Working at in Caguas felt less like building an engineering career and more like participating in a long-running social experiment titled “What happens when confidence outruns competence?”
Turnover is so high that surviving 5–7 years apparently unlocks “senior” status which, in most other companies, would qualify you to maybe start mentoring interns… on a good day. Here, it earns you legend status and possibly your own myth.
If you’re hoping to use your engineering degree, I’d recommend… framing it nicely. You’ll have more opportunities to admire it on your wall than apply it. Instead, expect exciting, high-impact assignments like taking candid photos of operators for PowerPoints or handling whatever mysterious task nobody else claimed fast enough.
Leadership is… enthusiastic. Many managers seem to have majored in “Strong Opinions 101” with a minor in “Listening Optional.” Decision-making often follows a fascinating process:
1. You explain why something won’t work.
2. You are ignored.
3. Someone from another team repeats what you said.
4. Applause. Resolution. Collective amnesia.
There’s also a strong cultural emphasis on pronouns. When things go well: “we did this.” When things go wrong: “you did that.” When leadership has an idea that came from you five minutes earlier: “I think…”
Feedback is highly encouraged it’s just not necessarily yours by the time it reaches upper management. Think of it as a generous donation program where your ideas are rebranded and redistributed.
Work-life balance includes helpful reminders about dress code colors and persistent check-ins while you’re sick because nothing says “get well soon” like being asked if you’re healthy enough to attend tomorrow’s event.
Career growth is always just around the corner. That corner may be… several fiscal years away, but don’t worry it’s still technically a corner.
All in all, if you enjoy navigating chaos, practicing patience, and watching your own ideas succeed under someone else’s name, you’ll feel right at home. If you’re looking to actually engineer things… you might want to keep looking.