Good Company with potential to be great, depending on the group you're in - Anonymous employee Lam Research Employee Review

3.0
29 Feb 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Very competitive pay and benefits Solid financials and continues to improve Growing Company with very good outlook

Cons

The HR group is not a good place to work; disfunctional HR leadership team that does not manage to communicate well nor involve the rest of the team. Needs HR leadership change. Really bad work-life balance. lots of stress and pressure. Long work hours.

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