Great stepping stone in career development, poor job security - Business Unit Planning Manager onsemi Employee Review

2.0
1 Sept 2011
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Pros

-Great place to build resume -Good salary, decent benefits -Knowledgeable coworkers and staff -Opportunities to act in several managerial and analyst roles -Gave me a decent severance package after laying me off, even though my tenure was only 5 months

Cons

-Absolutely no job security, no tenure is safe -Layoffs are very frequent -Almost every new hire I met quit after a few months -Low morale, somewhat depressing atmosphere -Constant griping and complaining behind managers' backs, especially from engineers -Bureaucracy is pretty rampant, especially with frequent organizational shakeups -Rivalry within parts of the company, especially due to cultural differences -Strong push to offshore analyst and manager positions to Shenzhen, including the one I held.

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5.0
13 Mar 2026
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Pros

The company is focused on meaningful, long‑term impact, and you truly feel that the work you do matters—especially given onsemi’s role in power, automotive, and industrial technologies.

Cons

Like many large global companies, alignment across regions and functions can take time.

1.0
25 June 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The company offers good pay and benefits. I also had the chance to work with many capable and supportive peers at the same level, which made the day-to-day work more manageable.

Cons

The work environment can feel highly political. The system tends to encourage people to compete or protect themselves instead of collaborating and helping each other succeed. This often creates unnecessary tension between teams and individuals. Local management also needs significant improvement. Instead of helping remove roadblocks and making the work more efficient, they often add extra processes, tasks, and requirements that do not always contribute to the real goal: improving quality and getting meaningful work done. There is a lot of focus on activities that look good on paper, but not enough support for the actual work needed to ensure quality and execution.

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