My life is not my own - Software Engineering Manager NVIDIA Employee Review

2.0
Apr 26, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Jen-hsun is an incredible leader with a vision that has made the company the giant that it is today. Innovation that sets the direction for all others to follow.

Cons

With growth comes problems, the company is not the nimble leader as it was 10 years ago. Now it is bogged down with folks more worried about how the look to those above them then how good the product is. There is an added expectation that you work around the clock since we are a global company. This has lead to have a big negative impact on my family where vacations had to be cancelled all for the sake of a KPI that was never achievable in the first place. The pay is bellow market and in the past options were to make up for that. Now with RSU’s the stock grants are a joke and the pay is still subpar. The biggest problem is the required time you have to put in. When you work for NVIDIA, your life is not your own. It is theirs and it will burn you out like no other.

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Cons

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