Strong Top Down Managment Style - Engineering Technician Cirrus Logic Employee Review

2.0
25 Aug 2023
Recommend
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Pros

* Snacks were good * Employee engagement activities good * Facilities were good.

Cons

*Very hard line top down management. They don't want to hear anything from the bottom going up, and if you do say anything it will be held against you. * Weekly meetings focused on everything going wrong and not accomplishments or positive activities. Every week the meetings were pretty much a downer. As a subordinate you learn quickly to keep your mouth shut. And by the gods, whatever you do, do NOT smile. I was reprimanded for smiling. * All managers and employees that somehow had been there a long time treated people very unprofessionally and with disrespect. Multiple instances of unprofessional behavior.

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5.0
29 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Excellent work environment. Good perks. Interesting and exiting projects.

Cons

Needs to work on improving processes, some departments still run in excel / sharedpoint

3.0
17 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The company has strong technical products and many talented engineers. There are opportunities to work on meaningful engineering and verification challenges, and I had positive technical collaborations with several strong engineers.

Cons

Employee experience can vary significantly depending on local management. In my experience, feedback and escalation did not always feel transparent or actionable. I would encourage future employees to pay close attention to how expectations, performance concerns, and speak-up issues are handled in practice. Company culture should not be judged only by perks, free food, snacks, or friendly messaging. Core values like ethics, integrity, and speaking up are truly tested during difficult situations — when there is conflict, disagreement, or concerns raised about management behavior. That is when employees see whether values are truly lived or mostly written on paper. I would also be thoughtful about employee surveys. Even when surveys are described as anonymous, discussing results openly at a small-group or team level can make employees question whether their feedback is truly protected. If people feel comments can be traced back to a small group, they may stop being honest.

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