Pros
Applied Materials offers excellent compensation and benefits to its employees. The company is one of the most generous I have seen in regards to total benefits - including profit sharing, health care, tuition reimbursement and dental. It is a good company to get some initial work experience.
Cons
There is little if any career path at AMAT. Many people have worked in the same role for several years because they are afraid to move into other areas of the company - which could expose them to a higher probability of being laid off. The high number of layoffs over the past several years have hurt worker's morale and the overall culture. Ten years ago, this was a very exciting a vibrant company to build a career with and there were many young people being recruited into the organization. Today, the company has changed, and it is not the exciting place that it once was. Career advancement and opportunities are not as prevalent within the organization as they once were making it hard to advance or build a career at this company.