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      Applied Materials

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      Applied Materials reviews

      3.9

      77% would recommend to a friend

      (4,573 total reviews)
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      Gary Dickerson

      85% approve of CEO

      72% positive business outlook

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      Applied Materials has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 4,573 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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      3.0
      Jan 10, 2012

      Not for the faint hearted

      Senior member of technical staff
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      Pros

      Very high pace of work and technical demands - challenging - you work on the cutting edge and AMAT is actively looking for new business areas to pursue. Some mix of the good qualities of a big company (institutions and internal functions work OK, overall consistency of workforce is OK - few idiots hired, year to year performance is solid) with some of the good qualities of a small company (people are actively looking for new business and feel connected to the bottom line). The AMAT name goes a long way when talking to suppliers and vendors and that makes you more effective.

      Cons

      Hire and fire culture still exists in 2011-2012, ten years after the bust. Forced shutdowns means vacation time is eaten up. You have job security if you move around in the company and look for opportunities inside. If you stick in the same spot you will eventually get RIF'ed no matter what your competency. Huge turnover rate means you get people coming and going and coming back all the time. Causes AMAT to have a bad rep sometimes when the person who is about to leave just drops the supplier/vendor relationship like a lead balloon.

      2.0
      Dec 19, 2011

      A good place for new graduates to gain experience... but don't stay too long

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Applied is best suited for new graduates with little experience. You'll get: - Opportunity to work with high-end technology - Opportunity to travel at someone else's expense - Opportunity to convert your H1B into a green card (but you won't be happy staying there that long...) - Solid compensation at start and in good years

      Cons

      Applied Materials is not a place for technologists to build a long-term career. - Long hours and generally uncaring management means that you will likely be a pissed-off engineer working in a building full of pissed-off engineers - High turnover means a lot of time spent on re-work - Poor raises and rates of promotion even with high ("HS/TC") performance ratings - Advancement dependent on personal connections rather than performance. In one department in SSG, rankings and promotions were handed down before performance reviews were completed. - In good years, compensation is a 6 on a scale of 1-10. In bad years, its a 2. Average: 4 on a scale of 1-10.

      4.0
      Dec 18, 2011

      Very Challenging any dynamic environment

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Team work, challenging projects, lot of exciting things going on. Experiencing what's happening at the front of semiconductor technology and etc.

      Cons

      Again, challenging environment lead to high pressure at the work place. Lack of resources and need to face multiple customer un-reasonable requests all the time.

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