Texas Instruments reviews

TI's embedded processor business has not introduced a new design in about 5 years. There is no innovation except in analog circuits. Very bad for software engineers. All digital chip design, manufacturing and most software development is outsourced. Age discrimination is systematic through a secretive stack-ranking system that is gamed by more experienced managers. You must be in management by age 45 or be gone and it's best to be gone. Most of buildings in the Dallas campus look like they have not been remodeled since the 1980s. The Hallways, cubicles and cafe are dirty and the restrooms are disgusting. When I left they still had a rear-projection TV in the cafe! This is not a modern company.

- Difficult to move up the chain because not a lot of roles between lowest employee and CEO, and employees tend to stay long time so they occupy management positions longer - Since employees tend to stay longer and people are well connected, difficult to shake off bad reputation if you are viewed negatively by upper management - Employees are secretly ranked and the how behind the ranking is not shared - Lower salaries and raises compared to other companies - Not a great work-life balance available