Micron Technology reviews

3.9

76% would recommend to a friend

(7,860 total reviews)
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Sanjay Mehrotra

81% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

Micron Technology has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 7,860 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Micron Technology employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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3.0
Jun 23, 2008
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Pros

Not as risky as a startup, so the company will be around for a good few years to come. Benefits are OK, but nothing spectacular.

Cons

Not an exciting place to be. Because of its size, Micron does move slowly. The only sudden changes are the unfortunate layoffs, which seem to come out of the blue when management panics on some news. Badging is required both on the way in and on the way out, making it feel like a soft prison. Management can check the in/out times, and although I haven't heard of anyone having been disciplined because of too few hours worked, people have been reminded to check the hours. People who are not paid by the hour.

2.0
Jun 14, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

The company uses a wide range of technologies which can be a great way to increase one's breadth of technical knowledge. This is especially true for those "fresh out" of school. The company pays better than most in the Boise area and in my opinion the pay goes further in Boise than the pay being offered by other companies in larger cities. The benefits are also pretty good, but the rumor is that they may be changing.

Cons

The company now has an outsourcing fetish and have the belief that everyone who is a "doer" should have their job outsourced, preferably overseas. As a technical person, don't expect any type of meaningful career from this company in the future. Career advancement to management is very limited because all of the positions are occupied by "good ole boys" who've been in those positions for 15+ years. The outsourcing and recent cost-cutting also means that an increasing share of the software work not sent overseas involves maintaining old code bases, most of which are in poor shape because historically the company has paid little attention to software quality. The company is also now obsessed with being "low-cost" and this is increasingly reflected in the quality of the workforce here. Don't expect to make any money with this company's stock either. For an explanation, look at this company's stock chart since 2000. Despite this performance, the CEO's position is entrenched and even criticism from the board is not tolerated. It is the "CEO personality cult" seen at some other large companies, except accompanied with poor corporate performance in this case.

2.0
Jun 12, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Micron Technology is an innovative semiconductor memory module maker. If you are an semiconductor engineer, there is opportunity to work with cutting edge Flash and DRAM technology.

Cons

If you are not a semiconductor engineer, your career will stagnate because of all of the proprietary software and technologies--skills not transferrable to anywhere else. Plus, the executive staff borders on the incompetent and the CEO is largely uninvolved in the company.

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