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Samsung Electronics

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Samsung Electronics reviews

3.7

65% would recommend to a friend

(12,911 total reviews)
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Jong Hee Han

62% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Samsung Electronics has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 12,911 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Samsung Electronics employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

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13K reviews
1.0
Oct 23, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Looks good on the CV

Cons

Work experience is average since seniors are not too talented. Work process is not shared properly so you make mistakes and get blamed for them too. Talking to each other is discouraged. Seniors are red tape oriented and point out faults. Encouragement is rare and positive words are to be taken with a pinch of salt. Beware of spies who snitch.

1.0
Apr 24, 2013

Korean way or the highway!

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Be exposed to growth ,innovation and be challenged personally. They recruit the best talent from the Enterprise market and you benifit from this peer experience.

Cons

Every subsidary of Samsung is totally Korean run. No local management have any real power. It's obvious that unless you are born Korean , they don't trust you. The culture is feudal and repressive. The talent leaves as quickly as it arrives. The engine runs on burning talent like a locamotive using coal. For all the front end innovation speak around Enterprise, Samsung has a consumer back end and it lacks experience and understanding of the needs of Enterprise market.

1.0
May 6, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- One of the strongest global brand name - Financial stability of the company - Job stability & security - Koreans are very shy but very friendly once you get to know them

Cons

- Employees are made to work like bankers, except they are paid only 1/4th of what bankers get paid - 12 hr is the baseline number of work hours;14 hrs face recommended if you are serious about your career at Samsung C&T; Be prepared for 16 hours/6 days if you really want your boss to like you - Mandatory checkin into the office at 7:45 AM. As such, the office schedule leaves no time personal commitments such as family and health - Incentives are not aligned with performance. Promotions solely based on number of years you've spent in the company (not on performance) - Most power in the company is vested with the HR, not with your boss - Unless you are an expat coming in at VP level, this place is a disaster for your career and personal life

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