Anything But An Equal Opportunity Employer
Pros
Biggest brand in the market Pay is good, way above average Locations tend to be very good worldwide Attracted a lot of Cisco's previous employees due to their recent lay off, so some smart people there
Cons
Let's start with a previous review stating that Huawei is an equal opportunity employer. Whoever wrote that probably is now struggling to hire talents for the company so he/she had to say nice things about this company... All recruitment plans are controlled by the HQ in China, and they are the most racist, sexist, and ageist I've ever encountered in my career. Denying any application of colored people has been their usual practice even in London and Santa Clara. There are some Indians working here in Santa Clara, but they are trying very hard to hire as few as possible going forward. Local Chinese who work in HQ are very good at playing a game called: 'ohhh I'm so busy this job is killing me but first, let me take a 2 hour nap after lunch. ' If you want to know the full picture of what locals they tend to hire, go to Quora. Sadly, they're also the ones more valued by the company. If you're younger than 40, and still aspired to make a career for yourself, do not join this company. If you're older than 40, providing for a family of 4-5, income matters a lot and you don't mind office politics in a Chinese company, and good at being a 'yes-man', then might as well. After all, the pay is alright. Although be aware, they also can find any reason to fire you in a blink of an eye.
