According to Bloomberg, several NVIDIA employees have revealed that the work environment at NVIDIA feels like a “pressure cooker,” with long hours and heavy workloads, leaving no time to spend the money they earn.
A former technical support employee stated that they worked seven days a week, often staying at the office until 1 or 2 a.m.
A former marketing employee disclosed that she had to attend 7 to 10 meetings a day, each with at least 30 participants, characterized by frequent arguments and conflicts.
Some netizens remarked, “The pressure at NVIDIA is intense. Those who thought graduate school was tough will realize how fortunate they were once they join.”
Someone who has worked at TSMC, NVIDIA, and MediaTek mentioned that NVIDIA is indeed the most stressful.
While some view NVIDIA as a “pressure cooker,” others see it as a “playground.”
One netizen said, “I also work at NVIDIA, but I love my job and often work overtime voluntarily, and the paycheck at the end of the month feels more satisfying.”
A sales employee who has been at NVIDIA for three years stated, “The team has the chance to solve many interesting technical problems.”
Additionally, some employees who are just “enduring” at NVIDIA said, “I’m staying because of the stock price.”
It was reported that internally, employees can use up to 15% of their salary to buy company shares at a 15% discount, but the shares usually take four years to vest, encouraging employees to stay to earn the full compensation.
So, how lucrative is it to work hard at NVIDIA?
Media reports suggest that as long as you work at NVIDIA for five years, you can essentially become a millionaire, with millionaires being “everywhere” within the company.
A hot topic in the office is buying houses. Employees often boast about their newly purchased vacation homes, and many can be seen at major events like the Super Bowl and NBA games. When it comes to multi-million dollar homes, many employees can afford a 40-60% down payment.
It is said that NVIDIA’s parking lot is filled with high-end luxury cars like Porsches, Corvettes, and Lamborghinis, and some have their cars decorated in NVIDIA logo colors.
Therefore, despite the suffocating work environment, NVIDIA’s turnover rate is far below the industry average.
According to NVIDIA’s 2024 Sustainability Report, the turnover rate in 2023 was only 2.7%. Before the company’s market value exceeded $1 trillion, the turnover rate was 5.3%, while the overall turnover rate in the semiconductor industry was around 17.7%.
Since it’s possible to make money from equity, why not just “slack off”?
On the contrary, NVIDIA’s work culture is highly competitive. Slacking off not only results in criticism but also leads to exclusion and disdain from colleagues and supervisors.
This competitive culture might stem from CEO Jensen Huang, who said in an interview, “If you want to achieve extraordinary things, it shouldn’t be easy.”
When discussing layoffs, he said, “Rather than letting employees go, he prefers to ‘push’ them to become ‘great.'”
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