Good company with the exception of IT - Anonymous employee Cadence Design Systems Employee Review

Cadence has been among the 'Best places to work' consistently, but anyone working in IT would simply laugh at the idea. IT(building 7) is an extremely depressing place, where employees are forced to work for inordinate number hours, with no scope for growth or improvement. IT is like a miserable island surrounded by an ocean of prosperity. The upper management has plagued the place with unnecessary politics and authoritarianism, making it a toxic work-place. It is commonplace to find certain members of the senior management yelling and abusing employees in hallways and dropping F-bombs. IT employees are also refrained from working from home, while it is encouraged in rest of Cadence.