As a relatively new professional should I contemplate moving to a different domain say mobile networking AI etc. Is storage a good place for a long career
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I agree with Mr/Mrs Ben Dover. The whole concept behind "unlimited" vacation instituted by companies like Google and Apple (and Seagate) was to remove the added expense of tracking employees vacation. Treating employees like adults, and having them return the favor isn't much to ask for in my opinion. But like anything else, there are always a few inconsiderate foul people to criticize basically everything. My guess is those people wouldn't be happy with anything they were given, so it's all good: The deplorables will eventually leave, and the rewards will be provided to the worthy.
Praise Allah.
Go pound sand !
No one needs a month off. Take a day or two, then get back to work.
LOL.
Go test that unlimited vacation and tell your boss you are going to take off next month.
Its not just that managers have their heads stuck in unusual places. The problem starts at the top, with executives having no vision about where to take the company now that HDD is reaching the end of the growth in areal density. That leaves those below the executive levels managing the decline without clear direction. God help any manager who tries to make a decision without it being his bosses idea. If I were a new PhD looking for my first job, this wouldn't be the field I'd stake my future on.
Seagate is a very poorly run company. Management has their head up their a-- !
If you like interesting work, competetive wages, friendly co-workers , endless # of vacation days, and profit sharing, then you will likely like Seagate.
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LOL. Losers.
I recently retired from magnetic storage. It was a crazy career. If I was starting out in engineering today I would go into AI and/ or robotics.
Seagate and WDC were once dominant Kings of the HDD market, but they have totally failed to keep up with competitors in advancements with SSD, so now they are slowly dying .
You are too optimistic, I have been working with STX for just one year when I got layoff
The only positive about working at Seagate is that so many people get laid off or leave, you end up having a large number of good contacts at better companies who can help you get hired when you get laid off.
Yes. Just for the resume bullet point. Don’t burn more than three to four years in a seagate position. Make sure it’s experience you can take with you. Rotating storage industry is dying. Don’t let the yearly executive cheer sessions fool you. The top talking point is always the Max amount of storage shipped and not the amount of cash realized from that big number.
You shouldn't look for a long career anywhere these days
I think this is sort of a troll question but whatever. If you're a "relatively new professional" then starting out in technology running out of gas would be a dumb decision. You have your whole life in front of you and you need to find bleeding edge or reasonably stable technology to apply your energy.
Definitely NOT anything relating to hard disk storage if you are looking for a long career.