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      KLA

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      KLA reviews

      4.0

      80% would recommend to a friend

      (1,975 total reviews)
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      Rick Wallace

      91% approve of CEO

      82% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.0

      Culture & values

      4.0

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.8

      Compensation and benefits

      3.7

      Work/Life balance

      3.7

      Senior management

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      KLA has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,975 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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      Reviews by job title

      2K reviews
      4.0
      Jun 25, 2008

      At K-T you can work with every technology imaginable - optics, mechanics, imaging, EE, SW, algorithms, or systems.

      Director of engineering
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Ability to develop and design complex instruments that no other company has the resources or IP to develop. Incredible level of technology exposure - optics, mechanics, software, materials, systems, DUV, UHV, distributed computing, algorithm development - you name it, and K-T does it. Its not just a software or a hardware company - it does everything.

      Cons

      Market growth in semiconductor area has been slow over the last 5 years, so the company is conservative in spending and expansion.

      3.0
      Jun 24, 2008

      Sweatshop

      Engineering program manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Opportunity to grow professionally among the team of highly qualified peers is the best part of KT experience. It is a good professional school that will prepare you to a career at any another company. 5 years at KT is time well invested. More will be hazardous to your health.

      Cons

      Sweatshop, constant threat of a layoff without regard to seniority and/or contributions, 60 hours weeks is considered normal, 75-80 hours will sooner or later get you a promotion, 50 hrs a week is a ticket to the next layoff. Offshoring hard core engineering work (both HW and SW) hurts morale and bottom line. Compensation tends to be on a lower side compared to competition.

      3.0
      Jun 24, 2008

      Hanging on at KLA

      Product marketing manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Benefits are good, vacation starts at 3 weeks.

      Cons

      Poor communication between levels, expectations of day/night/weekend/holiday support and availability. The company preaches work/life balance, but does not accept it.

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