Broadcom reviews

3.3

50% would recommend to a friend

(6,355 total reviews)
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Hock E. Tan

60% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

Broadcom has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 6,355 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
Apr 20, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Good Office Space, Gym, Cafeteria facilities, Library, transport facility Good work life balance

Cons

I can comment only on the division I was working on WLAN and in Systems group. My experience is : This is my personal experience according to how I felt. It may not be true for everyone as it depends upon your ability to handle the situation 1): Employees think they are best in the world. Typical arrogance. To me no more than obnoxious kids. 2): Not open to inputs, suggestions. I found peoples ego get hurt. 3): Openly right wing staff and few managers. 4): If you hate the culture of "Ego, Fear and Politics" you should avoid 5): If you are technically very sound, this is not the place for you. 6): I was so fed up, I eventually put my papers. 7): If you resign, they will not allow you to serve notice period. Make your plan with new company accordingly. 8): Your stocks will be cancelled immediately, so make sure you vest all your shares before resigning. 9) To me bunch of losers who take help of politics and groupism to push any potential threat to their comfort zone 10) lower guys lick upper level guys to survive in the slowly sinking ship.

2.0
Jan 11, 2015

Need more diversified

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Fast pace, working on most cutting edge tech, quite flexible working time in general except before tape out when you might need to work even in weekend

Cons

While I have no problem with Indians, you could feel isolated when all your team members including your manager are Indians. If you like diversified culture, I suggest you ask during your interview.

2.0
Oct 11, 2014

Firmware engineer

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

1. Office is good. 2. Coffee machine is above average. 3. Unlimited soft drinks.

Cons

1. Very tight schedule. 2. Low pay. 3. Kept costing down. 4. No career development. 5. Expected to work long hours and always urgent issues coming. 6. Higher managements not willing to change. 7. Engineers lack of new knowledge. 8. Routine and tedious works even in development roles.

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