Broadcom reviews

Very political, no appreciation for good work, quick-to-complain mentality, egoistic and directionless management, no efforts to retain good talent, vacation policy favors only the "buddies-with-boss" employees, lately not enough RSUs, slow promotion cycles, indirect expectation to work late hours/weekends all thru the year. Caution for new employees - make sure you research about the group and the immediate manager before joining. Certain groups have a track record of eccentric managers harassing people eventually leading to massive exodus.

The company is moving towards the two-tear system where stock options and RSU's to engineers is reduced and is given to managers and executives instead. The bonuses and stock options for the company executives and officers has been doubling year over year in 2008, 2009, 2010 while engineers have seen cuts and reductions in their equity compensation during the same period of time. Newcomers to Broadcom are treated as second-class citizens and are assigned to the most tedious and undesirable tasks no matter how much experience they have had outside. Any assignment that would be helpful to advancing ones knowledge/career is surrounded by circles of nepotism, politics, and a culture of exclusivity. If you would want to advance in this company, you should learn how to play the politics, join the right gang, and step on someone else's head. The spirit of mentorship and knowledge sharing is non-existent. Lack of documentation is used as means of creating job securities. There is not much internal technology development. Most of the new technologies are acquired by purchasing start-ups and other small companies and integrating them.