Broadcom reviews

3.3

50% would recommend to a friend

(6,354 total reviews)
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Hock E. Tan

61% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Broadcom has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 6,354 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Broadcom employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Produktion industry (3.5 stars).

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6K reviews
1.0
Jun 2, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Good salary, when "golden handcuffs" (good stock-option plan) are taken into account - Looks good on a resume - If you can survive here, then you can anywhere

Cons

- Work atmosphere is un-human. People are treated as slaves. Long hours are just assumed. Taking your vacation is considered a privilege. - Bad management (they are almost exclusively former engineers) - Lots of not-nice people to deal with. Not very many people to learn from; looks like only incompetent people stayed and everyone who was any good left. (Those very few good people left, please don't feel offended when reading this.) Another group of people who stays is guys who were with the company for many years, possibly expecting severance package if they are laid off. - Poor code-base - Lack of documentation - Forget about specs, just code something - Development is done in constant fire-fighting mode and too much chaos

2.0
Nov 17, 2022

Operators Are Not Valued

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

* Medical, Vision, and Dental benefits are great. * Hours are nice if you can handle 12 hour shifts (3 day week, then 4 day week, repeat).

Cons

* Long-term employees are not appreciated. The pay is good when you start, but the raises are minimal (sometimes as low as 3%). The amount of people that quit is high, so they hire on at a higher pay each year. So, there are people who've worked here for years working for dollars less than new employees. * Management is varied, and highly based on favoritism. One supervisor will be completely hands off. Another supervisor will control every aspect of what their team does and when, and seem to enjoy the power trip. There's also in-between situations. It is luck of the draw. * You'll have opportunities for advancement, but expect more work and not more pay. Over the years they've made most options 'lateral moves'. No pay, and no training. You've either gotten your training from a previous company, or you know enough higher ups to get the position. * They have one HR person. They shuffle troublemakers around. Hope they don't get put in your area.

2.0
May 10, 2022

The rumours are true

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

As with all positions I've held, the people are the greatest asset and in the case of Broadcom, the people that remain post-cuts, are truly remarkable and a testament to resilience.

Cons

Relentless, aggressive revenue agenda. No care for brand. No care for the field staff that need to continually apologise for executive decisions. Pure greed. Very sad to say but it is true.

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