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Sharp Laboratories

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Recent takeover has organization on path to closure - Anonymous employee Sharp Laboratories Employee Review

4.0
11 Jan 2018
Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Good location near major city with easy access/commute - Entrepreneurial mindset across most of the organization - Largely project-based organization affords relative autonomy in research planning

Cons

- Recent takeover has largely gutted the organization - Relatively low turnover in upper management limits injection and adoption of fresh thinking and innovation - Minimal focus on exploring/implementing best practices. - Priority misalignment with Japan-based headquarters/funding sources creates friction, instability, and employee frustration - What was once a good company, is now just a shell of its former self. Picture an empty cubical farm with an ominous death rattle coming through the HVAC...

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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
23 Mar 2025
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Pros

Innnovative until sold to Foxconn-

Cons

Foxconn turned it into Bell Labs- i.e. shut it down and closed the doors.

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