Applied Materials reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(4,561 total reviews)
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Gary Dickerson

86% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

Applied Materials has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 4,561 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Applied Materials employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Produktion industry (3.5 stars).

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5K reviews
1.0
Nov 8, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Major office and labs are in California. What bad can you say about California? Oh and their layoff package is also nice, so if you join the company with a mindset that you wanna be laid off, Applied Materials is THE ONE.

Cons

Shutdown and layoff multiple times EVERY year since 2012. Take this year (2015) for example, there's shut down in July, September and probably another 2-week shutdown in Christmas. What about layoff? It's a continuous process, so even harder to quantify, but CMP has layoff of 20% in summer 2015. What about management? Well? If you read my comments above, what do you expect from them?

1.0
Mar 24, 2022

Stay Away

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

If you’re on the right team, the middle-lower level staff are amazing. There are some really great people working here that will go out of their way to help you.

Cons

Applied Materials does not care about their employees. They have grown at such a rapid pace the employee infrastructure is on the brink of collapse due to poor planning and expansion to handle work load. Applied sees their employees as numbers and will justify actions to however suit their needs. The safety team is a joke and operates by focusing on their most recent personal grudge, regardless of the priority level. I loved Applied and put my whole effort into doing my job, but was met with an embarrassingly low salary and constant slaps on the wrist.

1.0
Jun 1, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

A big parking lot. Gym's were decent 5 years ago.

Cons

Micro managing, No Work Life Balance, Work 6 days a week so the Managers can get a bigger bonus, Record Breaking quarters all year still only means a 2% raise. You will never see your family and pay is $10 dollars less per hour than Austin Average for semiconductor work. You are a number, No one cares about your life outside of Applied. Your thoughts and concerns do NOT matter. You will work for the Overlords and not question them or you will be Punished. The Managers make quarterly bonuses based on our blood sweat and tears,, Output. You will get nothing in return, as they nickel and dime you to death. shorter breaks more strict rules but expecting you to increase output. If they could get away with working you 24/7 they would. Until you drop.

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