Great Company but arrogant, poor, and Unprofessional leadership - Anonymous employee Cirrus Logic Employee Review

1.0
11 Dec 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The people in general are good people. There is a select inter circle of people that abuse their political influence through the CEO.

Cons

Retention, average design group (they think they are the best - legend in their own minds). Unprofessional work environment, dishonest and disingenuous leadership. Poor diversification of product portfolio. Market group and product managers are worthless. Focus on one customer. There are some review plants in the Glass Door system that were done by the HR and select employees to bump Cirrus Logic appearance. Do not believe them. Don't be a lemming, the cliff is coming so for this company. They just can't see it because of their own arrogance.

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Cirrus Logic Response
12y
Thanks for the feedback. It's worth noting that the company's attrition rate is well below the industry mean. Also, in data taken from employee surveys conducted by the Great Place to Work Institute, the company rates high on the overall "trust" factor, and no one is ever instructed, encouraged or incentivized to post slanted, positive reviews. In 2011, Cirrus Logic CEO Jason Rhode was named EE Times' Executive of the Year.

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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
17 May 2026
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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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