Tough work environment, too many changes - Anonymous employee Applied Materials Employee Review

3.0
23 Sept 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Intelligent and hard working employees Technical challenges Worldwide travel opportunities

Cons

Cyclical industry, strategies change with the wind Flat TAM and SAM - no growth in industry Management is too pro Varian and KLA-Tencor, buddies of senior management are promoted

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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
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Pros

Strong place to start your career. If you do the Fusion Program you will learn a lot. Good training and benefits. Amazing Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Coworkers are smart and grounded people.

Cons

Stingy with salary, raises, and promotions. The engineer roles are broken up into Jr and Senior so the title progression goes Engineer I, I Sr, II, II Sr, etc which slows career progression and pay. Only the CA office gets extra pay due to the expense of living there, even if the MA office is expensive.

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