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Q&A With Texas Instruments Employees
We are problem solvers – creative, driven, meticulous – and relentless in our drive to help our customers succeed. We are passionate about our work, our communities, our families and our hobbies.
How employees describe working at Texas Instruments
Interviewers seemed friendly. They showed their true colors after I was hired.
TI GOOD good good good
20% profit sharing & yearly raises
Mgmt has recently decided to require everybody in the office 5 days a week. Even prior to Covid most work groups had at least one work from home day. It makes no sense when the work has been done successfully remotely for years now.
it was fast and easy
What it's like to work at Texas Instruments
- Texas Instruments employees generally work 10.1 hrs a day
- Employees at Texas Instruments report the work pace is comfortably fast
- On a typical day, employees at Texas Instruments have 2 meetings
- 82% of Texas Instruments employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
- Texas Instruments employees most often take 20-30 paid vacation and sick days each year
- 67% of Texas Instruments employees report they are happy with their work life balance
- Texas Instruments employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Once a quarter
- 69% of Texas Instruments employees call their work environment positive
Q&A With Texas Instruments Employees
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What are your coworkers at Texas Instruments like?
Top Employee Response
Mostly married. Not very social. Everyone keeps their head down and works through lunch to get home faster. But there aren't many one-uppers or jerks - that's a bonus.
Mostly cool. Seems like we have an ever expanding group of freeloaders though. Only about 2/3 of the tech force actually works. The rest are busy with busy work trying to look important.
Most are very helpful and friendly.
What interview questions does Texas Instruments ask?
Top Employee Response
They'll probably ask how you handled various kinds of situations, such as guiding someone away from a tragic idea, conflict management, how you deal with ambiguity (that's a big one).
Varies. Depends on the position being applied for.
How do you solve problems?
What's the office vibe like at Texas Instruments?
Top Employee Response
Incredibly boring but people share knowledge openly.
Varies with area you work in-
Typical cubicle environment. Fair amount of cross-talk between cubes and hallway conversations. Mostly quiet, but we do celebrate successes!
What's the interview process like at Texas Instruments?
Multi person panels face to face. Mostly laid back but some engineers have their pet questions to try and stump potential employees.
usually 2 or 3 rounds plus phone screen. 1 panel interview , and 1-1 interview.(sometime a team meet- kind of panel interview)
Multi-step process, meeting with different levels of the organization. Looking for culture fit almost as much as technical aptitude. When I was interviewed, I had three interviews on three consecutive days and the offer was made on the fourth day.
What should I wear for an interview at Texas Instruments?
Business casual. Hardly ever see a suit/tie here. Nice slacks/Dockers/kakis with nice button down shirt. Jeans/boots are not abnormal either. It is Texas.
Business Casual
If you could make changes, how would you improve the culture at Texas Instruments?
I think the balance at TI has shifted a bit too much in favor of efficiency and good financial returns. I think some of that focus should be shifted to more R&D investment in their growth sectors to improve the odds that they can continue to grow and compete in the future. TI has an edge in many market sectors because of their name, historical relationships, and their deep device catalogue. But that lead could erode over time if they are not willing to make similar R&D investments to their competitors. TI is pushing to hire great young engineers and they make an effort to reward performance. But they also need to make sure they are emphasizing growth and engineering as strongly as financial performance if they want to excite and entice those engineers to stick around.
Reporting to managers in local offices might make things easier.
How's the vacation policy at Texas Instruments?
Time bank (time off) is accrued monthly. There is no emergency/sick time. It all comes out of the same pot. Of you call in more than once a year it is reflected negatively on your annual review.
Generous if you stick around. If you are new hire you accrue it monthly. Starting with 3 weeks to be used for any sick time or vacations - plus 9 holidays. Then you get an extra half-day per year or something like that. There's a bigger bump after the 5th year.
How do you feel about Texas Instruments's future?
They will be around for another 50 years I'm sure. Most feel the glory days of TI being front and center of the tech world are over though. They are good at manufacturing wafers though.
How often do employees get raises at Texas Instruments?
Annual raises but they seldom keep up with the increased cost of living. TI explains it away by using your annual profit sharing as a carrot.....which has been capped as well. Thereby reducing the value of the profit sharing. By capping the profit sharing and flat lining raises it has killed the individual incentive to go beyond what is required to remain employed. A lot of dead weight at TI just coasting.
How common is it to switch departments or teams at Texas Instruments?
Happens regularly.
What kinds of community outreach does Texas Instruments participate in?
United way and a lot of others.
What is the PTO policy at Texas Instruments?
Given at beginning of each month= amount grows as you gain longevity.
What is the company mobility like at Texas Instruments?
good- ability to move is visable
What kind of activities do employees at Texas Instruments participate in outside of work?
lots of volunteer options, and clubs- sports teams-
What kind of interview questions do they ask when hiring someone in the Engineering department at Texas Instruments?
Give examples of how you problem solve-
What's the internship program like at Texas Instruments?
Good success rate with interns moving to full time TI'ers
What are the most important soft skills I need to be successful at Texas Instruments?
The Ability to communicate effectively.
How innovative is Texas Instruments?
TI is a mature company in a rapidly developing industry. We innovate incrementally a lot, explosively occasionally.
How does Texas Instruments measure success and growth in the Marketing department?
If you drive change for the sake of improving the overall process by which we execute our jobs, you will get recognized. Failure is OK, as long as you learn lessons. Idea-sharing is critical.
Why work for Texas Instruments?
Pay is above average, profit sharing is outstanding, benefits are good. Extremely ethically responsible company and very involved in supporting the global communities in which we work. Financially stable.
What's the work from home policy like at Texas Instruments?
Very flexible. As long as the people you work with know how to get in touch with you and your presence at the office isn't required on a given day, you can work wherever you choose.
What's the pay like for IT roles at Texas Instruments?
It's good but you definitely work for it.
What do people at Texas Instruments think about the CEO? What do they do well and what can they improve?
Good for finances but wish he would invest more in research & dev.
Does Texas Instruments have any remote positions?
i don't know the policy but if you have to move orvthe office moves andvyou can't, and you can work it out so it doesn't affect productivity, I've seen it happen. It's kind of rare though.
How does Texas Instruments make decisions around promotions?
Whoever is best for the job
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Should I work at Texas Instruments?
47% of Texas Instruments employees would encourage their friends to become coworkers, whereas 20% are neutral and 33% would not recommend working at Texas Instruments to their friends.
| 47% | Promoters |
|---|---|
| 20% | Passive |
| 33% | Detractors |
