Vishay reviews

When I was at Vishay, I came into a situation where 5 different companies had been aquired and consolidated into one location. Vishay was essentially buying up marketshare so they they could control it. The consolidation did not work very well - you constantly had people butting heads - people who were used to being a big fish in a little pond who were now reduced to playing a smaller role in a much bigger conglomerate. All while Vishay attempted to manage from afar with upper management being located in Israel, North Carolina, and Malvern, PA. Throw in a matrix reporting configuration and you have total chaos. I personally reported to 5 different people - two in Covina, CA and three in Israel . One of my pet peeves was the attitude of upper management in Israel - they are the worst (or best) workaholics on the planet. And they think everyone else should be too.

Poor management which can not make a decision on direction for the product group. Likes to blame subordinates for slow revenue performance. Isolates functions from other groups. Creates an atmosphere of disunity. Poor communication. Trivializes work that requires more time. Inconsistent levels of expectation from one week to the next. Inconsistent standards of work.