ON Semiconductor - ex-employee - not by choice - Anonymous employee onsemi Employee Review

3.0
Apr 8, 2010
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Well-run. Company was in dire straights and deeply leveraged following Y2000 spin-off from Motorola Semiconductor. After CEO change, addition of new CFO, the company has not only become profitable, but well-positioned to grow. Senior management has leveraged core competencies in high volume commodities manufacturing into a money-making machine. They are not looking back.

Cons

ON frequently acquires complementary companies. Because of redundancies from the acquisitions, there was a lot of concern about maintaining employment. Terminations are usually very unexpected and swift. There seems to be a lot of survivor syndrome. I'm not sure any of that is different from any other companies, these days, though. Stock prices seemed to fluctuate more than the general market.

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The work environment can feel highly political. The system tends to encourage people to compete or protect themselves instead of collaborating and helping each other succeed. This often creates unnecessary tension between teams and individuals. Local management also needs significant improvement. Instead of helping remove roadblocks and making the work more efficient, they often add extra processes, tasks, and requirements that do not always contribute to the real goal: improving quality and getting meaningful work done. There is a lot of focus on activities that look good on paper, but not enough support for the actual work needed to ensure quality and execution.

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