MathWorks reviews

The pay is 30% to 40% lower than comparable positions at similarly sized software companies. The company uses a fairly arbitrary stack ranking policy so the managers are a bunch of butt-covering mediocrities who couldn't use a piece of software if their lives depended on it, never mind design and code up a piece of software.

The downsides of The Mathworks: -- It is nearly impossible accomplish things efficiently and productively, due to all of the process, bureaucracy, and endless review and analysis of the smallest things. -- Rigid, draconian rules of control (such as no telecommuting or working at home). -- Risk-taking and innovation are not permitted unless it originates from one of the special few people, most of whom are old-timers. -- The company's financial performance depends on the near-monopoly status of it's major products. That status is starting to get chipped away by open source alternatives, although it's going to take a very long time for this to have a significant impact. You will not like working at The Mathworks if: -- You like to get things done. -- You are ambitious and have financial or career aspirations. -- You are any kind of unconventional, non-conforming, or independent-thinking; or if you have significant experience, and have courage in your convictions. Any of those traits will be dysfunctional and will lead to an unhappy ending (assuming you are able to get hired).