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      Applied Materials

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      Applied Materials reviews

      3.9

      78% would recommend to a friend

      (4,566 total reviews)
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      Gary Dickerson

      86% approve of CEO

      73% 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 4,566 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
      2.0
      Jan 14, 2019

      Hired for one position and got moved almost immediately to one I didn't want

      Process engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Interesting work, technological forefront

      Cons

      Managers do not care how much you work they will still ask for more, no one takes your concerns seriously. I had many other job offers and chose this one because of the opportunity they hired me for, only to get moved. I gave new position a chance and now I hate it and I'm stuck. Thanks AMAT!

      1.0
      Nov 8, 2015

      Shutdown and layoff is a norm

      Mechanical engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Major office and labs are in California. What bad can you say about California? Oh and their layoff package is also nice, so if you join the company with a mindset that you wanna be laid off, Applied Materials is THE ONE.

      Cons

      Shutdown and layoff multiple times EVERY year since 2012. Take this year (2015) for example, there's shut down in July, September and probably another 2-week shutdown in Christmas. What about layoff? It's a continuous process, so even harder to quantify, but CMP has layoff of 20% in summer 2015. What about management? Well? If you read my comments above, what do you expect from them?

      1.0
      Mar 24, 2022

      Stay Away

      Manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      If you’re on the right team, the middle-lower level staff are amazing. There are some really great people working here that will go out of their way to help you.

      Cons

      Applied Materials does not care about their employees. They have grown at such a rapid pace the employee infrastructure is on the brink of collapse due to poor planning and expansion to handle work load. Applied sees their employees as numbers and will justify actions to however suit their needs. The safety team is a joke and operates by focusing on their most recent personal grudge, regardless of the priority level. I loved Applied and put my whole effort into doing my job, but was met with an embarrassingly low salary and constant slaps on the wrist.

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