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      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

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      4.0

      Culture & values

      4.0

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.8

      Compensation and benefits

      3.7

      Work/Life balance

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      3.6

      Senior management

      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
      1.0
      Sep 21, 2011

      Poor IT management encourages dysfunctional behavior

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Benefits were above average when I was there Internal training is a plus Company gym was refurbished and is of a good quality

      Cons

      Arbitrary performance evaluations Poor managers who exhibit unprofessional behavior Work is unstimulating Continued push to outsource and demand more and more for less and less

      1.0
      Aug 3, 2011

      Look elsewhere unless this is your only option.

      Senior software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      As a software engineer, the work was interesting. My management looked to me for most of the technical direction of our product, which was satisfying. My requests for resources and purchases (e.g. laptops, books, commercial software utilities) were never denied.

      Cons

      During my 3.5 years at KLA-Tencor two of my managers were put on performance warnings and ultimately dismissed from the company. My last (third and final) manager was put on performance warning after 8 months, which is the reason I resigned and took a position elsewhere. I don't consider it professional to give the details of the aberrant behavior I witnessed from my managers. I will just say my experience was bizarre and unsettling. As an individual contributor, I only interacted with the lower levels of management (line-management up through mid-level management), so the more senior managers may not have the issues I witnessed. I am giving the KLA-Tencor's CEO (Rick Wallace) a low rating because all I can really judge him on is the culture he created that I worked in (described above) and the value of KLA-Tencor's stock during my time at the company. When I started the price of KLA-Tencor stock was $50/share, and on my last day it was $39/share.

      1.0
      Feb 11, 2011

      PhDs treated worse than construction workers.

      Senior systems manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Some interesting technology. Some good people to work with, but in the end you'll just share in the same misery.

      Cons

      People treated like commodities. If they can't make the numbers for the quarter, heads get chopped. PhDs treated worse than construction workers.

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