Cutting Edge Wireless Tech - Engineering Lead California Eastern Labs Employee Review

Owned by employees via ESOP plan. Good work/life balance culture with a family atmosphere. Cash compensation usually good since stock options or IPO not possible. Large facility in a great location with plenty of room. Some room for advancement as long as you can stay off the CEO's "naughty list."

Pretty much in a constant state of "reorganization", as many of the company's initiatives over the last few years have not been all that successful. Transition from a single source distributor has been rocky to say the least. Board of Directors and CEO still the same despite many years of limited success. CEO has a tendency to target people for termination (even if they have had tremendous success in prior years) and there is usually no way to change the inevitable.

Easy job, relaxed work environment, lot's of freedom, nice coworkers... Definitely the place to retire or raise a family... If you are aggressive, motivated and want to make change happen, CEL is not the place for you.

The company does not decides of its destiny, but rather NEC Electronics does. The Japanese partner is disconnected from American business realities, whether it be best business practices, product roadmaps or customer needs. If it does not exist in Japan, it does not exist, period! CEL