In this article, the fifth and final installment of our annual Microwaves & RF Salary & Career Report, we investigate the topic of engineering culture. What is the culture like among companies in the RF/microwave industry? And what did respondents have to say about the matter? Let’s go to the results.
About 31% of respondents said they strongly agree with the statement, “My company’s culture aligns with its stated values.” About 38% said they somewhat agree, while 22% reported that they neither agree nor disagree. On the other side of the fence, approximately 6% of respondents said they somewhat disagree, while about 3% strongly disagreed with the statement.
The good news here is that the majority do believe that their company lives up to the values it declares. Nonetheless, what changes would respondents want to make to their company’s culture? This question elicited some interesting responses. One respondent said, “I would make our company a leader in research and development again instead of a company chasing the latest trend to maximize the dollar at the expense of industry leadership.”