A great place to work and play - Technical Lead Applied Materials Employee Review

5.0
Jan 6, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Great management - Industry leader in Salary packages - Lot of perks and free stuff (Annual medical checkup, internet reimbursement, bus (commuter) passes, gym reimbursement, study waiver)

Cons

- Some managers can be into micro management or fault finding (but I have not faced this) - Few teams work in different shifts and don't encourage any other shifts (again, this is not in my team) - Located in Whitefield like other companies, this makes it a long travel (1.5+1.5 hours) everyday for most of us

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
Jun 27, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

This is a company with a great future and overall many smart and talented work colleagues.

Cons

There are pockets of poorly managed teams and the Global Sourcing and Procurement Team is one of them. Working for GSP was a soul crushing experience. On a regular basis, I witnessed and experienced mobbing, gaslighting, bullying, senior leaders retaliating and weaponizing the 360 feedback program for their own personal gain, senior leaders taking credit for other peoples work, long tenured leaders abusing their relationships within HR, regular staff crying and people admitting to seeking professional help due to the toxic work environment…ptsd in GSP is real. And to top it off, Applied’s most senior leadership have known of these issues for years.

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