Holy crap! This company is a real dumpster fire. I feel sad because I'm sure plenty of folks work here and just don't know that there is something better on the other side of the fence. I worked at a company Osram acquired and got to see the slow deterioration of leadership, culture, benefits, etc. after the acquisition. Firstly, Osram brought in the most incompetent leadership I've ever witnessed in my entire life. These people were seriously old-school in a frightening and embarrassing way. They lived, breathed and died spreadsheets and sports metaphors. Their understanding of tech was abysmal but their hubris was infinite. They also had poor emotional control. The CEO, for example, once screamed "I know every one thinks you're smarter than me!" at one of the cofounders of the original company and then stomped out of the room after he was questioned about a product decision. Everyone hated him. In fact, the entire Osram C-level suite was pretty much despised by the people on the floor, who were not originally Osram employees.
The culture was also heinous. Osram's idea of boosting morale was posting giant, uninspired graphics that said things like "Teamwork, Diversity, Integrity" in crappy font over a pie chart. They put up maybe 5 of these around the office - all the same poster. They were torn down in a matter of days. And that's it. That's the only cultural initiative I ever saw made by Osram in my two years working under them.
And finally, the benefits. Worst benefits of my life!!!!! No bonus. High deductible crappy healthcare, which is frankly unethical in the US.I did mention 401k match above and I'll give them credit there - that was pretty good. But man, everything else absolutely blew. We were paid well below market. Asking for a raise was like pulling teeth. Finally, in order to access any of our benefits, we had to navigate through poorly designed 90's style company portals. Looking up anything - paystubs, remaining vacation, etc. - involved combing through this archaic monolith of a website. As a web dev, it just about killed me.
