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      Applied Materials

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      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

      Ratings by category

      3.9

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.8

      Culture & values

      3.7

      Compensation and benefits

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      3.6

      Work/Life balance

      3.4

      Senior management

      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
      4.0
      Oct 1, 2016

      Good place to work

      Senior technical project manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Applied has good benefits, pay is very good, and they are the leader in the semiconductor equipment manufacturing industry.

      Cons

      As with any large enterprise there is a lot of bureaucracy and competing goals and teams. There is a lot of kingdom building especially at the VP to senior management level. Way too many VP's, senior directors and senior management. Not enough people to do the work.

      2.0
      Aug 2, 2016

      Director

      Marketing director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Many experts in a wide variety of fields Power of equipment diversification There's R&D money around if you know where to look High potential for mobility within the company - moving around to different BUs diversifies experience and increases upward mobility. Generally nice people to work with

      Cons

      Very conservative/timid attitude toward investing in R&D, toward intruduction new products, very little progressive thinking Business units don't communicate or cooperate Organizationally not set up for quick development (too much red tape) Tons of politics and CYA Too many MDs and VPs in certain BUs Corporate Marketing is bloated with high level employees and its output is not valuable Engineering driven company (KPUs have all the power), need to transition to a marketing driven company

      3.0
      Mar 8, 2016

      Same old AMAT

      R& d machinist, engineering tech
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great opportunities, nice co-workers. Cutting edge technology. Great for a future reference. Play the stock market with this one if you have friends in different departments.

      Cons

      Way back in the '90's, I worked there. The same problems you have now came forward. Worked to the bone, I finally quit. I had to get a life.

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