Applied Materials reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(4,560 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 4,560 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
Apr 16, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible work schedule Decent work/life balance Employee stock purchase program

Cons

They will get rid of you the second that you are not of use to them. I have witnessed others get ill and then let go because of their sickness. Technology is outdated and constantly behind the curve Budgets are minimal and any ideas are always scrutinized based on cost, even if they have an ROI There are not enough promotions and incentives for upward movement. Annual merit increases are below the national average. Culture is cutthroat instead of collaborative. Instead of helping one another, people and management are more concerned with who is leading each project. There is a large age gap due to the ongoing layoffs over the years. If you enjoy being forever treated as inexperienced because you are a newcomer, then this is the place for you. Communication is terrible within teams and the company. Expect, knee-jerk reactions to hot issues and hot fixes to take precedence over long-term and sustainable solutions. They hired several new college grads in the past few years, but they just use them as cheaper labor and don't give them a way to move up the chain. They take advantage of their youth and energy until they are just as burned out as everyone else. People are walking out the door to the competitors, but nobody is coming here from the competition. That should tell you that you are losing the war and something needs to be done.

1.0
Apr 26, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Large company with many opportunities to move internally

Cons

This company treats women very poorly. I have personally experienced both discrimination and harassment. Management plays it lip service. Benefits are poor compared to other tech companies to the point they are no longer competitive Layoffs are frequent in all areas of the organization NO work-life balance. Extremely long hours, forced PTO, poor attitude toward employees

2.0
Apr 13, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Big company, lots of training

Cons

1) Poor management --> all has the manager, director titles but you 2) No freedom of expression --> doing lots of meaningless work because your boss asks you to do and you have no choices to say no 3) Only managers are being valued but not working level engineers --> lots of engineers earn no credit for all they've done 4) Long working hours, some even worse than 996 (from 9 am to 9 pm, 6 days a week) --> on call 24hous even at midnight 5) Very hard to get a promotion 6) Not diverse --> most are Indian managers --> they know how to boast to upper managers and the customers but will not get things done.

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