Applied Materials reviews

3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(4,573 total reviews)
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Gary Dickerson

85% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

Applied Materials has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 4,573 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 Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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5K reviews
3.0
Jan 22, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Good company if you like to travel. R&D is still pretty intense and one can learn alot during the fast paced environment.

Cons

Personnel turnover is very high. Never fealt secure in jobs due to frequent rumours of layoffs that usually came true.

4.0
Nov 4, 2009

good pay, good benefits

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

corporate philanthropy program, management promotes giving back to the community, benefits are above average, most of the people are friendly and helpful

Cons

revolving door mentality, constant downsizing and consolidation leaving employee morale on the low side, communication from the top could be better, lack of promotional opportunity

3.0
Jun 25, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Applied is a great place to start if you are just out of college or grad school. NCG program is wonderful. Applied really gives you the oppotunity to grow and become a manager after 3-5 years. Pay is ok but not great.

Cons

There is no such thing called life and work balance. You are expected to work over the weekend and long hours everyday.

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