Sinking Ship - Engineer GlobalFoundries Employee Review

2.0
8 Dec 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Pay is good. Work-life balance is pretty decent as well. Office is brand new. Fitness center on-site, wonderful jogging paths off-site.

Cons

Office politics, no raises (unless you're a manager), poor training, management prefers to point fingers instead of just getting things done, I've literally been in meetings about setting up more meetings, select employees will have unprofessional outbursts (crying, screaming) in the office in an attempt to get their way (and they usually do), managers are basically immune from sexual harassment complaints (unless it's very extreme or they're basically on strike four), and a lot of wasted effort and money on failed "initiatives" to change culture instead of just doing work and improving production (example: Emotional Intelligence). Many "Engineers" look down upon and treat shift technicians poorly. Some managers have no technical understanding of what their people do. Annual performance review system is set up in such a way that it basically makes coworkers compete against each other. People should be aware that the Malta tech park is becoming a ghost town and GF has been going through multiple layoffs. The only reason Fab8 was set up in Malta was because New York gave them 10 years tax-free back in 2008 (which has since expired).

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5.0
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Pros

Very supportive team and management to work with from the beginning. Many training classes need to be taken in moving forward to align with the company policies and technical procedures. Good benefits and competitive salary. Have a very positive plan for long term career and educational support tuition. The interview and hiring process are long but informative and responded promptly.

Cons

There are many training classes to take so it may put more stress on a new hire if you do not have a good plan.

4.0
9 Jun 2026
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Pros

Everyone is willing to help and the training is actually good training

Cons

If I didn’t know someone that worked since I was going to overnights I didn’t really meet anyone on my team except my manager once. Also I wouldn’t know who to reach out like manger wise if I didn’t know someone who already worked here

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