Stressful situation, senior staff out of touch with running a real semiconductor company. - Senior Engineer Cirrus Logic Employee Review

2.0
30 Nov 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Nice office location downtown but already out of space.

Cons

Company can't recruit and retain employees.

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Cirrus Logic Response
12y
Thanks for the review. As the reviewer notes, the company moved to downtown Austin in the summer of 2012 in the midst of a multiyear growth spurt, both financially and in headcount. That latter fact seems to run counter to the claim that the "company can't recruit"… given the significant rise in headcount during the past several years. Also, as previous company responses have noted, Cirrus Logic's retention rate is significantly lower than industry averages.

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