ASM reviews

2.4

26% would recommend to a friend

(546 total reviews)
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Hichem M.Saad

18% approve of CEO

29% positive business outlook

ASM has an employee rating of 2.4 out of 5 stars, based on 546 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The ASM employee rating is 31% below average for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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546 reviews
1.0
Feb 1, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Pays alright, that's about it.

Cons

Everything else. ASM is the most disorganized and toxic company in the semiconductor industry. They'll throw you to the wolves on a customer site and then blame you anytime the customer is dissatiafied. Management changes all the time, and they play favorites and if you aren't one of their hires. I wasted almost 7 years of my life working for this company. I wish someone would have warned me before I took the job. Take this job if you're okay with being treated like a second class citizen in the ASM system. They don't really want help, they want people they can blame and eventually get rid of for a new person they can do it to again. On top of all that, they're really only there to sell parts. Management literally used to try to push us to order parts. While getting in trouble for fixing a machine one day instead of ordering parts first, management said, "David, we make our money on parts" to which I responded, "Then I want commission for the parts I order." Their response: "We have thought about doing that but it really wouldn't be..." "Ethical. It's not ethical" I had to finish the sentence for him because he wouldn't admit it himself. That's what kind of company ASM is.

1.0
May 19, 2026

The worst company in Semi

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

None. This was the worst place I’ve EVER worked.

Cons

Zero work life balance. Good luck finding time to take your PTO. Colleagues go out on medical leave and never come back. You will be over worked and unappreciated, if not downright disrespected. You’ll be forced to take meetings with Europe and Asia in the middle of the night. You will suffer in silence along with your colleagues. This was an incredibly traumatizing experience. People strategy for the US is nonexistent aside from a forced distribution, ignoring employee satisfaction surveys and paying a marketing agency to respond to the endless negative Glassdoor reviews. CEO and CHRO treat employees like servants. They see everyone as expendable and have created a hostile and toxic environment.

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ASM Response
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Thank you for sharing your feedback. We are sorry to hear that your experience at ASM was not a positive one. We take concerns regarding workload, and employee well-being seriously. Creating a respectful and supportive environment for our employees remains a priority, and feedback like yours helps us reflect on where improvements are needed.
1.0
Dec 6, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The semiconductor technology is always interesting and I've worked in several areas of it across the world and enjoyed all of it. This element of the job was no different.

Cons

The customer account I worked with was extremely difficult. There was a lot of micromanagement going on and when it escalated the offenders would placate others by agreeing to change then the next day it would repeat as if nothing changed. Teams are extremely short staffed and turnover is extremely high which makes your job all the more challenging (my trainer left the company after ~2 weeks of my arrival). I've seen management berate engineers in front of 100+ other engineers and so much more. I wouldn't recommend the place to anyone. Enter the company at your own risk.

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