Good place for functional experience - Senior Financial Analyst Applied Materials Employee Review

4.0
11 Jul 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good place to learn about a manufacturing company. As a financial analyst you learn a lot and work with some very bright people. You are challenged and have the opportunity to rotate to different roles. If you are looking to excel in your function (marketing, supply, HR, finance, etc) this is a good place to learn and hone your skills.

Cons

If you are not interested in the technology it is hard to connect with the company. This is a nanotechnology company and the products and services provided are very technical. The industry is cyclical and layoffs come every 4-6 years.

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Pros

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Cons

There are pockets of poorly managed teams and the Global Sourcing and Procurement Team is one of them. Working for GSP was a soul crushing experience. On a regular basis, I witnessed and experienced mobbing, gaslighting, bullying, senior leaders retaliating and weaponizing the 360 feedback program for their own personal gain, senior leaders taking credit for other peoples work, long tenured leaders abusing their relationships within HR, regular staff crying and people admitting to seeking professional help due to the toxic work environment…ptsd in GSP is real. And to top it off, Applied’s most senior leadership have known of these issues for years.

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