Don't work here or SEA or anywhere that has Samsung in it's name - Anonymous employee Samsung Research America Employee Review

1.0
8 Sept 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good pay (see cons on why the pay is good), cheap food.

Cons

Where do I begin? I could write a book. They lied to me about the culture when I referenced Glassdoor reviews. They lied to me about projects and priorities. The day I walked in to work on Day 1 it's nothing like I was promised. The world is controlled by clueless Koreans. They don't know jack about product development. There is no process for decision making. It random at best. The so called "top management" gets hired for 2 years at a time. So they just do whatever to keep extending their tenure. There is no rationale behind anything. No trust. No empathy. No nothing. I mean literally nothing. The result is people work there only for the money. No one has any passion for the product or customer or company whatsoever. They have to pay people a ton of money to put up with this and it's not necessarily a good thing. This place is full incompetent people and incompetent processes. I wonder how they're managing to sell products. I hear horror stories of racial discrimination from other employees. I wish I hadn't joined Samsung. Don't kill your career. You will be humiliated to the core. Don't sell your soul.

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Samsung Research America Response
9y
These are very serious and troubling allegations. While this review is not representative of our culture, I take this allegation very seriously. Making sure we have a safe and supportive workplace is our top priority, and it would be helpful if you will confidentially contact me or our legal team.

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5.0
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Samsung Research America Response
1mo
Hello, Thank you for your feedback. We always strive to create an environment where employees can grow and learn. We believe that building a truly global workplace helps make our products even more innovative. We are thrilled to learn that you find working at SRA valuable and energizing. Best regards, SRA People Team
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