Arm Reviews

Pros

- Very nice people to work with, mostly with a good sense of community - Visa sponsorship and relocation support was a big deal for me - They gave me an amazing computer to work on (P720 ThinkStation) - Plenty of freedom to work - No hassle with the time you arrive or go home as long as you put the hours - There are cases of colleagues that are long time stablished company employees that work from home and others that want to move to another city the company is in and they allow it - There are cash bonuses, but that's like several different bonuses that get combined at different times of the year - Quiet and relaxed workplace. No dress code (except for meetings or events). - Free bus to work from certain places - Generous FlexPot to allow you to spend money on personal wellbeing and then they reinburse you the expense (good for non work related courses and books, sports equipement, etc.) - They did an amazing job with day one induction (most of the first day they talk about the company and the culture and organization)

Cons

- The company is big, sometimes it takes some work to understand my own role in such a huge, fast growing company. Fortunately, the people that works with me are pretty well organized. - Getting up to speed technically in your work might take some time (don´t worry, they know that and give you time, but one cannot help but feel a bit of impostor syndrome when they treat you that well)

Pros

Great culture, pay, challenge, development

Cons

They want their pound of flesh. Some team members get an easy ride

Pros

some smart colleagues, good pay, interesting job

Cons

Some colleagues were difficult to interact with

Pros

relatively laid back no need to be ambitious if you aren't

Cons

ARM cannot plan a project to save their lives, flagship projects regularly slip, the entire Android ecosystem is falling behind as management continues to take on technical debt and let key employees go out of arrogance. Key projects are relying on people whom you can see fading mentally as each week and month passes. Company just crushes these people into dust just to meet the next project milestone. Many have left for better pastures. Some people aren't as good as they like to think, they are smart in one particular niche and that niche is considered the only way to be smart, therefore key points of view are lost. Flagship teams are worshipped (by themselves) and look down on those smaller projects in the portfolio. Smaller projects that actually deliver on time are ignored as a result since they aren't deemed "cool". The company is trying to expand its revenue streams and markets yet the internal culture is extremely against any new points of view or ways of doing things. It feels as if you have been hired just to meet a headcount quota and this could be seriously true, Unless you hit every stereotype and cliche that makes a modern tech employee you are never going to fit in. The company claims diversity but everyone just hires the same clone from the same alma matter over and over. "Be your brilliant self" but only in the ways we have deemed to be "brilliant". Company management prefers Indian labor. Regularly people with ~5 years experience are imported for entry level positions. Unless you fit in with a tribe expect gaslighting, patronising and double speak from every interaction with management lines.

Pros

- Employees and leadership live the core beliefs - Interesting/challenging work - Career development - Focus on early careers development and growth - Long term growth strategy - Flexibility - Incredible workplace facilities and tech

Cons

- must stay committed to hiring people that demonstrate the core beliefs through rapid growth