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SanDisk

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Operations - Industrial and Operations Engineer SanDisk Employee Review

2.0
May 22, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- flash is cannibalizing HDDs and will for years to come, guaranteeing the business will survive. It's practically idiot proof - coworkers are highly competent in most BUs, particularly in operations, and work very hard. Some are exceptionally great human beings - focus on rotating and learning different areas is great! - well recognized brand name - long term future is positive (2017 onwards), if you can ride it out.

Cons

- a 1990s company that never culturally changed with the times. Compared to their Bay Area competition, with startups and companies like Google, they are culturally regressive, prone to internal turf wars, and focused on hours not output. - significant portion of employees are H1B, so expect downward pressure on salary - just look at the stock. Multiple layoffs significantly impacting morale, and short term future not rosy due to loss of technology leadership in NAND (late to 3D NAND) - economy is hot, this company is not. The company sucks at M&A - if you are a millennial this is not the place to be.

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SanDisk Response
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Thank you for your input! Many companies have initiatives to bring in new and fresh talent of interns and recent university graduates…including SanDisk! We have developed a very comprehensive intern and University Relations program constantly trying to improve the experience for interns and university grads. Every summer we host our internship program which offers not only a creative environment to learn about their field and the industry, but also many fun social events. Just as we encourage all of our employees to be innovative and explore their interests, our University Hires and interns are encouraged to do the same and are provided a breadth of resources to help them be as successful as possible. Here is a great article of how one of our interns really took innovation to the next level and made a difference! http://bit.ly/1QxeMWy Regarding your technology feedback, together with our partner Toshiba, we are actually the only company who has announced 48 layer 3D NAND. We expect to continue to be at the forefront of this rapidly developing technology and we are very excited about what the future holds for us!

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