KLA reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(1,977 total reviews)
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Rick Wallace

89% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

KLA has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,977 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The KLA 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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2K reviews
3.0
Feb 26, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Many good talented people, better than average compensation, learning opportunities

Cons

Very political, people have their own agendas and ruin careers of others, very bureacratic and slow to respond, arrogance towards customers

2.0
Dec 30, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Financial stability of the company, less likely to go out of business even in down-turn. ESPP and RSU are still attractive, the technology is challenging and exciting, Overall compensation and benefit packages are decent, Engineers are very dedicated and talented, Process are mature and effective while rigorous enough

Cons

Losing industry leadership as the competition gets stronger, keeps downsizing for years to result in a very stressful environment, Politics are getting in the way in business, limited career growth opportunity as the company is not growing, glass ceiling can be observed, Senior management experience and caliber got weaken in recent years,

1.0
Oct 2, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

I have nothing positive to say about this company

Cons

Where do I begin? As a new hire, I experienced the following: -Sexual innuendos -Use of profane language by managers during work functions -Pressure to work constant overtime to make up for overly aggressive timelines -Condescension and derision from more senior coworkers -It is my understanding that illegal drug use is not disallowed nor are there any impromptu drug screens These issues were attempted to be addressed through the manager, but no action taken. Took these issues to HR, HR completely ignored these concerns and called me a liar. Unprofessional conduct at company social functions, like peer pressure to consume alcohol. Generally uncooperative coworkers. Upon initial start of job, boss went on an extended vacation, assigned non-managers as initial mentors. Due to their lack of interest in mentoring, there was no training. As a result, upon boss's return, boss was disappointed in my performance while he was away. I tried to remedy all of these situations through proper company channels (HR, using the system as it is set up). After 1.5 months of investigation, my concerns of a hostile and uncooperative company environment were explained away as "normal behavior due to stressful situations of coworkers". A company to be avoided at all costs, even if you have to beg for food.

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