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Mobile Communication Division - Software Engineer Samsung Electronics Employee Review

2.0
Sep 21, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

It is one of the largest handset makers in the world and they do make some good products. It certainly is a plus on your resume. You can meet and work with some smart people in Korea.

Cons

The upper management know very little about software. There is lot of politics and there are many incompetent managers. The project schedule is always hard to achieve thus making you work long hours, weekends and holidays. You do not have a personal life since you basically live at the company. If you are a foreign employee working in Korea, you won't get a lot of action even if you speak good Korean. The basic salary is below average. You get paid above average if your division makes lots of profit. (e.g. Mobile Communication Division) You can get up to 50% of your annual salary. If your division do not profit, you will be very disappointed. (If they pay you a lot, then there is certainly a good reason behind it.) Once in a while you can find people die possibly due to pressure, stress and too much work. The company tries to keep things very quiet about this. They make money ripping off small Korean companies and part suppliers. They won't ever make something innovative like the iPhone.

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5.0
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Pros

Excellent management. Smart people. I feel safe there. They take reports seriously and thoroughly investigate wrongdoing and take action to protect employees.

Cons

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2.0
Jun 26, 2026
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Pros

Great products. Everyone gets to travel at least once per year.

Cons

Low pay compared to top US electronics companies. Strong culture of favoritism — managers rarely promote on merit and frequently move the goalposts for employees outside their inner circle. Colleagues and managers regularly take credit for others' work. I personally witnessed and experienced what I believe to be gender and race-based inequities in how employees are treated and evaluated. HR was unresponsive when issues were raised.

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