solectron did give me valuable experience in establishing new department processes."

What do you like about working at Solectron?

"The people in the Document Control department were good to work with."

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

"Do not let the company pressure you into donating part of your paycheck to the United Way."

What don't you like about working at Solectron?

"Management did not provide enough autonomy to individual contributors."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"To provide more flexibility to workers."

Purchasing Manager

"Good company at one time."

What do you like about working at Solectron?

"Understanding management - great to work for."

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

"Be yourself."

What don't you like about working at Solectron?

"I have nothing bad to say about Solectron."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Continue to work closely with all of your employees - understand everyone's strengths."

Material Program Manager

"Good company."

What do you like about working at Solectron?

"Family place."

What don't you like about working at Solectron?

"Compensation."

Manager

"The best place to learn operations."

What do you like about working at Solectron?

"Learning operations."

What don't you like about working at Solectron?

"It was successful enough to grow into a very large company and after 5 years, I wanted to work in a smaller firm."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"NA - company has since been acquired."

Purchasing Manager

"Very diverse and full of opportunity for growth and experience."

What do you like about working at Solectron?

"Opportunity to apply skills and abilities in an environment that would benefit the Customer and Company."

What don't you like about working at Solectron?

"The ability to work directly with the Customer and their employees as well."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Improve promotion policies."

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