Not Worth It - Manufacturing Engineer Lam Research Employee Review

2.0
May 8, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Benefits, specific teams work well together

Cons

Numerous teams are siloed. Communication and cooperation between various teams is severely lacking. Leads to overwhelming process and workflow timelines as well as finger pointing between teams and individuals. Management is either 15+ years with Lam or <5 year. Leads to vastly conflicting ideologies and cultures within teams and groups. Work life balance has declined rapidly within last 5 years. And with layoffs and outsourcing most of the manufacturing overseas, the silo-ing of teams, poor communication, and management has run rampant. HR and ER cases are seldom responded to in a timely manner and retaliation for reaching out to HR regarding workplace is rampant as well.

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Cons

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