WD reviews

The program managers are extremely demanding. Every program manager thinks their program has top priority. Unfortunately, there's only so many engineers to go around and fix their problems. On top of that, they drive unrealistic schedules that are never met. The first realistic schedule will be the first one. Meanwhile, the software managers are very soft. They never stand up and push back on unrealistic schedules and completely bend over when the heat is on. The employees end up having to work late nights and weekends for every drive program. Some managers are also technically weak and even incompetent. The company does not conduct an annual salary. Some employees have not received a raise in 5 years. You read that right. 5 freakin' years. The cost of gas has doubled within the last 5 years, yet the company can't give an employee a sniff at a raise.

Workplace and parkings are horrible. It tries to save money and cut cost by reducing cubicle space. At the same time, there is not enough parking space for employees. Multiple levels of management matrix makes it difficult for employees to report. In some group, an employee may have to report to several managers at a time. Too many level management seems to create a lot of overhead, as the middle level in some situation directly manages a group of engineers, but is a manager on top of another manager of another group. The company has not had salary review and given raises to employees for years. Many employees believe that they are underpaid.